Canned food?

[timberjack86]

So this year my uncle has graciously offered up his hunting land and cabin for deer season to me this year since his grand kids quit hunting. It's actually a hard place to reach as it's a couple miles atv ride thru limestone ridges. Really thinking about food I can stock up for hunting season that won't spoil. Going to use some freeze dried meal and really thinking about canned food such as Hormel chili etc. what canned food would make a decent meal after a long days hunt? We don't eat a lot of it so I don't really know what's good.

 

[TreeDux]

If you have a cabin I would definitely pick canned over freeze dried. Canned chili doesn’t interest me but you can easily make chili canned beans and tomatoes and bring in some frozen meat. It seems likely you would be able to keep meat cold enough for a few days before you have to use it. Staples for me would include tomatoes, corn, beans - mostly black beans for versatility , green beans, tomato sauce, potatoes and mushrooms. Canned chicken and tuna make good protein additions if you’re tight on space or ability to keep things cold.
Don’t look at it as canned food, approach it as how do you make the things you eat at home using canned ingredients. The only other limiting factors are what you can get in and then bringing out a bunch of empty cans.

 

[Wheels]

Dinty Moore beef stew is pretty good.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Dinty Moore beef stew is pretty good.

Another vote for Dinty Moore. I like Chef Boyardee mini ravioli. Cambells chunky soups are generally good and there's many varieties. Stay away from progresso, some of that is just nasty tasting. I love canned chili too, but be prepared the next day with some extra TP.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Another thing to consider if you can bring a small cooler in, is frozen meals, either home made or store bought. Tons of options there and they'll stay good in the cooler for 3-4 days easy. Much tastier than canned food.

 

[sodaksooner]

DInty Moore and Hormel Chili have always been a staple for a quick meal in that style of hunt camp. Way cheaper than freeze dried too. I always figure my diet can take the occasional hit with that ultraprocessed stuff occasionally.

 

[Birder1982]

Sardines! Portuguese preferably

 

[c h r i s]

Lots of canned soup options for $2-$3/can that don’t take water. Check Walmart for sales. I load up on them and leave them in the truck to eat between mountain loops as a break from, and to save my freezes dried meals.

 

[c h r i s]

might as well truck in some oyster crackers too.

 

[RockAndSage]

If you're wanting quick, convenient, more or less balanced, and filling all in one ready-made can, it's hard to beat Dinty Moore, as others have noted. There's also some of the Campbell's chunky soups that fit that category.

If you're looking for stuff that can contribute to a larger meal, Costco has canned chicken and canned salmon that's good for a couple of years. Corned beef hash has a ton of energy in it, too. A can of sardines over rice is cheap and easy, as well. A case of macaroni & cheese will last forever on a shelf. There's also pork and beans, as well as snack-sized cans of beanie weenie pork and beans.

Keep in mind the value of variety, and to some extent comfort foods. Having a mix of the things above, along with long shelf-life coffee, sealed cans of M&Ms or other snacks, juice powders or other drink powders (electrolytes, etc).