Get Your Hemp On in the Backcountry
Learn how hemp seeds can improve your performance and experience while trekking in the backcountry As a backpacker, what you put in your body will[Read More…]
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Mountain House Biscuits and Gravy Review
My love of camping and backpacking started in the YMCA. I went to an all girls camp where every camper went on an overnight canoeing,[Read More…]
Get Geared-Up Vegan Style
As a vegan backpacker I’ve learned that proper plant-based nutrition sustains energy levels and performance during long hikes, fueling you to tackle switchbacks and peak-bagging[Read More…]
Vegetarian and Vegan Hiking Food that Packs a Punch
Packing for a hiking trip is all about trade-offs. And when you are a vegetarian or vegan, packing for the trail can add another challenge[Read More…]
How To Make Banana Fruit Leather And Pudding
You can turn fruit leather into fruit pudding on the trail by reconstituting it with hot or cold water. Bananas are great to use for fruit leather because they help make a creamy pudding.
KIND Bars Review
Never fear, KIND is here! Kind snacks has a philosophy: if you can’t pronounce it, you shouldn’t have to eat it. They use all natural, whole ingredients and work hard to create a natural bar that does the trick on trails! KIND fruit and nut bars are my latest essential addition to my daypack for this reason and more.
Gluten Free Backpacking Food on a Budget
After a little planning I worked out a menu for the trip that cost $48.60 – one third of the cost of a freeze dried menu and that only weighed 160 ounces or 12 pounds – including the bear canister. I ate 13 meals that averaged 2300 calories, 250g carbs, 100g fat, and 100g of protein per day! At the end of the trip I still had some food leftover – even after off-loading a bunch with a thru hiker and trading some for toilet paper with another group of hikers!
The bear can meal plan
When you habituate bears and other beasts to the availability of easy food from messy or poorly secured camps, it’s always the bear that suffers from the fallout – how often do you read about a ‘problem bear’ that had to be removed, or worse, euthanized? The “problem” very likely had a human cause. And that’s not to mention the added risk of losing your food, having your equipment damaged and or having to abort a life-list trip.
Killer Granola
With this granola recipe as a base, it takes on a tropical flare with the addition of banana chips and dried pineapple. A touch of cinnamon, nutmeg, and dried cranberries…and suddenly, I’m jonesing for a roaring fire and an alpine hut.
The New MSR MicroRocket
Attention PocketRocket owners! Time to put that old stove out to pasture and upgrade to the new MicroRocket… Well, maybe not quite, but MSR has[Read More…]
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