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Avoiding Ticks When Camping
Avoiding Blisters When Hiking
Packing a Backpack
Staying Warm in a Sleeping Bag
Purifying Water When Camping
How to Wear a Backpack
Picking a Backpack
Buying Hiking Boots
Breaking In Hiking Boots
Buying Sleeping Bags
Packing for Day Hikes
Food for Backpacking Trips
How to Pitch a Tent
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Summary: When packing food for backpacking trips, decide how many meals are needed and what can be carried. Pick and buy food that will be nutritional and efficient for backpacking trips with tips from a backpacking guide in this free video on camping and hiking.
Richard Fields has been actively backpacking for more than 40 years. He has led both inexperienced and experienced backpackers into wilderness locations around the world. Fields...read more
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"Hi I'm Richard Fields. In this clip we are going to talk about how to buy food for your back packing trip. First of all you are going to want to calculate how many days you are going to be out and the number of meals you are going to need. The dinner meals if you buy the prepackaged meals work much better than trying to prepare an entire meal on the trail. They are a light, very low moisture to carbohydrate ratio. This is something to think about in all of the foods that you choose. Even the tuna can be bought now in foil packets that don't have any water in them and therefore they are relatively light. The breakfast meals, oatmeal is the lightest thing that gives you a substantial carbohydrate boost and you are also going to want to think about what you are going to want on the trail during day hikes and that sort of thing such as the trail mix. It is very high in protein, carbohydrates and it will keep you going for quite a while. Energy bars additionally serve that same kind of purpose. You may have individual wants such as coffee. There are filters available now where you can make coffee without involving any paper filters. You might also like to take some tea bags for some tea in the evening before bed. You can also take a few light things like freeze dried ice cream, almost no weight but it is a nice treat after a long hike. So it is a good idea to get the planning right on this. You want to write down how many breakfasts, lunches, and dinners you will need as well as some trail side snacks. Write this down before you go and do your shopping so you make sure that you get everything you need and don't show up short on the trail."
eHow Article: Food for Backpacking Trips
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