Thread: Lunch food on long trips

As I pass through town I sometimes buy a couple of cheeseburgers to stuff into my pack. They are fine cold, and keep for a day. They also stand a bit of a flattening in my pack.

Good point - I sometimes carry all the long-life stuff and forget that the first meal in the bush can be a really good one even if it's a bit squished

Originally Posted by Tahr

As I pass through town I sometimes buy a couple of cheeseburgers to stuff into my pack. They are fine cold, and keep for a day. They also stand a bit of a flattening in my pack.

This is what you're looking for in the specialty foods section of most supermarkets

Tim

"fitness bro" love it.

Got the marketing right for nz lol.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

"fitness bro" love it.

Got the marketing right for nz lol.

Haha. Actually it's "fitness brot" brot is bread in German.

On longer trips I keep the wrappers for when I feel like a bit of female company

Originally Posted by kiwi39

Haha. Actually it's "fitness brot" brot is bread in German.

On longer trips I keep the wrappers for when I feel like a bit of female company

Whoa....TMI..........haharrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! !!!!!!!!!!

A subway makes for a mean first dinner/lunch

I also like to take a few rodeo burgers from bk...

A cold burger would make me puke if i could force it down.

Subway on the other hand:thumbup:

I'm thinking of emptying a big can of tuna or similar into a vacume deal bag and using the sealing function to seperate the contents inside into little parcels of meal size

Save a bit of money and bulk/weight at the same time

It's just a shame it's 6 months between hunting trips for me.....

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

A cold burger would make me puke if i could force it down.

Subway on the other hand:thumbup:

Same I reckon. Seems an odd one as pretty fragile and not that packable I'd imagine!!

For day one I normally make a couple sandwiches in a takeaway container, then this gets used as my rubbish bin for the rest of the trip. Other food is bars and backcountry meals.

Longest trip is only two dayers so far though.

I usually buy grill a few slices of schnitzel and bacon to cook/dry it out a little. (salt the schnitzel) wrap with baking paper and put in snap lock bag. It keeps really well and can be eaten with crackers, bread or my favorite is mixing it in with Mac n cheese and freeze dried veges usually for dinner.

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Originally Posted by phillipgr

What do you guys take for lunch food on your longer trips when you want to keep weight down?

I've always liked can tuna as it's pretty compact and nice and filling but having to lug the can both ways does add a bit to the pack weight. Has anyone found tuna in a packet instead of a can?

A stick of Salami is good. I started bringing pita bread instead of normal bread as it's not so likely to get squashed but i found it went brittle and fell into a million pieces pretty quick. What do you guys take as a carbohydrate? Crackers a good option for the tuna but I can only eat so many of those.

Cheers

Well.....lunch for me is usually

A sandwich with bread like plougmans etc suppoted by salami and cheese
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A packet of triden Laksa noodles boiled with a continental laksa soup mix, making a nice thick broth. ( mix them together noodles and soup at the same time) tastes good and gives you a good hit of salt ....

Mixed nuts for a snack and a Tasti (brand) snack log.

For a longer trip (a week or so)I take a spicy fruit loaf for the first few days (packed carefully in the top of the pack) and cabin bread for the rest. Top it with a block of cheese, salami, and vegemite. I also make up a couple of pancake mixes to throw in the bag for the odd camp day, weighs nothing costs nothing. A small bag of rice that gets left in the bottom of the bag as an emergency supply is good too.

I also like to sprout mong beans for some fresh greens in a meal or snack, weighs nothing and taste good. Beneficial for the body to process protein better. Right, I'm off to hug a tree and light some joss sticks.

Mouse traps are bloody good thanks HeavyD

How often do you check the traps?