Have a favorite trail recipe or technique you'd like to share? Please do! We also like reviews of various trail food products out there. The Backcountry Food Topix forum is the place to discuss all things related to food and nourishment while in the Sierra wilderness (as well as favorite trail head eateries).
I now also take a few dark chocolate covered almonds.
Ever try some Italian Chocolate Covered Hazelnuts WD?
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I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member:http://reconn.org
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None. The last couple of years, they've given me acid indigestion, so it's off the nuts or on the antacids. I'll go with the former for awhile and see how it goes.
If you don't know where you're going, then any path will get you there.
My favorites are peanuts. But I love all nuts! My roommates back in college would make fun of me regularly since I'd be munching on nuts hah. I buy the Tempting Trail Mix from Trader Joes. Yes, it's more expensive but it comes in prepackages 1.5 oz bags that are great for my daily trail mix intake. Peanuts, cashews (which are a close second), almonds (3rd favorite), chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and craisins. My absolute favorite trail mix for years!
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Roasted, salted peanuts. However I have found that peanuts are social animals, and start to act up if carried all by themselves. So I add some M&M's, and that seems to make the peanuts much happier.
Gotta say, though, one time I brought back some chocolate covered pineapple chunks from a Dole store in Hawaii. That was the most delicious munchie I ever had on the trail.
Nuts/seeds are the main source of food when I backpack. Many calories per gram and they pack tight. Other nuts/seeds: pine nuts, sunflower seeds, pepitas, sacha inchi, hickory (not much), coconut chips. Most unsalted (and not sugar coated), but some salted. Mostly roasted, but not always. Not mixed - each in a separate ziplock bag. Chocolate covered? Rarely (almonds). Also chocolate peanut cups. Actually, a lot of chocolate.
I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member:http://reconn.org