Backcountry meals

[bald9eagle]

What do you backcountry guys like to do for meals?

[swmoelk]

Instant rice,scoop of powdered milk,chopped deer jerky ,salt pepper,garlic powder and some ground red pepper. Boil it in just enough water to cook the rice.

I also happen to like the mtn houses especially the breakfast skillet. I carry a bottle of ground red pepper in my food bag always.

[JimKirk]

a little bonus when you have time is steam baked muffins, either cornbread or breakfast muffins that require water only to be added. fill a tin disposable muffin cup, place a wire mesh or grate in the bottom of your boiler, water level just below the grate (about a half inch in my pot) , cover and boil about 10 minutes. out comes a nice moist cooked muffin. great addition to a meal.

[Navesgane]

Usually a backpackers meal for breakfast and supper. For lunch, I bring a bunch of pre cooked bacon- good amount of calories and protein for the weight.

[Swede]

Mountain House meals, jerky, trail mix and energy bars.

[Lefty]

Depends!!

Are you back packing in, setting up at a trailhead, horses? Are yu willing to make an extra trip into a spike camp?
Im assuming you mean during during elk season.
I hike out in the morning and back at night to my truck at camp.
Im too tied to cook. Lots of fresh fruit and veggies, I like sandwiches with good bakery bread , deli meat and cheese. Egg sandwiches; more of an omelet sandwiches, A selection of packets of salmon and tuna, real milk

Last month my wife and I canoed in,..fresh fish, ,..But I did have lots of fruit, dried fruit, freeze dried raspberries. Lots of nuts, low sugar and sodium granola type trail mixes. A selection of Idahoan Potatoes, Freeze dried peas, Freeze dried veggie mixes that I add to other dried soup mixes. Freeze died eggs( prefer egg white crystals and some dried whole eggs) Im not a huge peanut butter fan but my wife is, on pita bread. real butter, mayonnaise in single serving packets and olive oil and I add dried milk to what ever I can
Our Walmart is caring Augason farms freeze dried foods. Seems to be a better quality

Ive hunted with guys that horse pack in: those guys only lacked a chef. I didnt know beef steaks could get so big.
Our scout troop just hiked the Wind Rivers in Wyoming. I cut 8 lbs on a buddies pack swapping out a tent, pad and food, and gave him 3000 more calories in fat, a jar of peanut butter and olive oil.

[bald9eagle]

The spot I've picked out is about 4 miles in. As the crow flies it might be 2.5-3. The first couple of miles are all uphill. I've thought about staying closer to the truck but don't want a 4 mile hike every day. We are hoping that we don't have to spend a lot of time looking for them so we can settle in close. I've got 4 drainages targeted. Probably 3-4 miles separating them. I said all that to say that the plan is to carry everything in and only come out if necessary.

I've planned on Mt House stuff but was curious if some folks had some other routines that they tried. That far from the truck I need to be light but need to keep the energy up so I need lots of protein.

[six]

Couple things to add to above. Lots of beef jerky. I also take the single serving packets of oatmeal. I have even choked one down dry chasing it with water when there was a elk bugling not far from camp. I didn't want to make any more noise than necessary.