Easy Stoveless Backpacking Recipes - for Thru Hikers!

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Here are a bunch of Stoveless backpacking recipes that are super easy!! This is a method of cooking while backpacking and thru hiking that I have been doing for almost a decade now! I loved it back then, and I still love it today! It's lighter weight, it's faster and more efficient, it's cheaper, and it's easier! I hope you enjoy
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Thank you packit for offering such a thing to my peoples! I think their meals are a great place to start with stoveless cooking, or if you want something easy and delicious!
Remember the secret to stoveless backpacking meals is by adding extras! I will never just eat couscous, I will add some kind of nuts, raisins or craisins, olive oil, or a tuna packet... it is those extras that take bland and boring meals, and makes them awesome! You can then take a meal you've already eaten, change it up very simply, and it's all new and fresh again!
Extras to consider: powder peanut butter, olive oil, raisins, craisins, nuts, chips, meats and proteins, cheese, tortillas, mayonnaise packets, or hot sauce!
The other secret to no-cook meals is to add less water than you think you need, at first. You can always add more later! But if you wind up with a very soupy mix, it's much harder to go back on that.
1. Beans & Rice
- 3oz Mexicali Rose Dehydrated Refried Beans (or Santa Fe Bean Company)
- 1oz Minute Instant Rice
- 1oz Olive Oil
- Fritos
(Add cheese, a protein, hot sauce, or pack out an avocado for the best trail meal ever!)
2. Couscous
- Near East brand couscous (pine nut is the best flavor)
- Raisins, (can never add too many!)
- Tuna packet in whatever flavor
- Sun Dried Tomatoes
- Olive Oil
(Sometimes I'll also add curry powder to this!)
3. Ramen Bomb
- Ramen
- Powder Mashed Potatoes (half a packet)
- Bacon Bits, Cheese, Hot Sauce
(It's better than you think!)
4. Oatmeal
- Two Instant Oatmeal Packets (or three!)
- Dried Fruit (raisins, craisins, pitted dates, etc)
- Nuts of any variety
- Carnation Breakfast Essentials (of any flavor)
(Try adding Coffee or Hot Chocolate to your Oatmeal as well!)
5. Hiker Trash Pizza
- Flat Bread, or Naan, or Bagels
- Cream Cheese
- Pepperoni!
(This is a great lunch or an easy and fun dinner!)
6. Peanut Butter & Banana Burrito
- Tortilla
- Peanut Butter
- Chopped up banana
- Chocolate Chips!
(there's a lot of ways you could take this further! But another great lunch item)
7. Pack out real food from town!
- Pizza in a gallon ziploc, frozen burritos that will thaw out while in your pack, sandwiches from Subway or premade at a grocery store, leftovers from that awesome restaurant in town... stuffed into your cold soak jar!
8. Buy a Dehydrator
- The possibilities are truly endless if you have a dehydrator. So that is the endgame of cold soaking and ultimately the best possible option. All of your favorite ever foods, could be cooked stoveless after some dehydrating!
So I think stoveless cooking is most beneficial for thru hikers, but it can be great for others as well! You don't have to be thru hiking the Pacific Crest Trail just to see the benefits.
- It weighs less, as my little peanut butter jar is only 1oz while fuel and stoves can weigh more than a pound!!
- It's easier and simpler, faster and more efficient. You'll be getting more miles in the day if that's what you want.
- It's cheaper and super budget friendly! No need for a fancy stove, no need to replace your fuel every week, save the money and go stoveless!
There are of course downsides through, and stoveless backpacking isn't for everybody. It's not the most social experience, and ultimately some people will just never enjoy it. You won't have as many options compared to stove users, but hey that's why I made this video. So it's not for everybody, but I hope all of this information has been helpful!
00:00 - Benefits of Stoveless Cooking
02:26 - Downsides of going Stoveless
04:00 - Who is this best for?
04:42 - Secrets of Cold Soaking
05:30 - Beans & Rice
07:33 - PackitGourmet
09:23 - Couscous
10:36 - Ramen Bomb
11:56 - Oatmeal
13:00 - Hikertrash Pizza
13:37 - PB&B Wrap
14:13 - Real Food!
15:34 - Get a Dehydrator
16:28 - Thank you!
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@JupiterHikes Месяц назад

packitgourmet.com/ and use code "jupiterhikes15" for 15% off your order! This is valid until 4/26/24, thank you packit!!

@ronsowers1763 Месяц назад

Ima try'm out. Bought 1 of each

@JenMario Месяц назад

Just ordered two meals, the cajun chicken ranch and the tortilla soup. Thanks for the tip and the discount!

@alexygoat8440 Месяц назад

Pack it gourmet is amazing ! They also have a “grocery “ section where you can buy freeze dried ingredients to make your own recipes. I buy freeze dried chicken , freeze dried blueberries, and some mozzarella cheese from them. Good prices too

@HannahIrene719 Месяц назад

Minute rice + dried refried beans + Salsa Queen freeze-dried salsa + home dehydrate veg = 10/10 meal

@DevinSchiro Месяц назад

Huge advocate here for "pack out town food." I had 6 weeks off work last year so decided to do the desert section of the PCT. I had a couple bars and ramen packets in my bag, but pretty much lived on town food, doing about 20 mile days. Packed out a large pizza in Morena which got me to Laguna. Did the same which got me to Julian. Packed out a tin foil rack of ribs and a large pizza that got me to PVC. Burgers from Big Bear to Cajon Pass. At that point I bought 50 chicken McNuggets and marched on west. I found that as long as I could continue 15-25 mile days I could keep packing out town food and eat like a king. People kept stopping and asking me "what are you eating." Pizza, my friend. A family sized pizza. All for me. Anyway cold soaking is awesome too and I can't wait to try some of these out. Great video dude. Loving the consistency.

@teddyhcuts Месяц назад

love this!

@Ramblin_Dan Месяц назад

@DevinSchiro, fuckin' sick, mate! You've shifted my perspective... i think i'm gonna try this!

@rono.3692 Месяц назад

Best comment ever!

@lilyweinberg8635 Месяц назад

dumb question but how exactly did you pack it out? Did you bring some gallon ziploc bags for that purpose or did you just strap the pizza box to your pack lol

@DevinSchiro Месяц назад

@@lilyweinberg8635 Not a dumb question at all! I will be the first to admit that I had varying results asking the restaurants I ordered pizzas from to cut them up. The dialogue would always go something like this: "Hey, so I'm a PCT hiker and I'm wondering if you could ask the kitchen to possible cut up this pizza and pack it out in a form that might slot into my backpack?" A couple places knew exactly what needed to be done and were like "no problem, we're on it!" They handed me a tin foil cylinder with the individual slices packed up on top of each other, forming something like a triple decker sandwich. The place in Julian tried to play dumb and refused to accommodate, but still gave me a few sheets of large tin foil so that I could cut it up myself and pack it to my liking. It always ended up looking kind of like a tin foil stuff-sack, and I'd just lay it vertically at the top of my pack, where I could open the top and sneak little bites here and there when stopping for a breather. A lot of times I just ended up carrying around 5-7 gallon zip lock bags that would be my left-overs, and then I also carried a Talenti jar like Jupiter describes, which made for an excellent impromptu to-go container. When I'd hit the next town, if there was a sink and soap available, I'd flip my zip-locks inside out, wash them out and then leave them to dry (which was always very quick), then flip them back and re-use them. My collection of zip-locks lasted my entire 600 mile hike across the desert, but I would likely have gotten new ones per section of the PCT if I were to keep going. Don't try to reuse tin foil. It's too messy, doesn't re-fold, and is just all around awful. It's single serving only. LASTLY....I will be the first to admit that nothing about my approach to food was ultralight. But my base weight was so low (around 8 lbs I think), and water was plentiful, and I was enjoying pizza so much that I didn't care if it pushed my pack weight up 5-6 pounds, as long as I was eating so well and enjoying myself. That said, if I had to do it again, I would probably pack out a little less town food and try some of the recipes Jupiter describes. Because none of the town food is "warm" anyway so in reality, it's just next-level cold soaking style cuisine anyway. Anyway hope this helps!

@amypatterson-bocchi2514 Месяц назад

While I need my hot meal at night for morale, I think these are fabulous ideas for lunch when you want to keep moving. Always love your videos Jupiter! These are great ideas.

@dovh49 Месяц назад

I wonder if you could put the jar in a sunny place and have a hot meal instead. Maybe paint your jar black.

@paulgaras2606 Месяц назад

You can also secure the jar in a mesh bag on top of your backpack for a solar soak. In sunny weather, the food could easily get to a temperature at which we’d call it a hot meal.

@rowanmulvey8632 Месяц назад

As long as you eat it as soon as it gets that warm so you don't accidentally give yourself food poisoning.

@theolewis8948 Месяц назад

i'm not doing that with a plastic pot!

@domo3552 Месяц назад

Thanks Jupiter! Coincidentally I just bought a Vargo Bot 700, so now I can cook or coldsoak. I have special dietary needs, so I can't (and wouldn't want to) hike a long trail eating hikertrash food such as ramens, jelly babies, snickers bars etc. My hospital's dietician and nutritionist said that long hikes can be pretty tough on the body, so my body is craving complex carbohydrates, protein structures, micronutrients, vitamins and minerals, not just the calories per oz that seems a pretty common approach by many hikers. My body needs balanced nutrition to repair my body on a cellular level whilst I'm sleeping etc. So for me pack weight is 4th on my list of priorities. My priorities are hydration, nutrition and a good night's sleep. So a comfortable sleep pad and carrying Proper, Real Food is common sense to fuel me on a long distance hike. A healthier body won't notice those few extra ounces, where as an undernourished body will feel pretty lousy whether one is sedentary or hiking 30 miles a day.

@alexmills2043 Месяц назад

- potato flakes, nutritional yeast, onion, garlic, pepper, salt - couscous, soy curls, basil, lemon powder, pepper, salt - minute rice, black bean flakes, pinto beans flakes, chili seasoning - quick oats, coconut shreds, chia seeds, dehydrated strawberries, dehydrated bananas - dates, peanut butter powder, ground flaxseed, cacao nibs - salted walnuts, dried apricots, dried mango, dried pineapple

@willemp8656 Месяц назад

For breakfast i would, hugely, recommend looking at overnight-oats recipes. Pre-hike make your mix in ziplock bags oats + as your licking (chiaseed, gojiberries, nuts, protein powder, chocolate, dried mangoes, etc) Gets you all the nutrients and vitamins ultralightweigt. Just add water in the evening.

@everest1sierra2 Месяц назад

I don't understand why your channel isn't bigger! I enjoy your videos so much! I love how you "sneak" in that backdrop - no mention of it, it just happens to be there, lol. Looking forward to the next hiking videos. Thank you so much for sharing.

@9898Mr Месяц назад

You got me hooked on cold soaking a few years ago and now I'm "that guy" on trail with my friends 😂

@jhonyermo Месяц назад

I read about it in a very OLD book about hiking. Whole wheat bread etc,. Take it out, sit on it, smash it flat. Put back in wrapper. Makes some mighyt thin samitches but I like it just fine. And it takes up very little space

@koen007 Месяц назад

My favourite coldsoaking recipe is for breakfast: - 50 gram oatmeal - 50 gram chiaseeds - good scoupe of peanut butter - raisins - milkpowder I think this is a great combo of fast and slow carbs, fats and protein. And it tastes great.

@sjvista 29 дней назад

throw in a dash of nutmeg and/or cinnamon - YUM!

@lenisemicolon Месяц назад

I'm probably the only person who does this but I've been cold soaking tortellini all week for dinner... in my house 😂 I hate waiting for water to boil and pasta to cook so I cold soak it from morning until dinner time then when I'm ready to eat I throw it on the stove with butter, sauce and seasonings for just a couple minutes. Not exactly on theme but I love the idea that cold soaking can be more efficient at home too!

@paavoviuhko7250 Месяц назад

Great video. I've never bought a packaged meal. I've been preparing my own meals for years. Yes, I use a dehydrator. I make a mix of ground beef, rice, cooked dried pinto beans, dried vegetables, and wild mushrooms. I'm not quite at the level of stoveless. I boil my meal in water for about 3 minutes, then let it sit for an hour and it's ready. For breakfast I prepare muesli consisting of various cereals and nuts and peanut oil and honey, all baked in the oven. I add to it water and dried fruits and milk powder. It is incredibly tasty. No cooking required. And my lunch is hard salami and gouda cheese which have always lasted me for a week.

@DialedinGear Месяц назад

After seeing some others calling themselves “pro” hikers, I just wanna say you’re truly crushing it and an actual “pro” Keep on hiking on brother. Good luck on your trip to you and your partner!! When I did the AT and CT I cold soaked oatmeal almost every morning. It was delicious. If and when I do my next hike I think I would do overnight oats with peanut butter powder and carnation instant breakfast. Maybe some seeds or nuts as a garnish.

@andaultralight Месяц назад

Protein powder with instant coffee was a great hot coffee replacement for my mornings. Mix, pack-up, hike and sip.

@RicMor200 Месяц назад

Great options, thanks for sharing. They all look pretty good and the cool thing is you can always rehydrate them with hot water and eat them warm if you have a stove. I've been cold soaking my lunches on the trail this year and although they're fine, there's never been a time when I find myself craving some cold couscous or cold ramen. But I do crave a hot coffee in the morning and a hot meal in the evening. So taking a stove kit is part of what makes the experience fun for me. If I'm alone or with one other person I prefer to use an alcohol cook set as opposed to gas. I only really use canister fuel if I'm cooking for more people, which I also like to do. But these recipes look great anyway, thanks again for putting out this video.

@daven.7685 Месяц назад

I think it’s important to experiment on actual cold-soak times. I find that the Minute Rice (5 Minute) is less crunchy and more digestible after 3 hours, rather than 30 minutes. Because my cold-soaking and eating times can overlap, I carry two Talenti-sized jars, so that if one meal gets delayed, I can be soaking my next meal and I can stay on my eating schedule. Also, I buy all my jars and bottles from Litesmith. Better plastic and lids than Talenti and PB jars, and their selection is top-notch, truly one-stop for bottles and jars.

@LMay64 Месяц назад

Love it! Another of my favorites with ramen is hiker trash peanut noodles: cold soak the ramen with the seasoning pack, add a packet of siracha or other hot sauce, some peanut butter and a few crushed nuts for crunch. This hits the spot every time.

@paisleyfamily5972 Месяц назад

Love the Beans and rice recipe. Had to learn not to cold soak the Fritos. Soggy! 😅. I call it simply “Jupiter’s Beans and Rice”.

@JacobSupertramp Месяц назад

Yeah, Jupe. You gotta look into making your own brand of cold soak!

@jhonyermo Месяц назад

@@JacobSupertramp That is a great idea. I hope he does exactly that

@JacobSupertramp Месяц назад

@@jhonyermo it’d suit his style haha

@lutze5086 Месяц назад

Except... it's skurkas beans and rice

@JacobSupertramp Месяц назад

@@lutze5086 call the cops

@ArticFrost18 Месяц назад

Something I recently tried and really enjoyed was cereal. 90g of chocolate cereal + 30g of hazelnut/roasted (unsalted) peanuts + 30g of powered milk; add 300ml of water when you eat, and boom instant cereal. 648 kcal for 150g and tastes just like home!

@patrickgruenke8806 Месяц назад

Dude you gotta add beans to the ramen bomb, it’s dope, especially the green chili beans

@landonthings Месяц назад

This is indeed next level, we would be fast friends

@havecoffeewilltravel3507 Месяц назад

Fillos Walking Tomales! Just discovered them hiking PCT. The are perfect hiking/ dry camping meal!

@landonthings Месяц назад

Excited to try these!

@vannemocilac274 Месяц назад

Wonderful! Lots of ideas I hadn’t thought of. Once I saw a guy on trail pull out a tortilla, smear on cream cheese, then slice on half an avacado, roll it up and eat it while walking away!

@nicholaslafferty3928 Месяц назад

Made the mistake of using a few of the instant ice coffee packets before realizing there was aspartame in them. So I gave the regular instant coffee another try and it works great when I shake it up really really good. Big fuel and time saver. Almost every morning I have crunchy peanut butter on tortillas with sunflower seed kernals. Makes life simpler and it's probably the best bang for the buck how it holds me over until lunch. Gotta try the pb&b recipe..my kid is going to love that one! Someone else mentioned gearskeptic youtube channel and one thing I learned from him was the simple meat sticks + cup of gatorade (from powder) as a snack before dinner to boost protein which helps muscle recovery. Sounds like nothing but since I've started doing this, I do not get overwhelmed with fatigue like I used to.

@flutingaround Месяц назад

Awesome comment. I have found this true, too. Protein quickly during recovery really seems to help! I was amazed when I tested it.

@janefreeman995 Месяц назад

I bring apples, oranges, cucumber in lieu of carrying water for the first day out of town. Znatural foods has dried cashew milk. Total game changer for making meals creamy and for coffee and tea. They have all kinds of bulk powders. I would make banana berry smoothies.

@lizstrailsandtravels4624 Месяц назад

Thank you and enjoy your hike !

@paisleyfamily5972 Месяц назад

I also add curry to couscous.

@hyklyfmatto9714 Месяц назад

Thanks for this video full of ideas. I fell in love with cold soaking when I hiked the TRT last year. These ideas just made it even better!

@smileyjoe Месяц назад

Thanks Jupiter! It's not much but I've learned so much over the years watching your videos, and this stoveless stuff is really next level for me. Have a good year.

@shermer75 Месяц назад

Thanks for the tips! Loved that!

@farbeyonddriven8173 Месяц назад

Thanks for this! Lots of good ideas regardless of whether or not I go stoveless. I would never question your experience or your cred but this doesn't seem like a weigh issue. The canisters ARE a big pain. The scenario I find myself in is having to leave a partial at the trailhead for someone else because of flying home and if I couldn't find the real small ones, I'm actually giving away more than I used. I eat a lot of hard cheese and pepperoni anyway but my no stove problem is coffee in the morning. I'm almost 59 and don't rocket out of camp anymore in the mornings. I like to 'chill' with a hot drink int he AM. Your the man!

@BackcountryPilgrim Месяц назад

FANSTASTIC, thanks Jupiter!

@mattaylor8935 Месяц назад

It works done it but always carry a stove and I grew up in Jupiter Farms too, I wrestle weight always a thang but live out here every day comfort Items are a plus

@LVTHN69 16 дней назад

It is always good to have options, in my opinion. Most people are not even aware that cold soaking is an option. 👍

@Kyemech Месяц назад

I've been looking forward to trying this! Thanks for sharing your recipees in the description too! You're the best!

@katkresge Месяц назад

Excellent video! Thank you so much!! 🧡

@ChrisLowResDream Месяц назад

thanks so much 😊

@garagebrewer Месяц назад

All right, all right. You've convinced me to try stoveless. Sounds kind of fun now!

@Fistmele Месяц назад

Carrying a variety of spices will help give you variety with the same meal. Also green onion packs out well for several days.

@peterbedford2610 Месяц назад

Less is more...love the simplified hike

@amanalo Месяц назад

I like to bring a bag of spinach, just take the air out of the bag. Even if it gets wilted, they’re still ok especially if you plan to mix it with rice or even mashed potatoes. They’re great for wraps with cheese and pepperoni.

@ametcelik Месяц назад

I just watched your last video and in that, you hinted this video. Going backpacking tomorrow, what a convenience Im able to watch it beforehand. Thank you!

@woodchip2782 Месяц назад

Have a nice hike! ….I’ll be following with anticipation!👍😃

@benatkins5052 Месяц назад

Great video as always, Jupiter. Thumbs up for Packit Gourmet. I have enjoyed their cook and cook-less meals for years.

@kayasper6081 Месяц назад

Good hike Jupiter, thanks for your vids. I see your public is growing over the years, I am happy for you. Regards from Spain.

@nvdmnvdm8520 Месяц назад

You got me into cold soaking. And last year spending 2 months on the road with my horse it was so easy. Even cold coffee did not bother me! I would buy Müesli with dried fruit and nuts and put my instant coffee in the bowl. Took some time to get use to it. But now I sometimes make it at home because I love the tate and it brings me back to my dream trip. Thanks jupiter!

@shawnfrisbee9165 Месяц назад

Headed out to Ireland for my son and I's first threw hike. Coast to coast, and around about. Didnt know about this style of food prep. We will be using what i learned today. Thanks!

@geekarchery Месяц назад

I was just watching videos about cold soaking because you promise this video and i couldnt find it and... Here it is, loved it, thanks!

@tomkennefick7254 Месяц назад

Great video and guide. And yes town food! Here' are some things I do. Liquid breakfast Mocha = two packets of chocolate carnation instant breakfast, Nido whole milk powder and instant coffee. Maltodextrin + electrolytes for liquid fuel during the day. For diners Andrew Skurka's recipes are an excellent resource and my go to.

@leighfy Месяц назад

Alright! You make it sound tasty and fun. I already dehydrate food for my suppers; it looks like your recipes can add more variety. Always good. I’ll have to give it a try for warm season hiking.

@rodoutdoors Месяц назад

Thanks. That helps a lot. I'm still on the fence. I have a jar ready but I really enjoy hot coffee/tea lol. I've been trying out the LiteSmith jar which you can pour hot water in. So used it as a mug and as a cold soaking jar. Nice to have the option to cold soak to save fuel and have a leftover container.

@Scor-ah Месяц назад

OH NO Thanks, I enjoy a hot meal at the end of the day and hot coffee in the morning. Having an ultra light pack is not as important to me as the enjoyment of the hike. I dehydrate my own food and do cold soak my oats over night, and sometimes a delicious cold soak salad for lunch. I love to hear what other people do, thanks for sharing your experience.

@RayHikes Месяц назад

Packit gourmet is also great because they sell bulk freeze dried ingredients, as well as the meals. I love adding their freeze dried meats to my homemade hiker food. For the fuel can problems, you can measure how much fuel is left by floating the can in water. Won't tell you how many more boils you have, but can give you a rough idea how much fuel is left.

@mattaylor8935 Месяц назад

Beans and Rice are my favs too

@crumblymunky Месяц назад

Good luck on your trail. Will be thinking about how fun it would be at work today.

@shanshan3931 Месяц назад

I’m leaving to hike the PCT in a week and this video actually made me excited to cold soak! I was pretty much dreading it before lol

@davidmersiovsky Месяц назад

I am curious to try this now, and I'm confident I could manage on this diet for an extended period. Man, when I hike long stretches I'm so hungry everything tastes like a five -star meal anyways! For many though, you're spot on, the morale boost of a warm/hot meal is crucial to making it through a long journey. I'm guessing you transfer food from the bulky store containers into something lighter or that packs down better?

@Randolf4475 Месяц назад

I only cook two meals in the evening and don't have some of the "problems" described and it's very efficient. Once for the evening and the second meal for the morning of the following day and two bars in between. But I also live in a region where it's cool and it's important to give the body some energy in the cool down phase.

@stevebednarchik9390 Месяц назад

A splash of honey on that peanut butter banana tortilla…yum

@JupiterHikes Месяц назад

Great idea!!!

@peterjohnson6273 Месяц назад

Always good, Jupiter. Enjoy the Hayduke.

@RunningUphill Месяц назад

Great video! I very much appreciate the recipes. I think, even if someone loves cooking their mountain house, having alternatives is a great idea. Sometimes I get to camp and the last thing I want to do is cook. I'm more likely to skip on those nights which is doing no one any favors.

@DartmoorPaul Месяц назад

Great video and ideas and even though I’m in UK 🇬🇧 it has still given me a lot of information I can use whilst grocery shopping. 👍

@PaulSchortemeyer Месяц назад

👍 Absolutely fantastic Jupiter - thanks for sharing those great food ideas. I haven’t done the Ramen Bomb yet (!) but can definitely recommend bananas and Nutella on a wrap 😎

@JupiterHikes Месяц назад

For many years I was scared of the ramen bomb, but have definitely come around! It's a lot better than expected

@jeffb.23 Месяц назад

Amen to trail pizza. I use a tortilla, the boboli sauce packets (or sometimes you can find tomato paste in packets or even a tube which is less messy) and string cheese. The flatbread or naan is a great idea instead of a tortilla! I'll have to try that.

@cudeb22 Месяц назад

I love this! I used to bring my stove and then never use it. I like to buy the tube of tomato paste to add to the pizza. Room temperature cheese goes great with evertyhing lol

@kerrir1955 Месяц назад

I personally like those green belly meal to go bars. Really good and filling.

@BestFeminist Месяц назад

Haven't found any generic mashed potatoes that stand up to Idahoan. My favorites are the Baby Red and the Golden Yellow, but I have had my eye on that cheddar and sour cream one as well.

@josephbarnett2566 Месяц назад

LOVED my fast, no canisters waste cold soak SOBO!

@Solace7899 Месяц назад

Jupiter! Love you

@kristymoore7052 Месяц назад

Fantastic subject choice! I am trying to do more of this as the Sierra where I live, is just getting hotter and hotter and often a hot meal is just not what I want. I lLOVE pack-it gourmet so I’d say that many of their options are my favorite stoveless meals. I’m 60 and most super processed foods just don’t agree with me, so I am working also on dehydrating my own.

@mozdickson Месяц назад

Love my hot filter coffee & oatmeal every morning. Love my hot meal of a night. Have no issues carrying the kit which enables it. Oh, and I eat and drink resting in my Heloix chair. Yeah boye!!!

@MrGaza74 Месяц назад

We don’t have minute rice and dehydrated beans in Australia. I do a lot of dehydrating myself. Love your videos Jupiter.

@roselee_explores Месяц назад

Great video! I started cold soaking last year during the summer - and I actually enjoyed it. Another brand I'll recommend is Outdoor Herbivore ... especially their mango mojo bowl and pacific crest vinaigrette, and open sky yasi! My mom really liked the PackIt Gourmet salads too 😀 Instead of a jar ... could you use one of those stasher silicone bag (since they fold basically flat when empty)?

@charlesmurray1491 Месяц назад

WOW! You hike with a chair?!? Nice!

@dovh49 Месяц назад

We've used some of your recipes before. They're great! If it is really hot and sunny outside I could imagine that your "cold" meal could be warm if you could set your peanut butter jar in the sun on your pack or sitting on a sunny rock.

@janefreeman995 Месяц назад

So next month Im leaving a bunch of organic dried flaked pinto beans portioned out in zip locks at Hike n Peaks hiker box in Sisters, Oregon. The provenance is excellent. I just have way too much!

@bensimonian1859 Месяц назад

I have started going stove less not because I’m a thru but, because I’m a 77 year old backpacker and looking for ways to reduce weight and not spend big buck to do it.

@gdx52 Месяц назад

the only cold soaking i do is strawberry granola. i get up, have a breakfast bar. hike for a couple of hours, coffee and bigger breakfast on the trail. tuna or chicken packs for lunch, hot meal for dinner. i eat dinner on the trail. takes me less than half hour from start to finish for dinner. sometimes i take a nap. then i hike till dark. i routinely do 30+ mile days so this meal plan doesn't really slow me down.

@johannesscheffler8473 Месяц назад

Really great ideas and recipes! I'd add olive oil, nuts, chocolate and cocos cream wherever I can to get my food above 500 kcal/100g. Ultralight here means taking as much fat as possible having that higher caloric density. Sadly, in Europe, there are usually not so many options available (e.g. no instant beans). At least couscous supply is good in France

@bmoviepop5262 Месяц назад

@jupiterhikes are you adding and soaking the olive oil into the beans and rice inside the ziploc bag for resupply boxes or adding on trail?

@JupiterHikes Месяц назад

I take 3ish oz of beans, 1+oz of rice, some seasoning, and put it in a Ziploc bag while in town. I'll prepare a bunch of these ziplocs. While on trail I take that Ziploc, dump it's contents into my jar, and add water. After about 30-60 minutes of hiking further I stop and add the olive oil, mix around, and then add the Fritos on top of that, and I eat!

@LeaKissner Месяц назад

I have so many allergies that i have to make my own food and cold-soakable dehydrated food is a total game changer for travel even outside of backpacking because i don't have to play a very risky game of "will i be able to eat" crossed with "will i have a bad reaction"

@LeaKissner Месяц назад

One meal I haven't seen mentioned: chia seed pudding. 50g powdered coconut milk, brown sugar to taste, 40g chia seeds. Make sure to mix a little water into the coconut milk *first* to reconstitute because otherwise it will be lumpy

@edwardpena2 Месяц назад

I love using RollinGreens taco me'eat (plant based, I know), instant mashed potatoes, and fritos to top it off. I literally eat it every night.

@rushpinn Месяц назад

Awesome location and great video. Thanks for the tips. Enjoy the Hayduke trail. I guess you are starting soon?

@JupiterHikes Месяц назад

Very soon 🙂

@PrybarCommando Месяц назад

Good to see someone not starving themselves and realizing that on very long hikes, vitamins are essential.

@ohheymans Месяц назад

This is awesome, RU-vid needed a comprehensive video like this! Personally, I only go out for long weekend trips near home, so homemade meals from my dehydrator are my favorites. My go to is chili and minute rice with Fritos. I’ll usually bring a ziplock twist n lock container because it can handle boiling water. If I’m with a friend who’s bringing a stove anyway, I’ll offer to carry their fuel canister or pot or something in exchange for some boiling water at the end of the day. However, I’ve found that I’d rather eat cold-soaked dinner and then take them up on hot water for breakfast most of the time. Hot oatmeal does more for my morale when I wake up, surprisingly.

@tb-nz Месяц назад

Hey Jupe, what do you use to clean out the PB jar? Do you replace it after trips? Does it seal well?

@JupiterHikes Месяц назад

It seals great! Never once had a leak. Typically I buy the peter pan brand and use that. Also super common are talenti jars as they're slightly larger and easier to clean. As for cleaning I just put some water in it, shake it all around and then drink it, or spread it. If a water source is nearby I'll clean it in that instead

@RC-qf3mp Месяц назад

I’d be curious to know what the analysis would be if you ran your food through Gear Skeptic’s nutritional excel spreadsheet. Calories per ounce, electrolytes, general nutritional quality. In fact, what do you do for electrolytes?

@wolfeadventures Месяц назад

You don’t need a belly full of warm food and hot coffee, but damn does it feel good to have that!!

@edwardbenton4428 Месяц назад

Totally untrue Mr Wolf

@listentoalark Месяц назад

Bit late- different time zone . Anyway Recomnd Nescafe cappuccinos - with milk powder included. White chocolate is sweetened And caramel less sweet.

@SourDONT Месяц назад

hell yeah brothor

@lesmohr6289 Месяц назад

MAKE your own dehydrator but use the sun to do the work its a plan ahead thing to do but just get 5 photo frames with glass or plastic and wire wrap the frames together then put back the plastic or glass in the frames this allows air movement to take place but leave the bottom off so you can get a black garbage bag and add sand in it now when your out side cooking your food in something you made you will feel butter

@User123456767 Месяц назад

On the AT right now and I think my one friend who's cold soaking is eating the best out of all of us

@JupiterHikes Месяц назад

That's cool!! What are they eating out there?

@User123456767 Месяц назад

@@JupiterHikes last night he had couscous and some summer sausage then I saw him eat a couple sausages with some avocado he packed out. The real innovation tho he has a coffee pod filter that fits in his jar he fills it with coffee every night and makes cold brew for the morning.

@josiebones1 Месяц назад

I like to do plain oatmeal and add half to 3/4 scoop of flavored protein powder (vanilla, peanut butter, etc...) and water. I personally prefer the ones sweetened with Stevia or other non sugar sweeteners, but that's what works for me. Add raisins or other dried/freeze dried fruit, chocolate chips, coconut flakes, crushed nuts, and so on. Also, the protien powder and milk powder with store bought granola premixed into individual servings, then just add water. Enjoy your hike!

@brycewalburn3926 Месяц назад

Another category of people who would definitely benefit from cold-soaking is those going out in less than ideal conditions. Are there gonna be 35mph gusts the whole time? Is it gonna rain for 2 days straight and your tent is your only shelter? Cold-soaking saves you a lot of hassle in poor weather, even just for short trips.

@brianpotts622 Месяц назад

How accessible are most of these ingredients along the PCT? Great video, made me rethink how I’m going to do food on thru hikes

@JupiterHikes Месяц назад

The majority of them are readily available, one that might be tricky is the dehydrated beans though I did find those in tehachapi around mile 500. Still it's a hit or miss, can order on Amazon and have delivered though if you really want them and can't find

@TheSingularity2 21 день назад

Never enjoyed cooking at the end of a long day hiking! I did order from packit but missed the discount window. Do you find it hard to find food in trail towns too resupply for cold soak? Doing Colorado trail this summer. was wondering if I should bring my pot, lighter, and BRS stove just in case.

@dakotaescher1 Месяц назад

I love eating whole oats, adding freeze dried fruit and nuts. High calories and great taste. You don't have to wait long to eat. "Edit addition" I have been adding Carnation to my oatmeal for decades. Glad to see someone else who does it.

@JoeEndres-qu5rh Месяц назад

What size is the old Peanut butter had your using? I have been thinking of trying this process.

@miken7629 Месяц назад

I like milk & cereal for breakfast, 3/4 cup Grape Nuts + 1/4 cup Unsweetened Coconut Shavings (for fat & calories) + 1/4 cup NIDO (Powdered Milk), add water, shake, instant milk & cereal. Another is Instant Grits + Real Bacon Pieces from condiment section; Bacon pieces go well with mash potatoes, grits, or Ramen. This probably sounds weird but Tortillas + Peanut Butter + Sliced Salami taste great. I also bring Sausage, BBQ Brisket, BBQ Pulled Pork, Precooked Bacon, Tuna + Mayo, and SPAM on Tortillas. I can eat everything cold but I bring a BBQ fork to cook SPAM & Sausage over fire, just taste better cooked. Those precooked Chicken or Steak Fajitas will keep for a day (longer if cold weather), good on tortillas.