Spent 30 plus years in the BWCA and always brought fresh food for any trip less than a week. Fresh bacon and eggs in the morning beats the freeze dried crap. And steak etc was also in my list. Adds about 20 pounds but fantastic. Went on a trip once with a group of new guys ( to me) . When I was eating bacon and eggs they were eating oatmeal. The next trip and others they brought bacon and eggs. If you are going to do many portages this isn’t a great idea but if you are going to do a base camp and strike out everyday for fishing this works great. My campsite never saw a bear while those across the lake did.
@@LostOnTwoWheels eventually did use a plastic egg “ protector” . Worked pretty good. My meats were frozen and as they thawed out I used the meats. In the meantime the frozen meats helped keep the other food cool. And meats such as ham and bacon keep longer if keep cool because of the way they are processed. I did use block ice as it keeps longer than cubes. A qt milk bottle frozen worked well AND I could use the water when it thawed. Many of the outfitters do the same for customers. And of course keeping my cooler out of the sun helped. I only used a small cooler to avoid weight as I was only doing 4-5 day trips
