Thru-Hiker's 5 Day Stoveless Backpacking Resupply(AT, PCT, CDT) 

Talking calories per ounce, consider pecans, at 200 calories per ounce, which are mostly protein, fat, and low carb (but high fiber). I bring a 1 pound bag of pecan halves (3200 calories) which gives me 600+ of my daily calories for 5 days. Walnuts are close at 3000 calories a pound. Most trail foods are carb based like rice, pasta, oats, potatoes. I have to get away from carbs due to getting diabetes, so meats & cheese & nuts are my main meals. 7oz of Salami are 630 calories and I have Salami & Cheese every day. I found a shelf stable cheese at a local store, but I have kept regular cheddar in my pack for a week and it was still good (a little oily). I like to bring a steak or sausage for 1st night out of town and cook on a fire. Most sausage is precooked and keeps for a day, and if you cook leftover well done, it will keep another day. Precooked bacon from grocery stores are shelf stable and makes a good breakfast. SPAM (Squirrels, Possum, And Mice) and Tuna packs are goto's as well. Learned to cook bacon in a camp cup. The secret is to put water about 1/8 inch in the cup along with the bacon. The water boils and renders fat from the bacon. When the water evaporates, the rendered fat cooks up the bacon.

Once of the best on this subject on RU-vid.

I like to combine three different methods. I use the Freezer bag method in camp it's hot water in the bag , stir and let it sit for a few minutes. Then eat & clean up is licking the spoon. The 1st emptied zip lock becomes the trash bag. As far as cooking , I use a small titanium wood burning stove ( firebox Gen 2 Nano , 4 oz ) ( Toaks 750mm pot , 3.3 oz ) and fuel is always around since I hammock camp. I don't mind the extra time for cooking since I go out there to relax and enjoy being there.. Usually I have all of it to myself , it's a rear occasion if you manage to see another person on the Florida Trail. I like to cold soak my breakfast overnight with hot coffee in the morning. A typical lunch is normally a Tortilla with Peanut Butter and chopped Spanish Olives. Menu does vary.

Well done. This is exactly the information I was looking for. Thanks!!

Very Informative - Good system - well thought-out - the best we've seen on stoveless kitchen - THANKS

Very informative video, thank you!

Been cold soaking myself for quite some time now won’t go back to cooking. Great video if you do another one you should mention on the couscous to definitely buy the five minute couscous not the 20 minute LOL.

So helpful! I am probably going stove less. Your video helped so much!

I did no cook the whole way, it was so much easier than lugging around a stove etc.

Great stuff, thanks.

Great video. I will use some of these ideas. Great channel. New follower. Crow✌️

“Tasted like eating snot” 😂😂

Dude, you hooked me! Great presentation. I’m doing a couple of multi-day overnight trips before I set out for the PCT this May. I’m going to dedicate one of those trips to no-cooking and see if it’s for me. Not carrying a stove, fuel, pot can be very nice. Thanks for the different food items. An YES, cold coffee isn’t that bad !!!

Thanks for adding the total weight. Last Summer I relied on Costco nuts which were around 200 cal/oz. but walnuts were a huge fail. The Heart Healthy bag is a win. I did cold soak dehydrated vegetables (no TSP!) for variety. Trader Joe’s has dehydrated fruit for accent or treats. This year I am planning to do 1000 calorie bags, dry. Hope to see you out there.

What size LiteSmith jar are you using? 16 or 20oz? Thank you for the video- your presentation is easy to digest and follow!

Nice vid! My favorite No-cook backpacking food is salami and sandwich thins. I buy a half pound of salami and split it between 2-3 sandwiches, and usually eat each with some kind of chips or cheese-its. Yum.

Still carrying a container, still using water, still waiting on it to “cook”, and still having to clean container. Seems about the same to me, good video though thanks for the info.

Great info - thanks for sharing this. I'm new to backpacking- I've seen a few other cold soak videos this was the best! How long do you soak your breakfast for ? Dinner? Other videos talked about soaking dinner food early in the afternoon...your thoughts? How do you clean up and how far away from camp/ water do you dump the junk out? Thanks

I have to have hot coffee

That is really interesting. I love that. But I have a question for you. About the wayer. During your trail, are you using hot water or cold water to cook your food inside the jar? Cheers Barth

Wendy's hot chili seasoning packets!

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I disagree about the beans . Beans can be eaten cold and last a few days un- refrigerated. The trick is to lose the can weight. Use a zip lock baggie . Eat your beans , roll the baggie up and stick it in another collecting a few to reuse by washing then out. Saves money and nutritional value.

What kind of oats are you using?

That bamboo spork looks great. Where did you get it?

Having to deal with cold and or wet hiking can be bad enough, having to eat cold mush is an extra kick in the nuts. When you are cold you need hot food otherwise you are sucking energy from your body to bring cold food to body temperature. You wouldn't eat this stuff at home would you? Bon appetit.

🥑 Avocados or are they too much to carry?

Is this possible without all the sugar? Or would that defeat the cal/ounce intention?

Ramen and canned chilli. Just try it. It comes out to more than 700 calories for a meal. Canned beef stew can be 600 calories from one can. Also p38 and p51 (military can openers) You could add dehydrated veggies, mushrooms, brown gravy powder, and a little ghee to your mashed potatoes.

So much plastic packaging 😢