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Everything I Eat on a 4–Day Backpacking Trip

The Hungry Hiker

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Everything I Eat on a 4–Day Backpacking Trip // How much food do I REALLY need for a 4-day backpacking trip?

After 9+ years of backpacking, I've learned a lot about what works for me on trail and what doesn't. For this 4-day, 3-night backpacking trip through Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains, I put my current backpacking food system to the test.

In this video, I’ll show you everything I packed, everything I ate, what I brought back with me, what I wish I'd packed more of and the food changes I'll be making on my next trip.

One of the biggest things I've learned after nine years of backpacking is that there isn't one perfect backpacking food system. It's about figuring out how much YOU actually eat, what foods YOU enjoy, what you're willing to carry, and what makes you happy at the end of a long day on trail.

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@TheHungryHiker Creator 9 days ago Pinned

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@rickkaylor8554 8 hours ago

Really smart planning. Getting everything at Costco is a good idea. I'm lucky because I don't care for snacks so I don't bother bringing them. I have a food dehydrator but if I ever start doing more backpacking I'll get a freeze drier. Ramen is one of my favorite foods despite knowing they are not really good for you. I always add peanut butter to them.

@miken7629 10 hours ago

@71 I having to eat more protein to fight Sarcopenia, loss of muscle mass starts in legs. I divide box of Bran Flakes into 6 baggies and add scoop Banana Cream Protein Powder and scoop Nido to each, add water, shake, instant milk & cereal. Cheese is half protein & half fat, eat with Pepperoni or Salami. Old Trapper Jerky is more tender than other brands. Peanut Butter and Fruit Strips or Gummies as jelly substitute on Tortillas. 2.5oz packets Bacon Pieces is 300 calories of protein & fat and go well with Grits, Ramen or Mash Potatoes. Tuna packets with Olive oil is protein source, squeeze in mustard and eat out of packet. A steak or sausage cooked on fire first day out. SPAM is protein & fat source.

@BrandiB-y4n 11 hours ago

Have you seen the cold soak chicken salad that pack it gourmet makes? I’m going to try that next year for lunches! I also love Sails and Trails freeze dried Greek yogurt bowl for lunches as well (cold soaked). I definitely don’t like to cook food for lunch so cold soaking is nice! The Sails and Trails meals are all soooooo good but the Greek yogurt bowl I would even eat at home! The blueberry one is best.

@chappelowlady 6 hours ago

I like marshmallow treats with peanut butter smeared on top.

@theMick52 1 hour ago

If you're a Dots lady, Parmesan Garlic is a life changer!

@mollymccann5043 14 hours ago

I actually really like those chicken sticks. I eat them with a string cheese.
I think I've commented this before, but my standard lunch when canoeing is a tortilla, a larabar (blueberry and cherry are my favorites) with peanut butter. Sometimes we substitute dried fruit (apricots, oranges) for the larabar.

@50fitnfrolushous 6 hours ago

I bought those chicken stix @ Costco too. Ick. I kept trying to eat them. The rest are still sitting in my pantry. Looking for a good replacement for some kind of soy free gf jerky. Suggestions?

@dianacareaga7319 13 hours ago

Two things: the trail pizza is amazing. I bought a small XOXO squeeze bottle and stored my pizza sauce there. 😋 What cheese did you use from home? I used mozzarella cheese sticks and it held up great but it was in the 50s. Second question- I have seen you add boiling water into the portioned ziploc bag. Can it really take the heat and not melt? 😮

@brianstarr8558 8 hours ago

How long does the pizza sauce last before spoiling during a summer hiking trip once opened? Will it last for a week long trip? Looks appetizing and adds options.

@DaveJansen 5 hours ago

How do you store the food in your car without worrying about critters/bears while you're on trail?

@Bffmullet 10 hours ago

I have been making black bean brownies. Sounds gross but their actually really good

@Karen-dq8nw 11 hours ago

For some reason this video repeats over and over, not sure what happened there. The ramen emergency meal is a great idea; lightweight but high calorie, plus hot if needed for a morale boost.

@lucyalderman422 6 hours ago

Having left over food isn’t the worst thing in the world

@smoothatlas 6 hours ago

Exactly!..! I've been splitting the expensive dehydrated meals into 2 freezer baggies since forever. Maybe I should have created a video. I throw away after 30 days if I do not eat the meal however I've heard some hikers go up to 1 year before discarding. The tea is a big YES over coffee and I agree the tea feels more luxurious. I will drink coffee when I need to "work" but not hike. I bring a sleepy or relaxing tea for night and caffeine tea for the morning. I also bring LOTS of honey(8-12+ ounces) for a 4-5 day hike. I have Type 1 diabetes and I also use the honey for low blood sugar events. And YES to the cold lunch and snacking through the day. I only use my stove at camp for a hot dinner or breakfast with my "fancy feeling" tea. I do mostly Grand Canyon hiking.
Thank you for the video! I love the Sawtooth Wilderness. I spent 2 nights above Sawtooth Lake for the 2017 solar eclipse.
Your channel creates insiration!

@SusannePaulus-m9t 8 hours ago

The splitting is such an excellent idea. I never finish my meals and then I don’t want to eat the leftovers

@JimGoesHiking 9 hours ago

The Hungry Hiker Northwest Tour continues! So tell me, you haven't stayed in a motel yet, have you? We're rooting for you. OK, if your car breaks down or something, you get a pass. 🙂

My future plan, when I finally move out west and start hitting the Rockies and desert SW again, is to camp in a small trailer and do most of my serious eating there (yes, I get to have coffee and not instant!) while taking appropriate foods for mostly day hikes. OK, the occasional backpack, which is why I watch videos like this so I can learn. Good stuff. Now you have me wanting to look into a dehydrator or freeze dryer.