posted May 8, 2010, 2:39 PM by Unknown user
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updated May 8, 2010, 3:04 PM
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Powdered Milk
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Note: powdered milk can be hard to find, but I found some Nestle brand in the international aisle
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Hot Chocolate Mix
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Instant Coffee/Espresso
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Add powdered creamer
(the kind that contains sugar) if desired.
Full-brew coffee not worth the trouble for backpacking
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General Foods
International Coffees/Teas
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Carnation Instant
Breakfast mix
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Can be added to coffee
or powdered milk
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Koolaid Singles
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The kind with sugar in
them
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Gatorade or Propel Singles
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Instant Tea
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Tang
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Small 12 oz canister good for multiple people, makes 8 quarts
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posted May 8, 2010, 2:38 PM by Unknown user
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updated May 8, 2010, 3:11 PM
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GORP/Trail Mix --
peanuts, raisins, M&Ms
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Mountain trail mix from
Wal-Mart comes in 2-lb bag
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Cookies
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Mini Pretzels or Combos
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Graham Crackers
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Cheesy Crackers
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Peanut Butter Crackers
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Granola Bars
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Fruit and Nut variety,
or Fiber One Bars are a good option
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Hard Candy
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e.g. , Skittles, Jolly Ranchers,
Fruity Lifesavers
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Snickers Bars
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Cosmic Brownies
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Rice Krispies Treats
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posted May 8, 2010, 2:38 PM by Unknown user
salt / pepper
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Most preserved and
dehydrated food has a lot of salt already
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Margarine
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A small tub, or
butter-flavored Crisco will keep OK in cooler temperatures
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mustard, ketchup packets
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From fast food place
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hot sauce
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Small Tabasco bottle, or hot sauce packets from
Taco Bell
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wheel dispenser of
various seasonings
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Recommended: garlic, basil, oregano, chili flakes or
chili powder
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posted May 8, 2010, 2:36 PM by Unknown user
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updated Aug 26, 2011, 5:27 PM
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MRE's / instant heater
meals
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Hormel Compleats
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20+ varieties available; 2 of these can be warmed up in a 1-qt pot and make a filling meal
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Old El Paso Tortilla Stuffers
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Beef and Chicken varieties available in international aisle, makes 3-4 burritos with tortillas. add hot sauce and a bit of cheese if desired
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Various Rice or Noodle
dishes e.g. Lipton, Zatarain, Uncle Bens
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Get the kind that are
heat and eat, or if dehydrated the kind that say butter/oil optional Some varieties include dehydrated vegetables or beans, which are good nutritional value
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Black beans
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In envelope pack
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Dehydrated soup mixes
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Chef Boyardee Ravioli,
Spaghetti or other single-serving pastas
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Mac 'N' Cheese
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get the kind with the cheese sauce packet, not the powdered stuff. a family-size pack feeds 3-4
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Pasta w/ dehydrated
pasta sauce
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Indian dishes
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various types of ready-to-eat Indian food are available in the international aisle, spicy and very good!
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Instant Mashed Potatoes
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Garlic & butter
flavored kind is awesome
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Bisquick or other easy
bread mix
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Requires aluminum dutch
oven or backpacker oven
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Pudding cups or Instant
Pudding
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instant pudding requires powdered milk
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posted May 8, 2010, 2:35 PM by Unknown user
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updated Aug 26, 2011, 5:46 PM
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Tortillas
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Pita bread
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“Sandwich Thins”
whole-grain bread
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These keep for 2+ weeks
if kept dry and sealed
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Crackers
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Ritz, Townhouse, Wheat
Thins, etc.
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Cans or Foil Packets of Chicken,
Tuna, Smoked Salmon
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Pepperoni
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Either stick or ziplock variety; doesn't need to be refrigerated and will last several days if kept cool
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Summer Sausage / Salami
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smaller individual sizes
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Vienna sausages
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Small can
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Spam
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Small can or Spam
singles (lower sodium
variety tastes better)
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Sardines
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Underwood Deviled Ham,
Chicken Salad
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Spreadable, 4-oz cans
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Cured Ham
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individual slices
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Hard Cheeses
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Firmer varieties keep
well without refrigeration
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String cheese
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In single-serving packs
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Beef Jerky
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12-oz pack from Wal-Mart
is resealable and good for 4+ meals; available in 3 flavors
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Hudson
Bay Bread
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Look up recipe on
internet -- pack individual servings in cling wrap
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Peanut Butter
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Jif To Go singles
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Jelly
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Get single serving sizes
from I-Hop
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Ramen / Cup-o-Soup
Noodles
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Some varieties have
dehydrated vegetables
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Spicy Asian noodles
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many varieties available in international aisle
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Olives
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Dried Fruit
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Recommended: cranberries, apricots, bananas
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posted May 8, 2010, 2:33 PM by Unknown user
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updated May 8, 2010, 2:45 PM
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Bagels with Cream Cheese
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Cream Cheese in the
small tub is more spreadable and less messy than the block kind
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Precooked Bacon
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Keeps well In resealable
container or Ziploc
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Powdered Eggs
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Flavored Oatmeal
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In single-serving packs
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Raisins
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Cereal Bars
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Fruity varieties
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Pop-Tarts
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Dense breakfast cereals
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e.g. Fruit Loops,
Cheerios, Cocoa
or Fruity Pebbles, Frosted Mini-Wheats
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