You are a genius. I'm so tired of expensive, unrecognizable "backpacking meals". Your suggestions are so simple and useful that, over and over, I found myself thinking "why didn't I think of that?". Thank-you!
They are. Just make sure to keep an eye on your expiration dates and rotate out/eat as needed. I like to snack on these Bumble Bee tuna packets and they're only good ~18 months out or so. If you're picking them up to go camping a few days from purchase no big deal. But could be a big deal for a long term food storage situation.
Great video! As a kid we used to take Chef Boy-Ar-Dee spaghetti kits, Top Ramen, Spam and Kraft Mac & Cheese on every backpacking trip. Imagine how much better we could have eaten if CZcams had been around in the 70s.
I've been doing a lot of research on new back[acking foods to try and this is the best video I've found on the subject so far. Thanks for sharing this!!
Great ideas! I've been getting bored with the expensive specialty brands and sometimes forget that the normal grocery store can do the trick. Thanks for the tips.
Thanks for the video Kurt! This was a huge help for me. I’m backpack elk hunting this fall and wanted to do better than mountain house meals. This video gave me some great ideas on variety, flavoring, and inexpensive options. Thanks again!
Thank you so much!! I am new to backpacking and hadn't realized the knorr creamy sides need the nido milk to prepare. Thanks for all the ideas. Also I didn't know the idahoan made SOUPS! Another idea I got from Homemade Wanderlust channel is dried mushrooms and seaweed added to Ramen. Some of the meals I plan to put together for backpacking include tortilla chicken soup, white bean chicken chili, corn cheddar potato chowder, and refried beans with minute rice, taco seasoning and fritos with cheese. I got the 49$ harmony house pack from REI that has about 18 different dried veggies including beans, potatoes, onions, peppers, and corn among others for these recipes.
Great overview. Gets the mind rolling about options. Ranch mix powder, drink powders, and all kinds of trail mixes round out a sweet end to a meal. Great video.
Thank you sir. I love camp cooking but like to keep my meals light. I'm horrible with making my own meals up; so, know that I greatly appreciate the work you put in this video!
Good quick video. I like my own dehydrated meals, but sometimes they can be a lot of work. Asse,bling my own meal can be done the day before the trip. Thanks for the recipe ideas, Kurt.
This is where simple creatives can impact a GENERATION of practical backpackers. I totally use a few 'Mt H' type dinner meals- so you nailed it- they are $$ and full of junk. I love to offset my backpack pantry with alternatives! Great vid!!!!!
Love your video so information. Taking my grandkids backpacking their first time next week. These meals will be very helpful and we'll have fun shopping for these as well. Cost effective 5* meals - Thank you!
Kurt, I haven't tried any of the Knorr meals, I mostly stick with Ramen variations with dehydrated Jalepenos, leeks, cabbage, onions and spice it up with sriracha, the protein is usually a bacon/beef jerky that I chew on while waiting for the meal to re-hydrate. I do have some tomato paste powder that after watching this i am anxious to try the angel-hair pasta with it. Thanks again
I did enjoy this vid. I have done some of the combinations: like Spam & grits, Tyson chicken w/ ramon or even added to dehydrated meals...its all good. But you revealed more options. Thanks! Happy Hiking
The like the idea of minute rice. I was cooking rice and then added it to meals then dehydrating it. I'm making my meals right now for this summers trips and that idea will save me some time. Thanks.
Minute rice can be added to soups, stews, chili, etc. Adds calories, low weight, indestructible, rehydrates quicker than almost anything. OK, it's slower than Idahoan mashed potatoes, they are really quick!!
I'd expect that a number of these are already on peoples' menus, no surprise there. My goal was to get folks thinking "outside the box" a little bit and try some new ingredients and combinations. Thanks for watching and providing feedback!
very helpful!! thanks :) i'm australian so i'm not sure what the american equivalent of this looks like, but i also love to eat shelf stable curries designed to be put in the microwave whilst hiking. all i do is cut the corner of the bag off and boil the bag in water for 2-5 minutes. definitely worth a go if you want an easy meal with great flavour.
I've looked at some of these, and they seem delicious, but since they are not dried they are quite heavy. Great for a a trip that's only a couple of days long where food weight is not a big issue, but as the hike gets longer and you are carrying more days of food they can get pretty heavy! Thanks for your comment!
I used to backpack a lot in Colorado. I would do like you did -- I'd bring along a cans of tuna and the knorr rice packs to make my meals. Thanks for the great video!
Great video, this is how I’ve done it for years. I also add some fresh carrot and celery, bring it whole and chop on the trail to add some freshness. Also, add hard cheeses that last and shelf summer sausage.
My family is planning a week long camping trip. Even though car camping provides much more space for packing food i don't want to spend my vacation cooking and cleaning and our car is mid-sized so we are a bit limited on space. I think using backpacking meals is a great idea. We do go all out for breakfast but these meal ideas will be fabulous for lunches and dinners. I've learned so much about ways to car camp more efficiently by watching backpacking videos. We're also a bit of a minimalist family when it comes to camping so we tend to camp with just the basics anyway. I'd rather have a good comfortable sleep system than lots of pots and pans.
Good suggestions. 👍🏻 Been making my own “MRE’s” for a long time. I like to combine a small pouch of chicken with a pouch of cup-o-soup for a nice hot lunch.
These are also mostly processed foods which are not all that good for us. I will have to look up the why's for low sodium diet. Lots of giood foods for day trips or overnights that you can prepare at home.
I used to have a recipe for something that I called, Bannock, but it wasn't the true mixture. Mine was sort of like homemade complete pancake mix, but with raisins, nuts, powdered milk and a little bran. Back in those days, I weighed out the portions. It was fun. Miss those days.
There are lots of hiker bannock recipes on the web. You can use healhty ingredients and even add some fiber and other nutrients. Prepack at home and cook for dinner on the trail. Thanks for the reminder about bannock bread.
I really like how short you made this. Straight to the point without unnecessary rambling.
Guess I’m just not a ramblin man ;-)
Yes! I get so sick of videos with so much pointless talking at the beginning. We didn't find the video by accident. Give us the goods!
@@Jaaaaaffff. I also dislike videos where there is a lot of scenery shooting at the beginning. I fast-forward to the essential :)
You are a genius. I'm so tired of expensive, unrecognizable "backpacking meals". Your suggestions are so simple and useful that, over and over, I found myself thinking "why didn't I think of that?". Thank-you!
Thank you for your very positive comments! I hope you enjoy some of the meals I suggest in the video.
ikr. each freeze dried meal is $10. With that, I can make 5 meals at Walmart.
As someone living in a wildfire-adjacent Pacific Rim earthquake fault zone, I must say these look like some good emergency food supplies, too.
Very true!
They are. Just make sure to keep an eye on your expiration dates and rotate out/eat as needed. I like to snack on these Bumble Bee tuna packets and they're only good ~18 months out or so. If you're picking them up to go camping a few days from purchase no big deal. But could be a big deal for a long term food storage situation.
I feel like I’m watching PBS on Saturday morning. Enjoyable presentation and clear
quick points made.
Thanks so much for taking the time to provide feedback. I like the PBS analogy!
Glad to have found a video short simple and contains all the info! Thanks!
Thanks for producing and sharing this with the backpacking community.
Great video! As a kid we used to take Chef Boy-Ar-Dee spaghetti kits, Top Ramen, Spam and Kraft Mac & Cheese on every backpacking trip. Imagine how much better we could have eaten if CZcams had been around in the 70s.
Chef Boy-ar-dee spaghetti - that takes me back! Thanks for your comments!
I've been doing a lot of research on new back[acking foods to try and this is the best video I've found on the subject so far. Thanks for sharing this!!
Thanks for your kind words! It's just a distillation of what I do on my trips.
I would never had thought to take some of these items out on the trail with me. Thanks for the great video!
Well done video, Kurt. Some of these I've tried. Some I hadn't thought of. Thanks for the thought starters.
Great ideas! I've been getting bored with the expensive specialty brands and sometimes forget that the normal grocery store can do the trick. Thanks for the tips.
Great information with no unnecessary repetition in dialogue ......thank you!
Spot-on! Short and brilliant.
Thank you!
I’ve been using these same products for years now!! Great video!!!
By far the best video of its kind I have seen thus far! Thanks so much for all the awesome ideas!
Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated!
Thanks! Very helpful
Great video, thanks for posting.
I am quite glad I saw this. Thanks!
Stuff i never thought of, good vid. Thank you.
Thanks brother, you have some great ideas! I appreciate it and look forward to trying these out.
Thanks Michael. It takes a little experimentation to find out which combos work for ya, so I recommend trying a variety of them.
thanks, need more meal plans layed out like this
Thank you Kurt for your work, I really like your presentation and tips
Such kind words, thank you Fabrizio!
Well I have my next 10 camping meals planned out lol:) thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the video Kurt! This was a huge help for me. I’m backpack elk hunting this fall and wanted to do better than mountain house meals. This video gave me some great ideas on variety, flavoring, and inexpensive options. Thanks again!
I *really* appreciate you taking the time and effort to provide feedback. It's what keeps me going :-)
Lots of practical and workable ideas…and short and to the point. Well done, sir.
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback!
Fantastic video/resource!
This is a FANTASTIC VIDEO! I will take these examples and Thank you for your effort! Good job!
Thank you for your kind words!
thank you for sharing nice video !!
Great info, Thanks for sharing, take care.
Thank you so much!! I am new to backpacking and hadn't realized the knorr creamy sides need the nido milk to prepare. Thanks for all the ideas. Also I didn't know the idahoan made SOUPS! Another idea I got from Homemade Wanderlust channel is dried mushrooms and seaweed added to Ramen. Some of the meals I plan to put together for backpacking include tortilla chicken soup, white bean chicken chili, corn cheddar potato chowder, and refried beans with minute rice, taco seasoning and fritos with cheese. I got the 49$ harmony house pack from REI that has about 18 different dried veggies including beans, potatoes, onions, peppers, and corn among others for these recipes.
Thanks, you've got lots of good ideas there.
Short video but very informative! Thank you is not enough to show my gratitude ! You make my "budget adventures" become true!
Thanks so much for the kind words Annie, you made my day!
Great ideas!
brilliant! will rewatch regularly.
Thanks David!
I have never had to SLOW DOWN a youtube video before. I always seem to be speeding them up.
THANKS FOR THAT!
LOL! Thanks for the feedback, I find these type of comments very helpful.
Some great ideas!
You cover a lot of ideas in just over 3 minutes. Well done.
Thanks! I try to keep my videos succinct, under 5 minutes if possible.
Extremely helpful to us. We plan on camping for the first time and are learning a lot from videos like yours.
Thanks so much for your kind comments. Best of luck on your new adventure!
Wow, this is awesome. Forget camping I can eat this when I have no food!! Thanks.
Be careful.. it's high on sodium.🤪
Wow great suggestions Thnx so much
Thanks Kurt!!! You open my eyes. I thought I will be starving while hiking. Thanks!!!
No need to starve…!! It’s much easier to assemble simple meals than many people believe.
Great ideas Kurt, it's nice to have options and mix up meals. Jim
You bet!
I have used all those items in my pack except for the potato soup. Nice addition of tuna or salmon. That dish was just added to the mix. Thanks
Great overview. Gets the mind rolling about options. Ranch mix powder, drink powders, and all kinds of trail mixes round out a sweet end to a meal. Great video.
Thanks Nick! Yup, when you start assembling meals from the grocery, there's some great opportunities to get creative!
I love a cup of cocoa after a meal, rounds out a nice meal with something light and sweet, that and marshmallows weigh nothing
Awesome mate. Thanks 👍
Cheers!
Great information.
awesome, thanks Kurt
Simply amazing! And very useful!
Thanks!
Thanks, good tips.
Thanks Gasser!
Thank you sir. I love camp cooking but like to keep my meals light. I'm horrible with making my own meals up; so, know that I greatly appreciate the work you put in this video!
Hey, thanks ulises! I appreciate your feedback.
Wow…tons of useful info in a little over 3 minutes. Thank you 👍🏻
You are welcome David!
Good quick video. I like my own dehydrated meals, but sometimes they can be a lot of work. Asse,bling my own meal can be done the day before the trip. Thanks for the recipe ideas, Kurt.
I dehydrate some of my meals as well, but especially on car camping trips where weight isn't as much of an issue I'll use more off-the-shelf foods.
Awesome video, thanks!
Thanks for watching JD!
This is where simple creatives can impact a GENERATION of practical backpackers. I totally use a few 'Mt H' type dinner meals- so you nailed it- they are $$ and full of junk. I love to offset my backpack pantry with alternatives! Great vid!!!!!
Thanks Nick! I buy a MH dinner occasionally if I'm rushed for time, nothing wrong with that.
Best video, thank you! 🤍
just what I needed. Thanks
Glad to hear it!
This was an incredibly helpful video! Thank you so much
Thanks for your kind words!
Great ideas
Excellent post Kurt, liked the way you filmed the combos. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for the specific feedback Danny, much appreciated.
Good stuff Kurt. Enjoyed the brief, informative presentation. Thanks for posting!
You bet Michael!
Thanks for the ideas Kurt. This was exactly what I was looking for. Excellent video!
Glad you found what you were looking for!
Great job!
Great video!
I did not know that about angel hair pasta! Thanks!
Definitely have to try some of these ideas. Thanks for sharing!
I like the instant polenta idea.
Thanks for the tips!
SierrAlphaTango instant polenta is great stuff, though it can be a little tough to finder at the grocer.
This absolutely is a great video filled with great ideas. Good job thabks
I appreciate the feedback!
That was great!
Thanks James!
Very helpful thanks
Glad you found it helpful!
Love your video so information. Taking my grandkids backpacking their first time next week. These meals will be very helpful and we'll have fun shopping for these as well. Cost effective 5* meals - Thank you!
Have a great trip with the grandkids! My grandson is only 3, not quite ready for backpacking yet!
Simply the best... your are a genius
LOL! Thank you for your kind words!
Enjoyed this video Kurt! Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it Don!
Kurt, I haven't tried any of the Knorr meals, I mostly stick with Ramen variations with dehydrated Jalepenos, leeks, cabbage, onions and spice it up with sriracha, the protein is usually a bacon/beef jerky that I chew on while waiting for the meal to re-hydrate. I do have some tomato paste powder that after watching this i am anxious to try the angel-hair pasta with it. Thanks again
Thanks
Welcome!
I did enjoy this vid. I have done some of the combinations: like Spam & grits, Tyson chicken w/ ramon or even added to dehydrated meals...its all good. But you revealed more options. Thanks! Happy Hiking
Great to hear, thanks for the comments!
The like the idea of minute rice. I was cooking rice and then added it to meals then dehydrating it. I'm making my meals right now for this summers trips and that idea will save me some time. Thanks.
Minute rice can be added to soups, stews, chili, etc. Adds calories, low weight, indestructible, rehydrates quicker than almost anything. OK, it's slower than Idahoan mashed potatoes, they are really quick!!
Thank you for opening my eyes! Two thumbs up. Cheers from Montreal QC
One of my favorite cities!
Great video!!!!! Thank you!!!!!
Thanks for the feedback Laura
Very helpful and straightforward. Self made Walmart mountain house is a good idea.
Thanks. I used Walmart as an example here, but I actually gather my ingredients from a whole set of stores: Trader Joe's, etc.
Great tips.
Thanks Eric, glad you found the video useful!
Thanks for the video, gave me some good ideas
Good to hear!
Well done I will look closer . I use some of these already Thanks ..
I'd expect that a number of these are already on peoples' menus, no surprise there. My goal was to get folks thinking "outside the box" a little bit and try some new ingredients and combinations. Thanks for watching and providing feedback!
Great Video.Just the help I was looking for
Thanks for the feedback Henry! Glad to hear it helped you out.
Best camping food video ever!
LOL, thanks Bill!
Those flavored tuna and salmon packets are GOLD on the trail!!! No prep required!
very helpful!! thanks :) i'm australian so i'm not sure what the american equivalent of this looks like, but i also love to eat shelf stable curries designed to be put in the microwave whilst hiking. all i do is cut the corner of the bag off and boil the bag in water for 2-5 minutes. definitely worth a go if you want an easy meal with great flavour.
I've looked at some of these, and they seem delicious, but since they are not dried they are quite heavy. Great for a a trip that's only a couple of days long where food weight is not a big issue, but as the hike gets longer and you are carrying more days of food they can get pretty heavy! Thanks for your comment!
I used to backpack a lot in Colorado. I would do like you did -- I'd bring along a cans of tuna and the knorr rice packs to make my meals. Thanks for the great video!
Tuna is great on the trail!
Rice/ marinara powder/ olive oil/ whatever meats u like and thats alwasy my favorite meal on trail
Great video, this is how I’ve done it for years. I also add some fresh carrot and celery, bring it whole and chop on the trail to add some freshness. Also, add hard cheeses that last and shelf summer sausage.
Good to hear Andre!
Great video, great channel.
Lazaro Monteagudo thanks for the feedback!
Good ideas!
Thanks Billie.
Great stuff
Thanks Thanh!
Very nice!
Thanks Seema!
Great info
Great video wish I could like it twice :)
Why thank you, that's very kind!
My family is planning a week long camping trip. Even though car camping provides much more space for packing food i don't want to spend my vacation cooking and cleaning and our car is mid-sized so we are a bit limited on space. I think using backpacking meals is a great idea. We do go all out for breakfast but these meal ideas will be fabulous for lunches and dinners. I've learned so much about ways to car camp more efficiently by watching backpacking videos. We're also a bit of a minimalist family when it comes to camping so we tend to camp with just the basics anyway. I'd rather have a good comfortable sleep system than lots of pots and pans.
Thanks for the comment Tesa, I enjoyed reading about your story.
Good suggestions.
👍🏻
Been making my own “MRE’s” for a long time.
I like to combine a small pouch of chicken with a pouch of cup-o-soup for a nice hot lunch.
Yup, I do the chicken pouch regularly.
Well done. Good tips.
Thanks for taking the time to comment!
TheGoatMumbler what if I am on low sodium intake. These are full of sodium
These are also mostly processed foods which are not all that good for us. I will have to look up the why's for low sodium diet. Lots of giood foods for day trips or overnights that you can prepare at home.
Great suggestions.
Thanks I enjoy your channel as well. It is well organized into sections, and your thumbnails are clean and readable.
I used to have a recipe for something that I called, Bannock, but it wasn't the true mixture. Mine was sort of like homemade complete pancake mix, but with raisins, nuts, powdered milk and a little bran. Back in those days, I weighed out the portions. It was fun. Miss those days.
There are lots of hiker bannock recipes on the web. You can use healhty ingredients and even add some fiber and other nutrients. Prepack at home and cook for dinner on the trail. Thanks for the reminder about bannock bread.
Short and sweet!
I try!
Great video