Timeline for What is the most efficient food to take a for a 12-15 day hiking trip?
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| May 29, 2016 at 0:57 | comment | added | timbo | Couscous is certainly 'optimal' - I've seen someone do 3+ weeks on couscous with flavour packs. He was covering big daily distances but he commented to me that he never wanted to see couscous again after the walk :-) | |
| Aug 11, 2015 at 22:53 | comment | added | tsturzl | Beans and rice! You can soak the beans if you want, but it takes a while. After exerting yourself I don't think you'll even notice the waxy bean consistency as you'll likely plow throw anything that has calories. | |
| Aug 11, 2015 at 12:54 | comment | added | Adam Matan | @fgysin True, but a few comments: 1. We were cooking soup every day to rehydrate and keep ourselves warm, so we did carry a lot (1 liter per person if my memory serves me well) of fuel anyway. 2. You could not get any Couscous back in 2004 in Bolivia, and 3. In some areas cooking is done using local wood, without a stove. | |
| Aug 11, 2015 at 12:51 | history | edited | Adam Matan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 11, 2015 at 10:06 | comment | added | fgysin | Rice is suboptimal as it requires a comparatively long cooking time, thus more fuel needs to be carried. Couscous for example doesn't have to be boiled, just soak it in hot water and wait for some minutes (with stove off). | |
| Apr 5, 2015 at 5:24 | comment | added | Adam Matan | @PaulPaulsen Sure, you should diversify your food consumption, but rice is a good basic ingredient. | |
| Apr 4, 2015 at 17:00 | comment | added | Paul Paulsen | I cannot recommend eating the same food for such a long time, neither from personal experience nor from what I know about nutrition - especially not rice. It might have worked for Adam, I probably won´t for most. | |
| Sep 5, 2014 at 23:01 | comment | added | nhinkle | Rice can also be easily made delicious! Dehydrated black beans don't weight much and add some flavor. All sorts of spices can be added that also don't weight much. Powedered cheese is a good addition too. As an alternative, couscous is good and similarly light-weight. | |
| Mar 13, 2012 at 14:55 | history | edited | Kevin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 13, 2012 at 6:21 | history | answered | Adam Matan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |