Food

[Broke That]

Is there a thread, or better yet a forum where feeding ourselves on bikepacking trips is discussed?
I want to cook meals on my trips and want to know what you have encountered. What kind of food works best?
Have you ever attempted something beyond 'camping food' when on a trip?
Let me know!

Many thanks
Rick R

[juanesunpescado]

I like real food and since I am not racing, I can carry a bit more and go slower so I can eat well. My two favorite meals are both vegetarian, not because I don't eat meat but because I don't want to eat the packaged irradiated stuff that does not require refrigeration. The first is a soup which is great on cool nights to warm you up before bed. Both meals require a stove which simmers, so I use my MSR firefly.

Tofu soup:
kale (take out the stems, chop it up and put it in a ziploc.
onion (dice it ahead of time if you don't mind major onion stink in your bag)
red pepper
carrot
tofu
bullion (I like this stuff called "not chicken" they sell at fred meyer)

Sautee the onion and veggies, add water and bullion, enjoy.

My other favorite is a veggie curry
baby potatoes (pre boil to save cooking time)
Whatever the hell random veggies you want
curry paste or powder
coconut milk (if you can find powdered, do it)

cook up the veggies, add curry and coconut mile, serve over minute rice.

I would never bother if I was solo, but if you can divide the ingredients (and the stove, cookset, etc.) among a group, these make for a great meal.

[Kepler]

I love cous cous. Little packets of miso soup are great too. Avoiding simmering means that I can carry a lighter stove.

[Mista Bone]

While I've yet to even do a S24O a Knorr's plus foil packet of tuna will feed me just fine at the end of the day, Potato flakes as well. Quick oatmeal in the morning as well.

I've been practice cooking in the garage with my Trangia stove setup. 99 cents for a 12 oz bottle of fuel (Meijer house brand) works great, I can simmer as well with the right cap.

I'm leaning more towards the hiker menu and I'm fine with that.

[vikb]

Is there a thread, or better yet a forum where feeding ourselves on bikepacking trips is discussed?
I want to cook meals on my trips and want to know what you have encountered. What kind of food works best?
Have you ever attempted something beyond 'camping food' when on a trip?
Let me know!

Many thanks
Rick R

My bikepacking trips are about the riding not the camping. So I go with what is the easiest/lightest in terms of prep time, calories and stove fuel. It has to edible, but it does not have to be a culinary orgasm.

I have a dozen or so freeze dried backpacking meals I rotate through [mostly Backpacker's Pantry] for my evening meal.

Breakfasts are instant oatmeal.

Then I snack through the day on a variety of:

- beef jerky
- dried fruit
- nuts
- m&m's
- granola bars
- candy

When I am care camping I do it up and eat like a king. On my bike tours I focus on the riding.