Simple and Cheap Camping Food for Backpacking, Bushcraft or Hiking

In this video I talk about some cheap and easy to find options for camping and hiking food. It doesn't always need to be expensive or complex to enjoy a meal in the bush.

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[Tsiri]

I ate very similar to this when I was homeless and living in a tent. No refrigeration. I read a negative comment about the instant mashed potatoes. I pour the hot water in a dish, then slowly add potatoes and mix until I get the consistency I want. My favorite soup was Ramen noodles, dehydrated veggies ( like the cabbage mix- it's sweet), jerky, spice to taste. Let soak in boiling water for around 20 min for everything to re hydrate and eat. Instant rice, refried beans, dried soup mixes and so on were my staples. I added canned meat to round out my meals. I have no problem with vienna sausages or salty canned foods- I just didn't add salt to a lot of things.

[DenverLoveless]

RE: The prego or other ready type meals. I have put a lg hand warmer on either side of it and stuffed it in my inside coat pocket in winter and it's ready to go until the hand warmers quit. Or wrap it with a towel/clothing or something and set it aside for 20-30 min or so while I'm doing something else. Not exactly "hot" but really really warm. Good enough for me though.

[donkykong]

As a homeless person I approve..
I shop souly on longer lasting food

And I swap packs of condiments from the gas station and fast food places..

[anonymousf]

I dont know if anyone else likes this. but I absolutley love GV frosted wheats that I dip in Jiff Penut butter. I get a 24 oz box of frosted wheats and a 40 oz jar of Jiff for under $10.00, and its like 8800 calories. Always feels like Im eating something substantial with a satisfying crunch, lots of fiber, filling penut butter, and sweet frosting. I live this much better than any bars. I also bring nutella for a change up, or a combo...lol.

[Flamethatburns]

Before bedtime put hot water in a thermos, add chopped apple, steel cut oatmeal, raisins,  and honey for a great breakfast, or a hardy snack in the middle of the night when you are freezing. Cook sloppy joes ahead of time, freeze in boil in bags, drop in boiling water and beer along with hotdogs, put on buns and you have German style sloppy joe hot dogs!

[joshuadarden]

Real potatoes pack fairly easy and don't spoil too fast. Teas are essential, coffee is a must. Chocolate is great for winter camping.

[mmtubeofjustice]

I like to bring pita bread on the trail, they toast great, and stay fresh for a long time as well.

[jerryakamuadams]

just went camping a few weeks ago and what i do now a days is take those grocery store ready to eat/microwaveable pouches like you mentioned, Prego ready meals, Starkrist Tuna or Chicken and mix them up with the Military MRE (surplus or the commercial variants like XMRE, Z-Ration, First Strike Ration, etc). Super coinvent and way better than bulky canned goods or freeze dried mountain house over priced crap

[multidimensionaltraveler]

One thing i always keep at the ready is a few family sized bags of jack links beef jerky. Great snack for in between meals and salty so helps hold water but not to salty where it can dehydrate you

[missdann]

I’m just starting to camp regularly and I appreciate you’re videos! Thanks for sharing

[Jacksonh_]

I know this is extremely late as the video was posted 2 years ago but some bullion cubes could work well. They’re very small and compact as well as simple.

[jenbcamping]

I can't say enough good things about the all the newish 90-second microwave rices that are available now. It's not exactly "cooking" if you want to get all fancy about it, but it's really awesome to have this easy rice to mix with grilled meats or seafood in such a light-weight packet. I wish they weren't about $2 a pouch, because that's about 100 times more expensive than raw rice, but darn if they aren't really useful to make a good meal!

[GarouLady]

As a nearly diagnosed diabetic I am majorly redoing my food options while camping. Also try McCormick's Nature's seasoning. it has salt/pepper/garlic/onion and celery seed. Great on Everything!

[denelll.bennettsurvivorwar]

*Oatmeal; Honey; fresh fruits and vegetables already washed, cut, pre-measured and in it’s own baggy; bar-b-que sauce; I Love Spam; trail mix; dry milk... spices!* *Spices!*. You can always especially if you carry a variety of food make a soup out of a bunch of things you wouldn’t of thought to mix together. I always enjoyed soup out on the trail! It was hot yummy and I guess it was comforting!

[DesignsbyDonBrown]

Those Folders crystals packs also come in decaf too. I can't have caffeine so I bring both in case I have somebody with me.

[johnlindsay]

I like the instant rice with mushroom soup also can tamales with rice and a can of pork all under a dollar at the dollar store you mix the Spanish rice with the juice from Smalley's and the can a pork chicken whatever you prefer excellent excellent meal

[jwatson]

If you enjoy the taste of chicken ramen like me but don't want all that sodium here's what I do . Walmart carries a small package of Mahatma yellow rice for $0.75. And the Dollar Tree carries a 16oz bottle of seasoning salt for a dollar. The seasoning salt smells and taste just like chicken ramen with like half the sodium. Pairing them together you get a hardier and healthier meal that tastes just like chicken ramen. There's enough rice in the bag for a lunch for two or a Hearty dinner for one at the end of the day. I also like to fry up some smoked sausage slices to pair with it for fat and protein. It's delicious and it's cheap. If you want to make it last longer you can substitute the smoked sausage with summer sausage. But in my opinion the fresh sausage is tastier.

[StacieDude]

Thanks for sharing a great video. My wife and I started dehydrating back in 1994. We had a bad dehydrator(Ronco) and even so we managed ok. Several years later I picked up a much better one for $3.00 at a garage sale and we haven't stopped since. My wife made and dehydrated the food for 12 people for a 10 day canoe trip in Canada all under 100 pounds! My favorite meal of the trip... Corned Beef and Cabbage with potatoes. Jello no-bake cheesecake for dessert after spaghetti, peas and garlic bread was the halfway dinner.

[darylgud]

Let me give you a couple of things to try.  You talked about freezing meat and it lasting a day.  On youtube  people have made pouches out of a foil bubble wrap you can buy at lowes.  They use them for warming up rice dishes or Mtn house meals, cooking out of them, just adding boiling water.  I have found that if I freeze meat, put it in a ziplock bag, then the pouch and wrap it in clothes in my pack, even in the summer I can keep it cold for about 3 days.  A mini fridge.  Another thing I use is gravy packets.  I use 1/2 a packet per meal and make biscuits and gravy, using English muffins/ a poached egg on top and some jerky, bacon bits or something sprinkled in the gravy or on top.  Try it you will like it.  I use the other half of the gravy packet with the Ramon noodles.  Last idea is stove top dressing, very satisfying.  I too love to eat when I go hiking.  Good luck with your next adventure.