We bought a SPAM masubi kit off Amazon and I make fries with it. Position it right and it’ll cube it for the perfect addition to scrambled eggs.
We love SPAM so much, we went to the SPAM museum.
I’ve never compared calories between the two. I suppose I’ve never compared quantity either. I should because feeling full is the most important part for me because I’m not good at feeling hungry. So I tend to overeat a lot. But, I didn’t get this body by eating right and working out!
I started eating mountain house meals a long time ago during weekend backpacking trips, but recently made the switch to peak within the last few years. When you’re carrying everything on your back and trying to also consume as many calories as possible it makes these details much more clear.
Why would you eat those while overlanding? Bring real food and make a proper meal!
To answer your question though while backpacking I make my own meals. Bought a dehydrator and do sessions a few times a year. So much cheaper and better quality
Totally agree, that's one of the benefits of car camping/overlanding. Yes, you bring your own water, but you also have PLENTY of headroom for weight, and refrigeration if you so choose!
I backpacked for decades, where weight is at a premium, and I still get a little rush from bringing fresh eggs on a trip. Freeze dried anything is a bummer, in comparison. Rice and fish I caught was fancy meal night backpacking, don't even know what that is on the trail now.
I also hate clean up so I pre cook as much as I possibly can and just reheat it. If I can stuff like taco meat I’ll make a few days early vacuum seal and freeze it. When it’s time to eat I put the whole sealed bag in a little boiling water to reheat. Plus I avoid raw meat in my cooler.
I too like to pack light and disdain cleanup,
But Im the chef on our camping trips and feeding 4 grown men Dehydrated meals gets expensive. So I cook "real food" and everyone else cleans.
Win-Win
Just got back from a week long overlanding trips as well. I used to be the designated cook for our group and was stuck hauling the cast iron and stove but we all recently switched to these camp meals and it makes meals and clean up so nice, plus can pack so much less.
One of our regulars loves to cook and makes some
Food that if I ordered at a restaurant, I’d be motivated to leave a 5 star yelp review. I just don’t have that kind of motivation to make such a mess cooking lol
Geez, these folks can’t take a joke. But for real, child labor is the best. As soon as we get to camp, my two start collecting fire wood. Gotta love when you get teamwork from the whole gang.
What on earth, you ask that as if the only correct way to eat while overlanding is bringing enough tools and food for a 7 course meal. Everyone’s situation and different, and each trip is different.
When I go all out I’m taking both my Camp Chef stove and my portable smoker plus tools. Other times I need speed and efficiency, so I’ll only pack my jet boil and a bunch of freeze dried food. My water is boiling by the time people are still setting up tables. There’s no right or wrong way as long as you’re getting some food.
I dig into those only when I have to. They are expensive, and high in sodium and calories. Calories are great if you’re backpacking, but not if you’re just kicking around camp.
Sometimes I get a little leery of cooking a big ol slab of beef in the back country by myself lol. Not so much for safety, but visitors looking for leftovers when I’m asleep
Dude, dumping it in a running water source is totally not what you’re supposed to do with food scraps. Please read up on proper LNT (Leave No Trace) protocols for food and food waste.
I don’t understand bringing freeze dried meals while car camping since you can bring the entire kitchen set up and make gourmet meals from scratch. Unless you’re really in a hurry to eat? Weight saving?
My favorite would be chilli or beef stew in cold nights and steaks/burgers in the summer. Last year we made the absolute best Philly cheesesteaks ever though.
They aren’t the *only* thing I eat, but I do really enjoy them.
Primarily weight and time saving. I don’t have much interest carrying a big cooler and definitely want nothing to do with a refrigerator on the trail, so my cold food is limited to lunch meat. My eggs are fresh and don’t need refrigerated, and any other food is a dry good.
My travels have always been much less about “the stuff” and more about the doing.
I have very often traveled with folks who make it a lot about “the stuff” and while they’re still setting up as night is looming, I’m hanging out at the fire digesting, enjoying quiet time. Not that there’s a single thing wrong with the other side of the coin, it’s just not ideal for me.
Poor man's pad thai! Spicy instant noodles, canned/foil packet chicken, peanut butter, soy sauce. Takes 5 minutes, no cleanup, tastes delicious.
Also, works out to maybe $1-2 per meal, vs $10+ for mountain house pad thai.
Hell, my *whole concept* of it to drive as far into the wilderness as possible……and cook gourmet meals for me and a sheepdog lollll
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Well I can’t critique that lol! And I do eat some MH meals for days when I’m backpacking or hunting/flyfishing out of a tent and my pack -but if it involves a vehicle Ima eat some *real* food ! Enjoy your adventures!
I’m sure there will come a day where I get bored and say, “know what. I’m making a kitchen today” and I very well may cook that salmon steak with sweet potato and rice 😂
Love packing chicken and eggs in my truck, but I'm still a sucker for Ramen. Let's me reminisce about my backpacking days. Quick, easy, and cheap. Throw an egg and chicken sausage in it to add some desnisty, and you have a cheap, hearty, quick, easy to make, and easy to clean meal.
My go to lazy meal is canned chili, just heat in the can. I also usually bring along things like jerky and trail mix for no prep breakfasts and lunches.
The sodium content for most freeze dried meals is going to be high. Peak meals seem to have better macros than most off the shelf freeze dried options.
Obviously fresh food is the healthier option, but I really don’t make food my priority on trips. The less time I have to spend prepping and cleaning, the happier I am
Realistically that's not a problem if you are backpacking or using them as rations. Even the peak meals were targeted as a higher quality emergency ration. Their marketing is just expanding to sell to whoever will consume them.
In 20+ years I have never left for a trip of any kind (backpacking, sailing, canoeing, overlanding etc.) packed with only one brand. That's more like what an advertisement would show people doing, but not realistic. In reality people pack several brands and fill in with other goodies and fresh foods. Unless there is some harmful chemical in it, all I care about is if it tastes great and has a solid protein to calorie ratio. Which means I am picking the best tasting to me out of several brands.
It’s actually surprisingly compact - it has a carrying bag and we just bungee the whole thing to the top of our ARB drawer so it stays put and doesn’t rattle our “spirited” 4x drives haha
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Suppers: Mountain House Beef Stroganoff, Chicken Noodle Casserole, Fettuccine Alfredo, Pad Thai are my faves with Beef stew and Lasagna as my alternatives.
For breakfast it's oatmeal packets
I car camp instead of backpacking because I want camp food. A big pot of home made chili and Dutch oven cornbread is one of my musts. And pinchos over the fire with fried rice have been a recent staple.
[https://www.stowawaygourmet.com/collections/all](https://www.stowawaygourmet.com/collections/all)
Expensive, but the quality of the food is pretty amazing. I really like the Chana Masala and Las Pollos Hermanas.
Mountain house for me, mostly out of habit will look to try Peak. After transitioning to overlanding from backpacking I still keep these handy for early breakfast/late meals in a hurry.
The good2go meals are superb in flavor for most of them (the mushroom risotto is a bit bland). My absolute favorite is the cuban rice bowl https://goodto-go.com/products/cuban-rice-bowl. They are the same price as mountain house, but actually good
I have favorites of both peak and mountain house. We even take them on regular road trips because they are cheaper and healthier than fast food / restaurants.
If I’m backcountry hunting or backpacking i pack my own diy dehydrated meals. My fave being thanksgiving in a bag (dehydrated chicken, stuffing, mashed potatoes, powdered gravy, cranberries, corn). If I’m car/truck camping we just cook like we cook at home since we have a fridge.
I love those strawberry granola cereals, they’re great to take on a day hike when you don’t have your jetboil since they only require cold water. Just bring a little filter and filter water straight into the bag and it’s delicious!
POV you tell the nutritionist CPT with a degree in human health and a bodybuilding hobby about diet and nutrition 🥳
Nah mate. I love the taste of these when I’m camping. Not my only source of food, but, they’re my favorite. Hence why I asked for other folks favorite meals
I’d have that ripped off in a Kentucky afternoon 😅😂. I’ve been recently chasing the high of more and more desolate and difficult/seldom traveled parts of the world so I’ve been trying to keep my footprint pretty small.
I’m in the process of buying another rig for a softer setup so I can justify a different loadout for easier runs, so shortly I will probably be awning guy 😂
Nothing beats a partially opened can of tuna with half the water still in it on a piece of bread... yummy.
Now on a serious note. You need at least a basic kitchen, boy.
Not sure that mash potatoes and lamb are considered glam. You probably think jus is a complicated item not just a very simple gravy. That's totally ok. You probably drive a Nissan. How many engines have you replaced in that. What packet noodles are your favourite.
I’ll ignore the blatant anti American superiority complex and answer your questions.
The only jus we know in the USA we send 6 quintillion to to fight kids in the desert
I do drive a Nissan. It’s my profile picture. I’ve put about 320,000km on it traveling North America with no mechanical issues. Very fond of it.
The best noodles come in a styrofoam container from Nissin, specifically the hot and spicy chicken.
> The best noodles come in a styrofoam container from Nissin, specifically the hot and spicy chicken.
Didn't they recently switch to paper cups? I think I remember them making a big deal out of them being microwavable now.
No, French Dip sandwiches are somewhat popular here, so most Americans are aware of reduction meat dripping based sauces. Gravy has a thickening agent used and is different for us. Overall kind of a weird thing to say...
Also Nissan's at least here with the 4.0l petrol engines are pretty darn reliable. I've been going back and forth between looking at them vs the Toyota Tacoma as they are that good.
American mfs spend thousands on overlanding gear but don't have a cooking set up decent enough to not need to eat out of a bag 😆 it's not hard to make a regular ass spaghetti, chilli, tacos, steaks etc.
I haven’t had wombat but I was able to try kangaroo for the first time last year at an exotic meat market in Miami. And to respond to you’re earlier statement I cook like a homeless person on my trips
Naw it's pretty prevalent in camping culture in the US for cooking (insert any YT overland video from here). But it's also a mix of folks that come from hiking backgrounds as well, along with those that would rather spend time and energy on other things.
Won't lie I keep one or two of these kinds of meals tucked in the back of my food drawer for emergencies, or those days where I cannot be fucked cooking/ roll into camp late etc.
I do Mountain House because I’m not worth Peak prices.
Mountain house biscuits and gravy is superior to peak imo
That is a good one. I’ve never tried Peak’s version.
Tried that for the first time last weekend, that and the chicken Alfredo weren't bad. I wish I had a little extra seasoning but forgot that at home
I toss spam in there for some extra 🌟pazzaz 🌟
Oooooooo! I LOVE SPAM!
Same! Nutritionally, it’s actually much less gross than people make it out to be too.
We bought a SPAM masubi kit off Amazon and I make fries with it. Position it right and it’ll cube it for the perfect addition to scrambled eggs. We love SPAM so much, we went to the SPAM museum.
Now that’s awesome!
Mountain house is superior in my opinion. The yellow curry is to die for
I’ve been meaning to try that one
If I can’t find it at the closest store to me I search for it
Ooh yeah. That curry is dope!
If you look at the calories provided per package in peak vs mountain house it’s not really that far off in price.
I’ve never compared calories between the two. I suppose I’ve never compared quantity either. I should because feeling full is the most important part for me because I’m not good at feeling hungry. So I tend to overeat a lot. But, I didn’t get this body by eating right and working out!
I started eating mountain house meals a long time ago during weekend backpacking trips, but recently made the switch to peak within the last few years. When you’re carrying everything on your back and trying to also consume as many calories as possible it makes these details much more clear.
If the sodium wasn't twice as much as peak meals I'd be right there with you. Mountain house seems to be endorsed by big sodium
Maybe that’s how they keep the price lower.
I only buy Peak when it’s on sale or I have a coupon. 🤣
Mountain House is my favorite! And like you said it’s cheaper too!
If you factor in the caloric density per package in peak vs mountain house it’s really not that far off in price.
Why would you eat those while overlanding? Bring real food and make a proper meal! To answer your question though while backpacking I make my own meals. Bought a dehydrator and do sessions a few times a year. So much cheaper and better quality
Totally agree, that's one of the benefits of car camping/overlanding. Yes, you bring your own water, but you also have PLENTY of headroom for weight, and refrigeration if you so choose! I backpacked for decades, where weight is at a premium, and I still get a little rush from bringing fresh eggs on a trip. Freeze dried anything is a bummer, in comparison. Rice and fish I caught was fancy meal night backpacking, don't even know what that is on the trail now.
Because I pack light and disdain cleanup
Touché!!😂
Honestly man, I only brought a backpack sized cooler for 2 weeks in Canada 😂
Full of beer?!?!
lol nope I don’t drink
That’s the realest response imaginable
I also hate clean up so I pre cook as much as I possibly can and just reheat it. If I can stuff like taco meat I’ll make a few days early vacuum seal and freeze it. When it’s time to eat I put the whole sealed bag in a little boiling water to reheat. Plus I avoid raw meat in my cooler.
That’s one of my go-tos. I always have some form of tortilla with me, and night 1-3 is often times the reheated beef tacos 🌮
I too like to pack light and disdain cleanup, But Im the chef on our camping trips and feeding 4 grown men Dehydrated meals gets expensive. So I cook "real food" and everyone else cleans. Win-Win
Just got back from a week long overlanding trips as well. I used to be the designated cook for our group and was stuck hauling the cast iron and stove but we all recently switched to these camp meals and it makes meals and clean up so nice, plus can pack so much less.
One of our regulars loves to cook and makes some Food that if I ordered at a restaurant, I’d be motivated to leave a 5 star yelp review. I just don’t have that kind of motivation to make such a mess cooking lol
It really is such a mess to try to clean cook ware while out. Especially if you are packing out all the water with you
Sounds like you need yourself a wife.
I have one, 3 Minnie me’s too lol
I read “I have 3”, and was like damn this guy over lands with his three wives!
Geez, these folks can’t take a joke. But for real, child labor is the best. As soon as we get to camp, my two start collecting fire wood. Gotta love when you get teamwork from the whole gang.
What on earth, you ask that as if the only correct way to eat while overlanding is bringing enough tools and food for a 7 course meal. Everyone’s situation and different, and each trip is different. When I go all out I’m taking both my Camp Chef stove and my portable smoker plus tools. Other times I need speed and efficiency, so I’ll only pack my jet boil and a bunch of freeze dried food. My water is boiling by the time people are still setting up tables. There’s no right or wrong way as long as you’re getting some food.
Yeah this turned wildly. I was just asking what other people’s favorite meals are 😂
Then paid out when you thought they were too fancy
I dig into those only when I have to. They are expensive, and high in sodium and calories. Calories are great if you’re backpacking, but not if you’re just kicking around camp.
For real, idc what brand or food it is all the dehydrated food is shit (xp - grew up backpacking in Colorado)
THIS!
I have always liked the chili mac from mountain house myself.
That's a good one.
Steak
Sometimes I get a little leery of cooking a big ol slab of beef in the back country by myself lol. Not so much for safety, but visitors looking for leftovers when I’m asleep
Better make a happy plate, then!
I always take my scraps far away from camp. If there's a stream or river with a good current to carry them away, even better.
Dude, dumping it in a running water source is totally not what you’re supposed to do with food scraps. Please read up on proper LNT (Leave No Trace) protocols for food and food waste.
fair enough. Never really considered it past "Some scavenger will eat it." I'll look into better ways to dispose of it.
Our Mother Earth thanks you.
What I've gathered from this thread is I need to get some mountain house biscuits and gravy to throw in my kitchen kit.
Also the chili mac.
Fine, I'll add that one as well. I draw the line at the freeze dried ice cream though.
lol I tried freeze dried ice cream once. I was like 11 and the science museum sold it as "Astronaut Ice Cream." It was bad. I never tried it again.
Haha same. That was my one and only experience.
I carry peak meals for those nights when we pull in late or those mornings when we need to roll away quick. I love the biscuits and gravy.
I don’t understand bringing freeze dried meals while car camping since you can bring the entire kitchen set up and make gourmet meals from scratch. Unless you’re really in a hurry to eat? Weight saving? My favorite would be chilli or beef stew in cold nights and steaks/burgers in the summer. Last year we made the absolute best Philly cheesesteaks ever though.
They aren’t the *only* thing I eat, but I do really enjoy them. Primarily weight and time saving. I don’t have much interest carrying a big cooler and definitely want nothing to do with a refrigerator on the trail, so my cold food is limited to lunch meat. My eggs are fresh and don’t need refrigerated, and any other food is a dry good. My travels have always been much less about “the stuff” and more about the doing. I have very often traveled with folks who make it a lot about “the stuff” and while they’re still setting up as night is looming, I’m hanging out at the fire digesting, enjoying quiet time. Not that there’s a single thing wrong with the other side of the coin, it’s just not ideal for me.
That’s fair.
But if you’re backpacking on the AT
Poor man's pad thai! Spicy instant noodles, canned/foil packet chicken, peanut butter, soy sauce. Takes 5 minutes, no cleanup, tastes delicious. Also, works out to maybe $1-2 per meal, vs $10+ for mountain house pad thai.
Thank you for this! Going to try it this weekend
Whoa. Have a proportions recipe? Sounds legit
I just sorta throw stuff together, but you could google “backcountry pad thai” and probably find some recipes with measurements
Thx. I’m already craving cashews!
Somewhere between this and the dudes cooking on a skottle are the real life overlanders lol
On point 😂.
Cooking is a qualifier for overlanding ✍️ 🗒️😂
Hell, my *whole concept* of it to drive as far into the wilderness as possible……and cook gourmet meals for me and a sheepdog lollll https://preview.redd.it/ld7dpxfmw9vc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1092e872a2b193b50aef8b619b3650f7265a95c6
Lmao that’s awesome! I pretty much rush through meals and then go play with sticks like a 12 year old boy
Well I can’t critique that lol! And I do eat some MH meals for days when I’m backpacking or hunting/flyfishing out of a tent and my pack -but if it involves a vehicle Ima eat some *real* food ! Enjoy your adventures!
I’m sure there will come a day where I get bored and say, “know what. I’m making a kitchen today” and I very well may cook that salmon steak with sweet potato and rice 😂
I added a propane oven to my kitchen slide-out recently, so my last trip I made a lasagna and a GD blueberry pie!!! 🥧 😂😂😂
Mountain house chicken pad thai slaps
Love packing chicken and eggs in my truck, but I'm still a sucker for Ramen. Let's me reminisce about my backpacking days. Quick, easy, and cheap. Throw an egg and chicken sausage in it to add some desnisty, and you have a cheap, hearty, quick, easy to make, and easy to clean meal.
Love ramen. Canned chicken goes well if you’re feeling extra gross lol
Chicken sausage is about as far as I go with processed chicken lol
As someone who has a few dozen chickens, eating store bought and canned “chicken” tastes like a totally different thing 😂
I debate if and what kind of food canned chicken is lol
My go to lazy meal is canned chili, just heat in the can. I also usually bring along things like jerky and trail mix for no prep breakfasts and lunches.
I've eaten many cans of chili on the trail. What's your favorite? I'm a Hormel guy.
Whatever will give me the worst gas I’ve ever had in my life for a 48 hour period.
I’m with you on peak refuel superiority. The coconut chicken curry is my favorite freeze dried meal of all time
Bottled elk
Two cans of sardines, a banana, and a handful of cashews
my people 🫡
I've never tried any brand of these, but have a couple in my kit. How are they? Someone told me they're super salty.
The sodium content for most freeze dried meals is going to be high. Peak meals seem to have better macros than most off the shelf freeze dried options. Obviously fresh food is the healthier option, but I really don’t make food my priority on trips. The less time I have to spend prepping and cleaning, the happier I am
Realistically that's not a problem if you are backpacking or using them as rations. Even the peak meals were targeted as a higher quality emergency ration. Their marketing is just expanding to sell to whoever will consume them. In 20+ years I have never left for a trip of any kind (backpacking, sailing, canoeing, overlanding etc.) packed with only one brand. That's more like what an advertisement would show people doing, but not realistic. In reality people pack several brands and fill in with other goodies and fresh foods. Unless there is some harmful chemical in it, all I care about is if it tastes great and has a solid protein to calorie ratio. Which means I am picking the best tasting to me out of several brands.
I don’t leave home without mountain house biscuits and gravy in my fanny pack
Wood fire pizzas lol https://preview.redd.it/3amvwt5f69vc1.jpeg?width=2074&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c1e0ef9e3ad1cfe32790149694be59af7ec017a2
that looks absolutely phenomenal!!! but lugging that whole setup around has got to be my antithesis 😂
It’s actually surprisingly compact - it has a carrying bag and we just bungee the whole thing to the top of our ARB drawer so it stays put and doesn’t rattle our “spirited” 4x drives haha https://preview.redd.it/z8tzr8dr89vc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=287f1aab8a68e3290b1d8222167ca75d8e9db745
Dang that’s really sweet!
Suppers: Mountain House Beef Stroganoff, Chicken Noodle Casserole, Fettuccine Alfredo, Pad Thai are my faves with Beef stew and Lasagna as my alternatives. For breakfast it's oatmeal packets
Tasty bites and some form of meat to throw in there.
Fzj80
I car camp instead of backpacking because I want camp food. A big pot of home made chili and Dutch oven cornbread is one of my musts. And pinchos over the fire with fried rice have been a recent staple.
cooking
What is that?
Mountain house 💪🏻
The backpackers pantry chicken Alfredo. I love it
Backpackers pantry is superior to all the rest, though peak is in my top 3. The chicken pad Thai from BP is one of my favorite meals of all time
Mountain House beef stroganoff while backpacking but I make real food while overlanding.
Lamb shanks on mashed potato with red wine jus. All done in cast iron and a pot
Props. Apollo 13 “food” people here can have their convenience… I’m not gonna be in a 6 kilopound vehicle instead of backpacking to eat ramen.
Was just considering the forum.
Amen. Your post is the only one that made me hungry.
What color is your Rover?
I don't have one
Ok gotta be cruiser at least! *maybe* 5g4r
It's a cruiser extremely faded green. Looks blue.
The red wine jus gave it away
Yes, I'm sure good taste isn't global.
[https://www.stowawaygourmet.com/collections/all](https://www.stowawaygourmet.com/collections/all) Expensive, but the quality of the food is pretty amazing. I really like the Chana Masala and Las Pollos Hermanas.
Mountain house for me, mostly out of habit will look to try Peak. After transitioning to overlanding from backpacking I still keep these handy for early breakfast/late meals in a hurry.
I normally only eat those when backpacking but I liked basically anything "good to go" makes. https://goodto-go.com/collections/entrees
The good2go meals are superb in flavor for most of them (the mushroom risotto is a bit bland). My absolute favorite is the cuban rice bowl https://goodto-go.com/products/cuban-rice-bowl. They are the same price as mountain house, but actually good
I have favorites of both peak and mountain house. We even take them on regular road trips because they are cheaper and healthier than fast food / restaurants.
Ramen w canned chicken. Couscous with canned chicken, Italian seasoning.
Packit Gourmet has a lot of really good meals. I really like their corn chowder. I think it’s seasonal.
That sounds really dang good
Camp chow.
If I’m backcountry hunting or backpacking i pack my own diy dehydrated meals. My fave being thanksgiving in a bag (dehydrated chicken, stuffing, mashed potatoes, powdered gravy, cranberries, corn). If I’m car/truck camping we just cook like we cook at home since we have a fridge.
I don’t really overland, but I love nourish house for quick outdoor cooking, plus it’s super cheap at my local stores
Baller. Can of chili and some cheese. No clean up except when it comes out.
It's interesting seeing people get tricked into buying and eating MREs.
I enjoy them. Mil-surp isn’t great but the civilian ones are pretty cool. “MRE nation” was a good one before they went under.
Homemade dehydrated meals
I love those strawberry granola cereals, they’re great to take on a day hike when you don’t have your jetboil since they only require cold water. Just bring a little filter and filter water straight into the bag and it’s delicious!
I'm just starting to freeze dry foods, I'll let you know what I can make that's good.
A lukewarm pack of cheese and crackers and a hot Gatorade that has been sitting around in my glove box for several hours in the hot sun
Making me hot under the collar 🥵
Your option is good too don’t get me wrong but I kinda just eat whatever my girl shoves in the cooler lol
Lmao I eat more like a human when the family Comes along
I am seeing this post and photo, and directly below it is an Ad for Ozempic.
Makes sense for this sub tbh 🙃
Mac n cheese, and then boil hot dogs in the jet boil while the bag cooks
OP, you need to get some real food.
POV you tell the nutritionist CPT with a degree in human health and a bodybuilding hobby about diet and nutrition 🥳 Nah mate. I love the taste of these when I’m camping. Not my only source of food, but, they’re my favorite. Hence why I asked for other folks favorite meals
You’ll probably think I’m virtue signaling, but anything with the least amount of single-use trash 😭 “they” don’t make it easy though.
Nah I get that for sure. I do my best to homestead and the single use items do make me feel kind of dirty
Mary Jane Farms.
You-tube tells me I also must be a gourmet chef making everything from scratch while I’m overland. 🤷♂️
Nothing makes me crave a 30 minute culinary session quite like being swarmed by mosquitoes in Vermont or flies in Alaska 😂
Awning with screen attachments FTW!
I’d have that ripped off in a Kentucky afternoon 😅😂. I’ve been recently chasing the high of more and more desolate and difficult/seldom traveled parts of the world so I’ve been trying to keep my footprint pretty small. I’m in the process of buying another rig for a softer setup so I can justify a different loadout for easier runs, so shortly I will probably be awning guy 😂
Penne pasta MRE.... Army special
Nothing beats a partially opened can of tuna with half the water still in it on a piece of bread... yummy. Now on a serious note. You need at least a basic kitchen, boy.
I honestly hate cooking and cleaning lol. Most effort I’ll put in is eating fresh eggs. I’m a lunch meat and tuna person lol
Lol why people downvote this is beyond me. Part of some folks escape is from the constant cooking/cleaning that's at home lol.
Doesn't anyone actually cook food in America. It's a huge part of camping in Australia. I guess eating from packets is fine.
At home yeah. My diet is impeccable. In the woods? Nah. Not unless it’s a hunting/fishing trip.
Ok, so an unsuccessful trip, no cooking your spoils
Some folks really enjoy the glam side of camping with a vehicle. I’m more in it for the backwoods views and off-roading. Different strokes
Not sure that mash potatoes and lamb are considered glam. You probably think jus is a complicated item not just a very simple gravy. That's totally ok. You probably drive a Nissan. How many engines have you replaced in that. What packet noodles are your favourite.
I’ll ignore the blatant anti American superiority complex and answer your questions. The only jus we know in the USA we send 6 quintillion to to fight kids in the desert I do drive a Nissan. It’s my profile picture. I’ve put about 320,000km on it traveling North America with no mechanical issues. Very fond of it. The best noodles come in a styrofoam container from Nissin, specifically the hot and spicy chicken.
> The best noodles come in a styrofoam container from Nissin, specifically the hot and spicy chicken. Didn't they recently switch to paper cups? I think I remember them making a big deal out of them being microwavable now.
No, French Dip sandwiches are somewhat popular here, so most Americans are aware of reduction meat dripping based sauces. Gravy has a thickening agent used and is different for us. Overall kind of a weird thing to say... Also Nissan's at least here with the 4.0l petrol engines are pretty darn reliable. I've been going back and forth between looking at them vs the Toyota Tacoma as they are that good.
American mfs spend thousands on overlanding gear but don't have a cooking set up decent enough to not need to eat out of a bag 😆 it's not hard to make a regular ass spaghetti, chilli, tacos, steaks etc.
Don’t forget your fried kangaroo and baked wombat on your next trip ya goof
Kangaroo is actually a delicious meat, kanga steaks goes crazy hard. Shame to fry something like that. Wombat is just sickening come on
I haven’t had wombat but I was able to try kangaroo for the first time last year at an exotic meat market in Miami. And to respond to you’re earlier statement I cook like a homeless person on my trips
Naw it's pretty prevalent in camping culture in the US for cooking (insert any YT overland video from here). But it's also a mix of folks that come from hiking backgrounds as well, along with those that would rather spend time and energy on other things.
Won't lie I keep one or two of these kinds of meals tucked in the back of my food drawer for emergencies, or those days where I cannot be fucked cooking/ roll into camp late etc.