A good quality pork pie would be my choice.While I'm extremely fond of pork pies I'm not sure they would survive 2 weeks in the bottom of a rucksack.
While I'm extremely fond of pork pies I'm not sure they would survive 2 weeks in the bottom of a rucksack.
More constructively: biltong or similar?
Likewise.
It would be lucky to survive more than a few hours in mine before it got eaten ;)
Salami is great. :smitten:
Some savoury crackers and a tube of squishy cheese? (crackers in a little plastic tub wrapped in a paper towel keeps them dry and crumble free).
Or what about a Pepperami? They're savoury and definitely high in calories/energy.
Dried fruit is one of my staples, Lidl do a good selection but I also dry apples at home in the autumn, and my home made Biltong/jerky which is about a 10th of the cost of that stuff you buy in little foil bags in the supermarket.
Yes, I've tried this over a long weekend but wasn't to sure how long the cheeses would last. Just need to find the right container for the crackers.
Mmmmm baby bel and a hard boiled egg. Followed by fruit pastilles for dessert. What more can a walker want.
. So do Mini Baby Bel cheeses.
It would be lucky to survive more than a few hours in mine before it got eaten ;)
Hard rye bread with a tube of soft cheese and a cup of dehydrated soup.
Try fermented herring with potato and onion on thin hard rye-barley bread.
Rye bread is available in Lidl. Goes well with pickled herring and curried egg!
Doesn't answer the original request, but I LUUUUURRRRRVE Eccles Cakes. Excellent trail food, except they crumble, so you have to eat them up sooner rather than later. (Shame innit, :D )
I have recently fallen in love with a brand called 'Look what we Found' who make long life meals in a pouch; chilli con carne, meatballs, chicken casterole etc. They are very similar to camping meals, they are tasty, can be boiled in the bag and will last for months, they are maybe not quite as calorie dense as made for purpose camping meals but they are a fraction of the price, I normally pair them with a packet of cheap precooked rice for a more substantial evening meal. I have seen them in several supermarkets, I pick mine up from Morrison's for just under £1.50 each, but if you google the brand name you will see they are pretty common and popular with outdoor enthusiasts.
I have recently fallen in love with a brand called 'Look what we Found' who make long life meals in a pouch; chilli con carne, meatballs, chicken casterole etc. They are very similar to camping meals, they are tasty, can be boiled in the bag and will last for months, they are maybe not quite as calorie dense as made for purpose camping meals but they are a fraction of the price, I normally pair them with a packet of cheap precooked rice for a more substantial evening meal. I have seen them in several supermarkets, I pick mine up from Morrison's for just under £1.50 each, but if you google the brand name you will see they are pretty common and popular with outdoor enthusiasts.
I'm also in the position where not fulfilling my calorific needs is a very good thing indeed
Obviously dried foods makes sense where water is freely available but where it isn't then it makes no difference as you're carrying that water one way or another. In fact I can't count the number of times I've carefully saved a few hundred grams with dried food only to get to camp where there is a source of water but I've still got 1000g of water still undrunk sitting my pack.
For short trips the pouches (or tins really since tins don't actually weigh that much anyway) can work well.
Yes they are available at between £1.50 & £3.00 per pack.
the issues I have with them are :
Portion / bag size is 250g
Calories per portion / bag is around 200.
So for an equivalent meal to a de-hydrated 800Kcal meal you need to buy 4 of them (and carry 1000g) as compared to 150g bag of de-hydrated food. Yes you can 'add something' to them but that is all weight carried.
Burning off much higher than normal calories hiking with a pack in hot weather needs additional calories to your normal intake.
When one 250Kcal meal weighs almost twice an 800Kcal meal I think the choice is easy.