What to take hiking/camping?

goatcheesellama

Does anybody have any good ideas about what to take camping for a week at a time, or for a 3 day hike in backcountry?

-Sara

squidgy

seeds(sunflower, pumpkin) , nuts (Almonds, cashew, brazil, hazelnut, macadamia etc), dried fruit (figs, apricots, Mango, saltanas, raisins etc ), raw bars, raw crackers, nut butters, a big bag of greens (baby spinach) lasts a day or 2 is hung from the outside of the pack, green powder and raw cacao to mix into a shake with a pinch of salt, a plastic jar to soak sunflowers and almonds overnight to help digestion the next day, seaweed...the list is endless...3 days isn't that long and it would be fairly easy to sort out a comprehensive meal plan...It just means you will be eating lots of dried fruit rather than fresh..

Take a small knife and a bowl and you're good to go...

Just make sure you will have enough calories and a good variety to mix it up.

You may also want to check out www.rawhike.com/ for more info.

I'm raw while cycling and am carrying a sprouter to help with greens..though this isn't always practical when hiking...especially when you are away for 3 days...When I next hike the CDT or PCT I will seriously consider the validity of a small bottle sprouter ( I don't know if the bumping will damage the sprouting?)

squidgy

Oh yeah...dates (lots of different sorts) and sundried bananas...

brownies

I've been doing this a lot lately. Here's what I've been bringing:

Flax crackers with a good amount of greens, onions, & garlic in them

Dehydrator cookies made with oats, dates, & carrots, fruit, or peanut butter

Energy bars made with coco, dates, nuts, & coconuts.

Green smoothie fruit leather (make a thick green smoothie and dehydrate it)

spicy nuts :

2 cups almonds (soaked 12 hours, then dehydrated 24 hours, or until crispy)

1 T. olive oil

1 t. sea salt

1/4 t. cayenne

1 t. chili powder

1 t. garlic powder

Toss all in a bowl and stir until almonds are coated. Dehydrate until crispy.