I have a buddy that makes Venison jerky for me. Add a summer sausage that will last several days and was perfect in Oct on the Long Trail for my Black Lab and I. We had some meat and hot meal every lunch & evening
I have a buddy that makes Venison jerky for me. Add a summer sausage that will last several days and was perfect in Oct on the Long Trail for my Black Lab and I. We had some meat and hot meal every lunch & evening
Hi Suzzz,
Back to your original inquiry, how to get occasional meat into your diet for a two week hike.....
Consider Mountain House Pro packs, in particular :
Chili Mac with Beef
Lasagna with meat sauce
Beef Stroganoff
Spaghetti with meat sauce
They come freeze dried, easy to pack and pretty darn delicious!
They claim it is a double serving which equates to one ' hungry hiker' serving !!
I'd still recommend a dehydrator and vacuum dealer, under a hundred bucks for both, to experiment with other foods such as veggies and fruit but these four in particular are excellent , in my humble opinion.
They also can be resealed, handy for packing out your trash.
Enjoy!
I own several large Excalibur dehydrators, but in reality, its so much easier to but a packet or container of Freeze Dried chicken, beef, turkey or ham and just add it to a meal.
Im planning on taking 3oz bacon bits from Hormel. Also tuna and chicken pouches and small summer sausages.
Sure miss the clams and shrimp in the foil pouches!
We (my mother for ME) dehydrates everything for my trips! I end up with venison, chicken, turkey even quail. I've seen others here have issues with dehydrating eggs. Wild mushrooms...veggies, fruits, fruit leather and of course scrambled eggs!
Since I see so many of you guys have issues with dehydrating eggs I will ask her what her process is. I will say that when I do dehydrate and when she does as well we typically keep in mason jars (with lid obviously) but I have accidentally kept some in Ziploc for close to a year and they've been fine.
Also buying the fruit leather sheets off Amazon then cutting to fit your dehydrator will help you substantially! I have been able to dehydrate almost anything. What I'll do is after cooking dinner for the family is take a bit of leftovers in my $40 cheapo dehydrator and try a small sheet worth watching carefully to see how it does. It typically does well!!
Voila new trail nomnoms
I make my own freeze-dried dinners using miscellaneous ingredients. The meat (usually chicken or ground beef, freeze-dried) I get from Packit Gormet or mountain house, and the veggies/rice/potatoes/noodles are from various sources (my own dehydrated, Amazon, Packit Gourmet). This way, I can create "custom" meals based on recipes I make at home, but using dehydrated/freeze-dried ingredients. Amazing things are available like powdered vinegar, soy sauce, wine powder (or use the little packets at minimus.biz). If you wanted to make your own chili mac, for example, you could use meat from Packit Gourmet, some taco spices from the grocery store, some various dehydrated veggies/beans, some hot sauce (Chollula packet), and some chopped sundried tomatoes. Put it all together in a ziplock, preferably vacuum seal it, and just add hot water on the trail. Voila! Instant yum. Adapt any recipe you would want to eat.