Trail Recipes– Share your Favorites

[Tree Top Flyer]

Mine has got to be potpourri oatmeal.

Take a packet or two of oatmeal in a freezerbag.

Pick berries and nuts on the trail as you go and blend together. Walnuts are tops with me.

[Moondoggy]

Cheesy Bacospuds

Serves 4

Package into 1-qt ziploc bag:
• 2 ¼ cup instant potato flakes
• ½ cup instant dry milk
• 1 packet Butter Buds
• 1 ½ Tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 ½ Tablespoon dried onions
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• pepper
• ¾ cup Baco-bits (or crumbled bacon)
• 1 pkg. Powdered Cheese spread (can use cubed fresh cheese but reduce water by 1 cup)
• 4 ½ cups boiling water w/ powdered cheese
• (3 cups boiling water if fresh cheese)

In Camp
• Bring 4 ½ (or 3) cups water to a boil
• Add all ingredients
• Stir
• Let Stand a minute
• Stir to fluff – add more water if too dry

[Tree Top Flyer]

Sounds really good. Thanks, of course you know my main goal is to rip off all these recipes and use them on the trail myself.

[Guests]

I’m a fan of the bakepacker, myself. If you’ve never used one – you should check it out. Easy to cook, no mess, and easy to clean up. You can bake, broil, etc. I’ve even baked bisquits and brownies in mine. Pizza is a crap shoot, but most other baked goods come out excellent. If you haven’t tried one, have a look at this link:

http://www.bakepacker.com

My favorite, perfect for breakfast especially in the cold winter months:

4 eggs
1/3 C diced yellow cheese
Salt/ pepper

Add all ingredients to plastic bag. Mix thoroughly. Place bag into BakePacker, spreading to cover grid. Fold down top of bag loosely. Cover pot and boil/bake 8 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand to set.

Services 2-3.

[Tree Top Flyer]

And…it’s really inexpensive and weighs 4 oz. Perfect, sold. Wish it would get here before our trip. It might make it there before our last trip.
Cobbler, cobbler, and more cobbler.

Thanks,
TTF
KSVN, Ga

[Guests]

I had a bakepacker for a while and frankly wasn’t that enthralled with it. It is a lot easier to clean up after cooking but I think food tastes better when cooked in a skillet.

[Tree Top Flyer]

For the clean up ease / weight/ and price it seems like a pretty good deal. We shall see.

[Tree Top Flyer]

Gear Review: Bakepacker.

Weight outstanding! Made some peach cobbler and although it turned out ugly as sin, the cobbler was DEEELISH! Will probably keep this one set aside for entralling the boy and his friends on local hikes as I’m never letting my stove, kettle, and black beans and rice get too far from me on overnighters.

After watching Survivorman drink pine needle tea over and over I decided to see if it’s as good as he thinks it is. Granted I haven’t been in the wilds for 5 days without a drink or food, it was good. Mixed in a packet of Splenda and voila. Not bad, wouldn’t trash the Black Tea for it but it was good. I suggest thoroughly washing it if you live in an area with a lot of pollution or mosquito sprayers.

Has anyone seen a good, light but sturdy, metal coffee press or do you like the plastic types just as well?

[Moondoggy]

I use an aluminum 9-cup Coleman percolator. Its a little bulky, but fairly lightweight (less than 16 oz.), and fairly inexpensive. I’ve never tried a press, but can’t imagine anything comparing to a good cup of percolator coffee on a crisp morning. Not to mention you get several cups with each brew as opposed to just one or two.

[Tree Top Flyer]

I have the same percolator. I’m looking for a press mainly for when I’m in doing field exercises with the Army. The Joes in the mess tent make horrible coffee and I like Dunkin Donuts coffee and had some that a buddy made out of his lexan. The lexan press doesn’t hold up well so I’m looking for a good, sturdy press that can handle being roughed up.

I agree, you can’t go wrong with a good percolater.

[Guests]

Bob’s Toast

1. Find forked stick.
2. Place bread on stick.
3. Lightly toast over fire.

Serves 1

[Tree Top Flyer]

Bob’s Toast

I think I’ve had that a few dozen times,

also, roasted beef jerky on a stick works well.

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