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I'm going to be camping for 4 days at a location without easy access to fire (hence no boiled water). As such, I'm going to be packing a bunch of canned stuff for my daily meals. The place is in England, where we're expecting a few hot days this week and maybe some rain over the weekend.

However, I have some free time before the trip to cook food. But I'm not sure if there's any good foods I could bring along that could keep for 3-4 days without a fridge. I guess that crosses out most meat dishes.

Some ideas I had were: falafel, fritters, bread, calzones, pasties. Have you tried taking such foods camping and if so, did they last a few days without spoiling? Are there any other foods you'd recommend? Thank you so much!

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[-] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago
[-] nzodd@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Remember to knock it against your mug of grog to get the weevils out before you soak it in there.

[-] Concept1037@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I highly recommend getting a gas burner, if you are comfortable with it. It’s great for cooking while camping. We’ve recently made tacos and risotto while camping. Also, depending on the brand/model, it works in most weather and you’re not reliant on gathering wood for a fire.

[-] xtremeownage@lemmyonline.com 1 points 1 year ago

Protein bars & Nuts. Lightweight, packed with nutrients / calories.

Canned food tends to be heavy for the amount of nutrients included.

MREs are great too, lots of variety. But, these things can plug you up pretty bad. The uh, gum, will help flush you out. Pretty bulky though.

[-] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Can’t you just bring a Trangia stove? They burn for EVER on half a litre of spirit.

[-] Shurimal@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Nuts and dried fruit, granola bars, halva, canned beans in tomato sauce, canned meat and fish and other canned stuff, bread, all sorts of cheese, cucumbers, smoked meat were the staples of no-cooking-needed foodstuffs that keep for several days in the summer when I did hiking in my younger days. For breakfast, muesli with milk from powder. You can prep buckwheat overnight in cold water and eat it for lunch or breakfast. Onions and garlic to add taste, fresh herbs will keep just fine, too. Sun-dried tomatoes. Bell peppers.

Basically, you need to start thinking antique: what did travellers and adventurers eat several hundred years ago when refridgeration wasn't a thing?

[-] Rayspekt@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago
[-] fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Here's a list of some candidate foods, compiled from the experience of people who live in vans and other vehicles without refrigeration.

[-] AphoticDev@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Why no boiled water? A small backpacking stove, something like a Pocket Rocket from MSR, is lightweight and can give you a very small, controlled flame that's hot enough to boil a liter of water in less than two minutes. And if you look around on Amazon, you can find them even cheaper than MSR, usually for less than $20. They connect to an isopropane canister which runs about $5.

[-] downpunxx@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

You can dehydrate literally anything, and re-hydrate it on the trail with a little water and heat. Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Soups, the works.

[-] PatFussy@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mcdonalds cheeseburgers. I saw a video of a guy doing the pacific trail with just a bag of hamburgers and he said they lasted well over a month. He also said its the best thing hes ever done as they gave him more strength than protein bars ever have. If i find it ill post.

Edit:I couldnt find the hamburger but i found mcdouble guy. I think 90 miles is still a few days worth.

[-] falsem@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Eating a month old burger sounds like a great way to get food poisoning

[-] Piogre@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Does it count as food poisoning if it's not technically food?

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