To be honest, I tossed this together at the last minute before we left for the TRT. I didn’t test it out prior to the trail, so I was a little nervous about how it would taste. We ate it with some tortillas and we loved it! I partly made this recipe to … Read More “Trail Recipe: Backcountry Chana Masala (Spiced Chickpeas)” »
Category: Food
Ramen is a thru-hiker staple, and people get pretty creative trying to dress up their noodles. One common trick is to add peanut butter. It’s tasty and really beefs up the calories. Piñata and I also add powdered coconut milk when it’s available, which adds even more calories. And if I have any, I’ll add … Read More “Recipe: Trail Coconut Peanut Noodles” »
I love my coffee in the morning, but I don’t like heating water in the morning when I’m on the trail (unless it’s very cold out). I also don’t always like eating very first thing, but I know I need some calories, which coffee alone doesn’t offer. Over the years I’ve come up with a … Read More “Recipes: Caloric Coffee Drinks” »
I do not have a dehydrator, and we mostly resupply on-trail, so I’m not a treasure trove of backcountry recipes like some hikers are. However, we do usually send ourselves some resupply boxes and in our boxes we always try to send ourselves some meals that are different from and healthier than what we can … Read More “Recipe: Backcountry Spaghetti” »
Contrary to what you may have heard, resupply on the CDT isn’t that different to or much more difficult than the PCT.
How many boxes we sent, how much it cost, and most importantly, what we would do differently if we were planning the PCT again.