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Sailsman’s thread about heat source, recovery gear and hypothermia got me thinking about the other heat source, calories. Or fat, or some combination; I don’t know much about fast fuel nutrition science.
There have been times when I realized, later than I should, that I was running on empty, up to and including shivering hypothermia. I have always just settled for gobbling down something quick and easy from the lunch bag while I get the stove out and boil water for hot chocolate or instant soup, and throw on extra or dry clothes if needed.
On multi-day trips I usually have hot chocolate mix, instant Cream-of-whatever soup packs and my typical lunch/snack stuff like peanut butter, salami, cashews, banana chips, candy bars. Eh, not exactly a balanced meal.
But, positing the scenario that I am on shore with my gear and need some quick fuel for the body, what foods or drink would folks recommend?
Foods, plural; something immediately ready to gobble down, I don’t usually carry a stove on day trips, as well as something quick and easy to heat on the stove when tripping.
As something hot, ready in minutes, and easily kept packed with a long storage/shelf life, perhaps a Mt. House Breakfast Skillet, or Biscuits & Gravy; both high in calories (500+) and total fat (28 – 30%).
What is your go-to gobbled or cooked comestible when running on empty?
There have been times when I realized, later than I should, that I was running on empty, up to and including shivering hypothermia. I have always just settled for gobbling down something quick and easy from the lunch bag while I get the stove out and boil water for hot chocolate or instant soup, and throw on extra or dry clothes if needed.
On multi-day trips I usually have hot chocolate mix, instant Cream-of-whatever soup packs and my typical lunch/snack stuff like peanut butter, salami, cashews, banana chips, candy bars. Eh, not exactly a balanced meal.
But, positing the scenario that I am on shore with my gear and need some quick fuel for the body, what foods or drink would folks recommend?
Foods, plural; something immediately ready to gobble down, I don’t usually carry a stove on day trips, as well as something quick and easy to heat on the stove when tripping.
As something hot, ready in minutes, and easily kept packed with a long storage/shelf life, perhaps a Mt. House Breakfast Skillet, or Biscuits & Gravy; both high in calories (500+) and total fat (28 – 30%).
What is your go-to gobbled or cooked comestible when running on empty?