Backpacking Grub

[Wildfisher]

Tins, eggs etc are out ,  water in any form is far too heavy to carry so the food has to be dried.

I find these good

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vifon-Chicken-Flavour-Instant-Noodle/dp/B0053GA0EW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440238903&sr=8-1&keywords=vifon+noodles

Tesco has them, 45p each, very spicy and tasty. Made in 3 minutes

What do you take and what would you recommend?

[Bobfly]

The Mountain House brand is a popular backpacking one but some way higher in price than loads of dried products from supermarkets. There are lots of fairly instant pasta and noodles mixes now that are really pretty tasty.

[Fishtales]

Here's mine from a previous thread

http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=18389.msg196456#msg196456

[Wildfisher]

I do the same with the porridge Sandy. Make some salty, some sweet  with sultanas mixed in. Just add boiling  water and let it stand for 5 minutes. I  take oatcakes rather than Ryita.

[Wildfisher]

dried products from supermarkets. There are lots of fairly instant pasta and noodles mixes now that are really pretty tasty.

Some of them are very good. They fill you and provide energy. I like to try them out at home first to see if they are suitable. These are good.

http://www.batchelorsrange.co.uk/range/super-pasta-n-sauce/

[aliferste]

Tins, eggs etc are out ,  water in any form is far too heavy to carry so the food has to be dried.

I find these good

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vifon-Chicken-Flavour-Instant-Noodle/dp/B0053GA0EW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440238903&sr=8-1&keywords=vifon+noodles

Tesco has them, 45p each, very spicy and tasty. Made in 3 minutes

What do you take and what would you recommend?

You can now get them in B&M Bargains for 25p

[caorach]

I'm completely new to backpacking in the sense of overnight camping but on the other hand I'm out a lot every year and probably have towards 200 meals per year in some wild spot so I have some ideas on eating out.

One option is the self heating meals by the likes of "Hot Pack" these are relatively tasty and come in a box with food and a little heading pad thingme. You add a tiny amount of water to the heating pad and leave it for 10 minutes and you have hot food. The advantages with these are that you eat almost all the weight and they are mid-priced at around £4 per meal.

The Mountain House or Expedition Foods freeze dried foods are great if you don't have to carry water as they are very light and you just add boiling water to them. They do them in larger portions which I find ideal for me. They are expensive (£7ish per meal) but generally tasty and very light to carry plus pretty compact in terms of volume. You do need a means of heating the water.

The "Look What We Found" packaged meals also make good outdoor food - boil them up on the stove for a while and they are tasty and inexpensive (£2ish per meal) I would combine them with packaged cous cous to make a big and filling meal for about £3. Again this is best if you don't have to carry your water.

Cooking fresh stuff like chili is also fun but often doesn't work well if the stuff will be lying in a bag for a long time in heat etc. also it requires a stove and water and so on.