Thru Hiking Food Bag

Similarly 54 liters is a great size for thru hiking not too small to carry a week long food supply yet not too bulky.

Thru hiking food bag. Whether you are on a day trip or a thru hike we have you covered. Vary food on thru hike. In my opinion there s only five backpacks that an aspiring thru hiker should consider. If i am hiking with my dog milo i have a separate food bag for him and that goes in front of my food bag.

This statement has never been more true than while thru hiking. We ll cut our vacuum sealed meals open pour water in the bag stick the whole thing in the cup and then keep hiking for a couple miles until the food is ready to eat. That said your nutritional needswill be greater than on a typical day on a backpacking trip. Complete with spacious hip pockets side water bottle pockets and a massive mesh front panel.

I stuff my rain jacket rain pants and down jacket around my food bags and try to fill up any empty space. Planning and experience can help you maximize nutrition and calories while minimizing cost and weight. 4 6 out of 5 stars 126. In that way a thru hike is like a series of back to back backpacking trips.

I pull out my snacks for the day and keep them right on top or in my mesh. This pack has a very simple and rather non existent frame which makes it only ideal for light loads under 20 lbs. Hike smarter not harder. That bag of gummy bears snickers bar and bag of chips is going to taste.

Light as a feather strong as a bear. Here s an example of a typical day s food during my last thru hike. Probably nothing you carry on a thru hike represents your personality and style more than your food bag. 1 hyperlite southwest 3400 this is one of the lightest packs on the market that can comfortably carry up to 40 pounds.

Ratsack bear bags for food backpacking bear sack rodent proof food storage hanging mesh bag ultralight backpacking and camping food and gear storage bag hanging wire mesh bag. It includes a spreadsheet of food items i eat on trail tips for maintaining weight town stop strategies and a basic overview of my eating habits over the course of an average thru hiking day. Ultralight backpacking food prep for extreme thru hikes. Both bags are square and sit up straight.

Hyperlite s focus on using dyneema composite fabric formerly called cuben fiber has taken the industry by storm. Variety is the spice of life. First let s get this out of the way. Eating right is an absolute necessity for a thru hiker.

Thru hikers typically don t carry more than 10 days of food at a time if that. Food bags for 17 day no resupply stretch down tasmania s rugged west coast southwest tasmania traverse 2016. Free shipping by amazon. All we have to deal with is the plastic bag waste.