my first over night backpacking trip

[ozmeister1984]

Originally Posted by Bushcraft101

Well I have learned over the years of hiking that canned soup is something I will never pack again. I have learned to narrow my food choices down to high protein high calorie foods like peanut butter and snickers bars with some ramen-noodles and hot coco for dinner. The noodles are low calorie but provide a warm soup when combined with steamed canteen water. Buy yourself a big bag of Snickers and munch on them as you hike the trail. It is the perfect hiking food. Literally.

But since you are only hiking 4miles, you could probably pack a whole turkey if you wanted to. 4 miles sounds like a stroll in the park. Either way, hope you have a great thanksgiving.

Canned soup. Never again.

[PreppinMouse]

Well......they went IN.........have they made it OUT yet?

[papajoscochise]

Congrats for getting out there.

I had car/truck/boat camped for years before I tried back-packing.

Then I STILL tried to pack in 80lbs of gear! After a few trips you learn what is really important and how to pare down weight to a managable level.

Hope you had a good trip. If you need any gear advice etc. I would be happy to help.

[Jessedr]

??????... Have they?

[CombsForce]

Originally Posted by AlphaPie

Well I bought water proof matches and some stove cube things. I also go 2 tent tarps to help water proof the tent from rain. 100 ft of para cord. Ill use a lot of it rigging our packs... also some egg carriers. This is getting expensive.

Backpacking often is. When you are out there you are relying on your equipment to do it's job. It's expensive, and I myself have had to compromise on money to get good equipment. Took me 2 years to save money here and there to get EXACTLY what I wanted.

[papajoscochise]

Originally Posted by Jessedr

??????... Have they?

Well, with only 4 cans of soup between them if they are NOT back then they are pretty damn hungry!

[aberrant]

Eaten by sasquatches. THey will be on next week's episode of "finding bigfoot"