Lightweight Backpacking Food
Jeremy and I are planning to join some friends to wild camp in the Lake District this weekend. This is lightweight backpacking food for an overnight trip, going up at lunch time on Saturday and getting back to the car at about midday on Sunday. It is a 24 hour summer hike, in hopefully good weather and the menu reflects this.
Saturday
Lunch – at Low Water Lake on the way up
Pasty (not shown as I will buy it in Coniston, before setting off)
Tea
Evening Meal
Tomato and Basil Soup
Mackerel in teriyaki sauce
3x crackers
2x Chinese puddings
Mint chocolate
Fresh coffee
Single Malt Whisky
Supper
2in1 coffee
Jaffa Cakes
Single Malt Whisky
Sunday
Early morning tea and Jaffa Cakes – whilst still in my sleeping bag
Breakfast
Breakfast biscuits – with marmalade
Dried fruit
Cereal bar
Fresh coffee
We are planning to stop and brew tea on the walk down
Snacks
Italian seeds
Dried cranberries – (not shown) – Jeremy and I are going to split a bag between us before we set off
Ginger oat cakes
Mints and boiled sweets
Glucose tablets
2x cereal bars (not shown) – these will go in my walking jacket pocket
Drinks
Tea bags
Instant coffee
30ml dried milk
2in1 coffee
Fruit tea
50ml instant peach tea granules – dissolves in both hot and cold water
Extras
Salt and pepper
BBQ sauce (Jeremy is taking smoked sausage and he has promised me some of it)
3x Sugar (for energy if I need it, I do not usually take sugar in my drinks)
2x KFC hand wipes
3x tissues
Plastic bags to pack out the rubbish
the food packed ready for the hike.
Extra Food
Here is the extras I carried up, photographed at lunch time. The cranberries are in the plastic bag.
