Group that size, good luck. Just did backpacking with 12. I'd say don't get cute

Jul 7, 2024
12:41:19pm

txblue All-American

KISS method. Just add water meals. I hate group cooking. With kids, it's even worse. But, it's expensive if you don't cook as groups

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Food question for High Adventure planners

Seabag

Jul 7, 12:19pm

It's real hard to plan group meals on long backpacking trips.

Spiff

Jul 7, 12:20pm

We've pretty much always done it that way on backpacking trips. Everyone brings

the rural juror

Jul 7, 12:24pm

We've tried to provide one big, nice meal for

IdahoCoug

Jul 7, 12:24pm

30 people on a backpacking trip doesn't sound fun at all

OKchief

Jul 7, 12:25pm

Either everyone brings their own or you have cooking buddies. However it is a

Murray

Jul 7, 12:25pm

Boil water as a group, but let individuals

Taxrulz

Jul 7, 12:26pm

Why? Who is bringing a pot or stove that large on a backpacking trip?

Schultz is back

Jul 7, 1:11pm

I didn’t mean cook all the water in one pot.

Taxrulz

Jul 7, 2:05pm

Scale up Andrew Skurka recipes…

Billie Ruben

Jul 7, 12:32pm

For our backpacker this year, we bought Knorr pastas from Walmart ($1.28) and

Blue Ridge

Jul 7, 12:34pm

You could do a planning night and bring a couple bulk items like trail mix,

creameryon9th

Jul 7, 12:35pm

No matter what tho you need to do a gear and food check for this. Can’t

creameryon9th

Jul 7, 12:38pm

Group that size, good luck. Just did backpacking with 12. I'd say don't get cute

txblue

Jul 7, 12:41pm

You buy the meals (bulk discount). They buy their snacks.

lefty

Jul 7, 12:53pm

And they carry their food

webster242

Jul 7, 12:57pm

Absolutely

lefty

Jul 7, 1:02pm

Check the regulations for where you're going. Most places require smaller groups

Schultz is back

Jul 7, 1:08pm

How many days, and how far?

Mozey

Jul 7, 1:08pm

Just do what my high adventure leaders did. Tell us to pack light snacks and that we’ll just fish for our food.

RdF3

Jul 7, 1:10pm

In my experience if you tell people to bring their own food, they will grossly

Jay Kay

Jul 7, 1:24pm

Seconded.

Mufasa

Jul 7, 1:50pm

For simplicity and a lot of calories. MREs...

So it goes...

Jul 7, 1:46pm

Last year we did 2 meals with tortilla pizzas. The boys loved those. It shows

UNLVcougar

Jul 7, 1:49pm

We used to do pack horses with dry ice coolers. We ate like kings

deejo

Jul 7, 1:56pm

A few times I've been the guy that drove my truck to a spot along the trail

BYUFBDAD

Jul 7, 1:57pm

French bread pizza is easy to make but requires a fire.

Scores

Jul 7, 2:14pm

Can someone with horses go ahead and set up camp?

bbhammer

Jul 7, 2:34pm

Freeze dried food will taste the best. Quality pre packaged meals are good.

Best Guess

Jul 7, 5:20pm

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