flat_lander Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 I was hiking through the mud this weekend and found myself munching on some supremely satisfying oreos. I must say... there are few things better to hike with than a big bag of doublestuffs. Anyway... what does everyone pack for those ever recurring I-Just-Hiked-Four-Miles-For-This-$^#**@-Cache-And-I-Didn't-Eat-Lunch munchies? "No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible." -George Burns Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 The deli near my house sells some pretty good sandwiches. On a long day hike, whether geocaching, or not, I bring along one of the following: Sloppy Jim: Turkey, Corned Beef w/ swiss, slaw and Russian dressing on rye. Full Monty: Grilled roast beef, with melted mozarella & diced hot cherry peppers with horseradish sauce on a sub roll Kinnelon Killer: Hot roast beef with melted cheddar, fried onions and Russian dressing, on toasted rye. Big George: Grilled chicken and pork roll (Taylor ham to those of us in NJ), melted provolone, fried onions, roasted peppers and honey mustard on a sub roll. Yo Vinnie: Prosciutto, pepperoni, salami, hot ham (cappacola to those of us in NJ), mozzarella, lettuce, tomato and balsamic vinegar on a sub roll. My wife's fav is the... My Blue Heaven: Arugula, roasted peppers, fresh mozzarella, sun dried tomatoes and balsamic vinegar on a sub roll. If we're backpacking and have to worry about keeping food fresh, lunch usually consists of a dried sausage such a chorizo, salami, pepperoni or summer sausage, served on a Triscut, with sliced cheddar. I often wonder why I hike 30+ miles a week and still gain weight. "It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues" -Abraham Lincoln [This message was edited by BrianSnat on April 29, 2003 at 07:38 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+-=(GEO)=- Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 When I go caching, I usually do it for 8 or 9 hours straight. I eat often and exclusively energy bars + Gatorage. Any other kind of meal would just feel like lead. Quote Link to comment
+zoltig Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Thanks alot Brian! Now I'm hungry! Quote Link to comment
+CYBret Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 The last time I did an afternoon of caching I snacked on sunflower seeds and bottled water. Seemed like a good idea to keep it light at the time . . . but now I wouldn't mind one of those sammiches! Bret "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again." Mt. 13:44 Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Pop Tarts and Gatorade: "The Breakfast of Geocachers" x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Some mornings, it just doesn't pay to chew through the leather straps. - Emo Phillips Quote Link to comment
+MountainMudbug Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 On the trail: Fruit-&-nut trail mix and Aquafina, or fruit-&-nut granola bars and Aquafina. In the cooler in the car (post cache): Egg salad sandwiches and Capri Sun Quote Link to comment
+Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 There's a Mexican restaurant about 40 miles and an hour and a half drive away that we always stop at whenever we cache in that area. And we must have cold cokes during the drive. Otherwise, we consider looking for new and good restaurants to be an important, personal "locationless" cache. **************** That moss-covered bucket I hailed as a treasure, For often at noon, when I returned from the field, I found it the source of an exquisite pleasure. Samuel Woodworth The Old Oaken Bucket Quote Link to comment
+Divine Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 About 1.5 liters of water, half a liter of coffee, couple of sandwiches, occasional banana or apple or some candy. - From the shallow end of the gene pool. - Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Whenever this comes up, BrianSnat always seems to have the most mouth-watering posts and it drives me nuts. Luckily, I get to have a Fat Pauly for lunch today. <--licking chops quote:I often wonder why I hike 30+ miles a week and still gain weight. Maybe if you ate some eggplant? "Winter's just the curtain. Spring will take the bow" -- Richard Shindell, Spring Quote Link to comment
+CT Trampers Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 We want to go caching/hiking with BrianSnat! Just reading those sandwich descriptions made my stomach growl! Quote Link to comment
inconsequentia Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 coffee on the way if it's early, then water, fruit, jerky, and perhaps sunflower seeds. if benny's with me, there's always a stop at an all-day-pancake-breakfast after. i've never known anyone who loves breakfast so much. peace "i am but mad north-nothwest...when the wind is southerly, i know a hawk from a handsaw." Quote Link to comment
+TEAM 360 Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 No food, just a canteen of Gatorade at my side. I learned the hard way that you can't hike in 100+ degree weather on a full stomach... Quote Link to comment
+Delta-S Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Snickers bars and Pepsi all the way. The Bigg Family "Delta-S" Quote Link to comment
umc Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Combos are always fun on the trail but a lot of liquid is needed to wash them down with. Beer is a must for post caching activities. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Caching without a clue.... Quote Link to comment
+Web-ling Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Busy caching...no time to eat... Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Why Happy Meals, of course! (just kidding) I typically down tons of bottled water and chew on fruit & nut granola bars and slim jims (moo!). Quote Link to comment
+Team Shibby Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 I will usually eat whatever is on the way if I am hungry, but on the trail I always have Power bars, trail mix and bottled water Kar TEAM SHIBBY!!!! Krs, Kar & Na Quote Link to comment
+wimseyguy Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Webling: quote:Busy caching...no time to eat... No wonder you are so thin in your picture. On the other hand, Brian's list makes me homesick. You can take the boy out of Jersey, but you can't take the Jersey out of the boy (no matter how hard my wife tries to ) I ususally just have water and some cookies or Nutrigrain Bars to keep me going on the trail. Most of the caches I've done so far don't keep me out on the trail for more than an hour or two. These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes; Nothing remains quite the same. Through all of the islands and all of the highlands, If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane Quote Link to comment
Triangulated Trio Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 I like to take a few power bars and a 100OZ. of water in my camelbak <img src="http://mywebpages.comcast.net/CDA3ofus/tt.gif"> Quote Link to comment
WolfPack2099 Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 I usually travel light.. just water and frozen mini-snickers bars.... delicious and nutritious!! Quote Link to comment
bug and snake Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Eat? On the trail? Well, anything, everything! Trees, roots, grass, leaves, small animals, other geocachers... Oh, and a bottle of Crystal Lite (raspberry) to wash it all down with..... (wink) Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaoss Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 Whoa ! I got heartburn just reading Brians list. If I'm ever in Jersy caching, I'll be able to smell him long before I see him. Usually, I'm so excited to be going caching I don't eat before leaving. Eat a piece of fruit on the way, an energy bar while hiking, gatorade and water. After a cache or two, grab a subway ( chicken filet sandwich with honey mustard, provolone, green peppers, onions, lettuce and tomato. Then its off to another. Two roads diverged in the woods and I, I took the one less traveled, and that is how I found the cache. Quote Link to comment
+Metaphor Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 Vitamins C and I -- Caffeine and Ibuprofin... "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde Quote Link to comment
gmaxis Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 Always carry protein bars or meal replacement bars with me if I know its gonna be a long hike to the cache. Have GPS, Will Travel. Quote Link to comment
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