mckee Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 My wife wanted to pick up some soup on the way to a cache, the stuff they typically serve at a store deli. We were looking for some stuff to leave in a cache, and she decided that she should eat because she gets the low blood sugar thing occasionally, and then she gets crabby. Anyway, she got a Styrafoam cup of soup, which she described as "the perfect food." I told her that was nonsense, particularly if she'd ever tried to drive while eating soup. She said sure, but it's the perfect geocaching food. How can she think this? Does anybody else eat soup while they cache? Shouldn't we stick with something that doesn't require 2 hands to eat? How will you cache? How will you hold your GPS? How will you move branches and sticker bushes away? I will admit she didn't spill any, and even brought the empty cup and spork back to the truck, but I just can't believe soup is the perfect geocaching food! Please note she did NOT fill a cache with soup. That wasn't us, it must have been somebody else. -------------------- You have the right to defend yourself, even when geocaching! Quote Link to comment
+BWidget Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Soup can easily be eaten with one hand, especially in a styrafoam cup. It's just like a softdrink then, no spoon required. Quote Link to comment
mckee Posted August 29, 2003 Author Share Posted August 29, 2003 quote:Originally posted by TheWidget:Soup can easily be eaten with one hand, especially in a styrafoam cup. It's just like a softdrink then, no spoon required. Doesn't the Gumbo Moustache look perculiar to other people? -------------------- You have the right to defend yourself, even when geocaching! Quote Link to comment
+Searching_ut Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 I think most geocachers must eat happymeals. Where else do all the happy meal toys come from? Quote Link to comment
+woodsters Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 They must of not got the mctoy they wanted becvause they play with them in the dirt and then break them....lol I've never ate while caching...I would say an energy bar, some water, some fruit, trail mix and etc... Brian As long as you're going to think anyway, think big. -Donald Trump Quote Link to comment
mckee Posted August 29, 2003 Author Share Posted August 29, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Woodsters Outdoors:They must of not got the mctoy they wanted becvause they play with them in the dirt and then break them....lol I've never ate while caching...I would say an energy bar, some water, some fruit, trail mix and etc... No soup? -------------------- You have the right to defend yourself, even when geocaching! Quote Link to comment
+CYBret Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 I sometimes keep a bag of sunflower seeds with me...nice hands free snack while out on the trails. As for soup in the cache, I think that if you filled an ammo box with a nice hearty soup first thing in the morning on a hot summer day, sealed it up and then came back to it in the evening you'd probably have a nice hot meal all ready to go. Depending on your region, and if you paint the ammo box black, you could possibly even bake bread in one. There's your geocaching meal! 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
+cachew nut Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 I try not to eat while geocaching and try not to geocache while I'm eating. Kind of separate activities. If you are going to be gone all day, there's a few threads in the forums on favorite packable foods. Soup sure sounds better than junk food, but I would just have it before hitting the trail. That way there is no styrofoam cup to trash out. Quote Link to comment
+Huntforit Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 I like beef jerky and an occasional mosquito or gnat. Payback is a b***h! ************************************************************ "Sometimes you gotta look like an *** to get that cache!"...huntforit ************************************************************ Quote Link to comment
+woodsters Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Soup maybe when the weather is cooler.... my nephew swears by banana chips... Brian As long as you're going to think anyway, think big. -Donald Trump Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Sheesh all this talk about at least marginally health foods. Junk food like twinkies and Ding dongs is the only way to go. Junk food and Mountain Dew. That way if you get lost in the swamp or get stuck under a rock the animals won't eat you and they will find your body well perserved for your funeral. I've been pondering MREs. Geocaching always takes far longer than I ever expect it too. Quote Link to comment
+Team Shibby Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 If you plan on being on the trail for awhile you cannot go wrong with a Heatermeal! They are available in breakfast, lunch and dinner entrees! And they taste great too! Kar Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Soup is good food. But I prefer a good cabernet sauvignon. ==============="If it feels good...do it"================ **(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")** . Quote Link to comment
+Hydnckr Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Obviously cachews are the best food to eat while hunting geocaches.....plus the salt from the nuts help replace the salt I lose while sweating my a** off in unpleasantly humid Ohio It's true that not all who wander are lost, but if I left my GPSr at home, sometimes I am. Quote Link to comment
+ChrisCindy Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 SPAM, mayo, and onion sandwiches...also make good trade items. When in doubt...hit it with a big hammer. Quote Link to comment
+Doc-Dean Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 quote:Originally posted by mckee:No soup? NO SOUP FOR YOU! --------------------------------------------------- Free your mind and the rest will follow Quote Link to comment
+BeachBuddies Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Jambalaya! At last, a topic I can sink my teeth into. I don't carry food very often. I always carry water though (usually too much). I have some of those granola-bar-like things in my pack, but mostly for my kids if they come. You certainly can't go wrong with trail mix / gorp. The CostCo strores around here sell a very good mix (can't think of the name, but it's the purple one), with good dried fruit, nuts, and real M&Ms... The new MREs are not too bad, and they do last dadgum near forever. I guess the freeze-dried stuff you can get at REI is pretty good too -- ultra-light but a bit expensive. -BB Quote Link to comment
+HappyFrog (& gang) Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 quote:Originally posted by CYBret:I sometimes keep a bag of sunflower seeds with me...nice hands free snack while out on the trails. YOU ARE THE ONE!!! Now I know why I find the caches so easy, just follow the sunflower seed shells, to the cache, not the metion in the cache. Thanks for the easy finds. HappyFrog Quote Link to comment
+cachew nut Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Originally posted by Team Hydnckr:Obviously _cachews_ are the best food to eat QUOTE] Ever since geocaching, I find myself misspelling cashews too! Quote Link to comment
BassoonPilot Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Locusts and honey? Quote Link to comment
+SamLowrey Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Team Shibby:If you plan on being on the trail for awhile you cannot go wrong with a http://www.heatermeals.com/heatermeals.html! They are available in breakfast, lunch and dinner entrees! And they taste great too! Kar Hmmm interesting. I wouldn't probably use it for caching, but that could be useful... Quote Link to comment
+BDC Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 I vote for Beer. Who needs food when you have Beer. Don't hunt what you can't kill! Quote Link to comment
mckee Posted August 30, 2003 Author Share Posted August 30, 2003 quote:Originally posted by BassoonPilot:Locusts and honey? Manna and quail? -------------------- You have the right to defend yourself, even when geocaching! Quote Link to comment
+Polgara Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 What can I say....CANTALOUPE!!!!! "The more I study nature, the more I am amazed at the Creator." - Louis Pasteur Quote Link to comment
+Mopar Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Ce'Nedra:What can I say....CANTALOUPE!!!!! Cantaloupe caching! "(Mopar is) good to have around and kick. Like an ugly puppy" - Jeremy Quote Link to comment
+SamLowrey Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 quote:Originally posted by BDC:I vote for Beer. Who needs food when you have Beer. Don't hunt what you can't kill! Try putting in a Camelbak. LOL! Quote Link to comment
Team Titus213 Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Well, it was 92° in Portland yesterday. What kind of soup does one eat at that temp? I've had a nice cool pumpkin soup but not while caching. I still get so wrapped up in the hunt that I forget about food. Water out of necessity, but no time for food when there are caches to be found. Hit a Burgerville on the way home. __________________________ What are you looking for? Quote Link to comment
Bobthearch Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Since most Geocaches I've read about (and both that I've visited) are close to roads, a Subway sandwich picnic would be perfect. Or I've got this small picnic pack that has tablecloth, napkins, plastic wine glasses, and a chees cutter. With some wine and cheese, ~that~ would be caching in style! Best Wishes, Bob Quote Link to comment
+Czarniecki314 Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 I'm going caching with Bob. Squealy and I usually stop for coffee and a granola bar at the nearest convenience store (or we keep a box of granola bars in the car). On the trail we stick to water. But we always have granola bars in the morning. Me and you and a dog named Boo... Quote Link to comment
+Foxgloves Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 Originally posted by Titus2_13:Well, it was 92° in Portland yesterday. What kind of soup does one eat at that temp? I've had a nice cool pumpkin soup but not while caching. I still get so wrapped up in the hunt that I forget about food. Water out of necessity, but no time for food when there are caches to be found..... gotta agree with titus2 I bring only water and sometimes I even forget that! Whose got time to eat? I completely forget to eat when I'm caching. Its the last thing on my mind...I wait till I'm either done or in-between caches and grab a LARGE vanilla/chocolate twist creemee at the nearest icecream stand I can find. Thats my treat to myself for finding a cache and its the perfect food for hot weather caching too. but if I was forced to bring something along with me I probably would bring trailbars and/or sunflower seeds. Not hungry yet.... Foxgloves __________________________ "A bad day of caching is still better than a good day at work" ~Foxgloves~ Quote Link to comment
+geospotter Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Bobthearch:Or I've got this small picnic pack that has tablecloth, napkins, plastic wine glasses, and a chees cutter. With some wine and cheese, ~that~ would be caching in style! Finally, someone who caches like we do! Trail mix? No way! We'll take a nice Merlot, some cheese and crackers, maybe a roasted chicken, a five-mile hike to the top of a mountain, and then ENJOY! Try it once and you'll never eat trail mix again. Quote Link to comment
+Kealia Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 Snoogans and I think other cachers are the best snack! (I speak without his consent, though) Quote Link to comment
+chris-mouse Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 My usual caching load includes a litre or three of water and either cheese sticks, cereal bars, or a container of trail mix. In a pinch, I'll skip the food, but water isn't an optional item. Not when cycling 20+ miles on the route to and from the cache in 25c and up temperatures. Quote Link to comment
+BadAndy Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 I gotta go with RK on this one. Twinkies, HoHo's, and Moonpies. Washed down with a can o Dew. Quote Link to comment
+Doc-Dean Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by BadAndy:I gotta go with RK on this one. Twinkies, HoHo's, and Moonpies. Washed down with a can o Dew. WHAT?!?!? No Domino's Pizza?? --------------------------------------------------- Free your mind and the rest will follow Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 Blueberry pop-tarts and Mountain Dew. I can cache indefinitely on this diet. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house. Quote Link to comment
THE GUESSTEAMMATES Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 Batteries are definately the best food. Quote Link to comment
Swagger Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 Sunflower seeds, granola bars, trail mix and a Camelbak full of water. -- Pehmva! Random quote: Quote Link to comment
+Duc996 Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 Poptarts are the heat. Any self respecting warrior will tell you never leave home without them!! Quote Link to comment
+Gazza&Girls Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 With kids in tow, I always have a few "fruit" rollups and "fruit" snacks in the pack. Considered standard gear, along with water. They don't seem to go bad either. Last year I unfortunately started a tradition. One Sunday we went caching instead of doing more important things. (I just had to get that TB). So I had to come up with lunch. In a hurry and not wanting to make three different menus, I packed apples, with a small freezer bag of peanut butter and a small freezer bag of marshmallow fluff. No sandwiches to crush, no stuff to keep cold. We're outta here. We found the cache, then spread out a poncho for the picnic on the hike back. I sliced the apples top to bottom, snipped a corner of the bags, and loaded the apple slabs up. By The Girls' (wife/mom included) reaction you would have thought I pulled a roast chicken with all the fixin's out of my pack. Now, The Girls want it to go caching for lunch. They want to go to one that is long enough to require a rest break. Because then they can have this impromptu treat. Be careful coming up with good ideas - you might just have to do them. Gazza "I'm not lost. I'm field checking." Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 Anything at a 7-11. Think about it. Slim jim, candy bay, power bar, donuts, hot dog, hot pocket..etc.. any of these can be eaten with one hand while driving. Plus...have you ever been to a cache and not seen a 7-11 on the way. Of coarse this may only apply for us NY cachers. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Because now I am Lost. Quote Link to comment
Team Titus213 Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 OK, has anybody ever heard of the envigorating effects of dill pickles? Couple we hike with swears it gives them all kinds of energy. But for me - PBJ - the perfect food. ___________________________________ All weal drive, the only way to go! Quote Link to comment
+flask Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 you take one of those frozen shrimp rings. they defrost while you hunt. those fake crab legs also do the same. and you can toss edamame in a bag with some salt and you're golden. we also like fresh fruit energy bars, muffins, bread with some kind of nut butter, mixed nuts, trail mix, and there's a brand of soy protein shake that we think is tasty. little caviar sandwiches witht he crusts cut off are also good. i have not tried soup, bu i hadn't tought of the spoon free option. i'm adding it to my list. -====)) -)))))))))))) presta schrader Quote Link to comment
+Ashandes Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 Chocolate is essential. And hopefully a carpark near a good pub (UK) for when yo're done. ________________________ What is caches precious? Quote Link to comment
LowranceTracker1 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 quote: I gotta go with RK on this one. Twinkies, HoHo's, and Moonpies. Washed down with a can o Dew. Can anyone say diarrhea? hahahaha! Man all that sugar would make me wanna hit a bush quick. I think banana chips, trail mix, a power bar or something of that nature would be good, although I haven't eaten on a geocache..... Quote Link to comment
+RainbowCache Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 "Scotty, we need more power!" in your best Irish brogue "But capin, I'm givin' ya all she's got" For me the best power food is the 3 square meals and leave off the booster fuel. But in a low energy situation, dried fruit is an easy carry and natural solution. And with all the food wrappers…CITO goes without saying…wait, I just said it!! Bob ~ Early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese... Isn't the best way to save face to keep the lower part shut?...Stephen Wright Quote Link to comment
+hikemeister Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 quote:Originally posted by BDC:I vote for Beer. Who needs food when you have Beer. I vote for beer too -- fill mine up Sam ! Quote Link to comment
+Greenback Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 I developed my own geocaching diet. You stop primarily at Taco Bell (stop groaning) for lunch and drink diet soda and slim fast for breakfast and dinner. Lost 40 pounds in three months. Quote Link to comment
+Hiemdahl Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 Expired MREs are the way to go. Quote Link to comment
Fakk 2 Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 I dehydrate fruits/veggies/beef etc. I also take along altoids. I always have a can in my jeep on the dash. As for baana chips, dehydrate yourself, they are excellent. store bought, even from nature stores are nasty. To many preservatives. As for the soup, I thinks it cambells soup that has the soup in hand container that you can drink from it. GeoCache Pickup Line: Hey I'm looking for treasure, Can I look around your chest? Quote Link to comment
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