Bushwalkig lightweight food from your supermarket USA style

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Bushwalkig lightweight food from your supermarket USA style

Postby rocketrm2 » Sun 02 Nov, 2014 5:08 pm

Found this really interesting. Being able to get to a supermarket to buy up your hiking meals. Lots of items don't seem to be available here


http://blackwoodspress.com/blog/16547/u ... /#comments
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Re: Bushwalkig lightweight food from your supermarket USA st

Postby icefest » Sun 02 Nov, 2014 5:21 pm

We do have very much equivalent products available - just not the same brands.

Which ones did you problems with specifically?
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Re: Bushwalkig lightweight food from your supermarket USA st

Postby north-north-west » Sun 02 Nov, 2014 5:22 pm

He must carry over a kilo of rubbish for a one week walk. Ridiculous.
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Re: Bushwalkig lightweight food from your supermarket USA st

Postby Strider » Sun 02 Nov, 2014 5:28 pm

north-north-west wrote:He must carry over a kilo of rubbish for a one week walk. Ridiculous.

Assuming its a week between trail towns?
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Re: Bushwalkig lightweight food from your supermarket USA st

Postby Mark F » Sun 02 Nov, 2014 5:35 pm

Other than the Mountain House meals I don't see a lot that you cannot find in some form or other in Australian supermarkets. The main thing I note is the greater number of items available in single serve packets compare to here.
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Re: Bushwalkig lightweight food from your supermarket USA st

Postby perfectlydark » Sun 02 Nov, 2014 7:14 pm

Yikes thats a lot of plastic. And chocolate to get all melty
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Re: Bushwalkig lightweight food from your supermarket USA st

Postby tastrax » Sun 02 Nov, 2014 7:44 pm

Good gear/weight spreadsheet as well at

http://blackwoodspress.com/blog/2755/ba ... planner-2/

UK version for metric measures
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Re: Bushwalkig lightweight food from your supermarket USA st

Postby rocketrm2 » Sun 02 Nov, 2014 8:29 pm

icefest wrote:We do have very much equivalent products available - just not the same brands.

Which ones did you problems with specifically?

the packets of tuna, and chicken haven't seen them. (but I don't do a lot supermarket shopping)
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Re: Bushwalkig lightweight food from your supermarket USA st

Postby RonK » Mon 03 Nov, 2014 6:18 am

rocketrm2 wrote:
icefest wrote:We do have very much equivalent products available - just not the same brands.

Which ones did you problems with specifically?

the packets of tuna, and chicken haven't seen them. (but I don't do a lot supermarket shopping)

It's surprising what you can find in the supermarket if you take the time to browse.
Packet tuna is definitely available, and chicken in small cans. Instant couscous has become a favorite since discovering it a few years ago.
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Re: Bushwalkig lightweight food from your supermarket USA st

Postby icefest » Mon 03 Nov, 2014 6:33 am

rocketrm2 wrote:the packets of tuna, and chicken haven't seen them. (but I don't do a lot supermarket shopping)

http://shop.coles.com.au/online/nationa ... illi-sauce

Chicken packets I've only seen instore here.
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