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Speaker 1: As a guide and hunter, I've spent thousands of days

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Speaker 1: in the field. This show is about translating my hard

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Speaker 1: won experiences into tips and tactics they'll get you closer

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Speaker 1: to your ultimate goal success in the field. I'm Remy Warren.

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Speaker 1: This is cutting the distance. When I think about hunting

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Speaker 1: out West, there is an element that is different from

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Speaker 1: hunting other places because there's this element of what we

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Speaker 1: like to call backcountry hunting. Now, yes, you can hunt

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Speaker 1: elk and deer and other animals from say a base

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Speaker 1: camp or a motel sometimes or lodge, but there's an

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Speaker 1: element of hunting that's very successful that involves going into

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Speaker 1: the mountains with everything on your back and hunting that way.

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Speaker 1: Not only is it a successful way to hunt, but

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Speaker 1: just the experience that healf add something to the whole journey,

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Speaker 1: to the whole process of the hunt. So a few

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Speaker 1: weeks ago I kind of touched on back country water

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Speaker 1: purification and filtration. So this week I want to continue

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Speaker 1: that theme of back country prep. So when it comes

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Speaker 1: time for this fall and if you decide you want

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Speaker 1: to do a back country hunt, you'll have all the

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Speaker 1: tools necessary to pull off a successful trip. So we

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Speaker 1: already talked about water. I want to talk about back

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Speaker 1: country nutrition and food packing your bag for a prolonged

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Speaker 1: trip into the mountains. I mean, I know it can

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Speaker 1: seem like a task. So I just want to go

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Speaker 1: through my process when it comes to meal planning for

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Speaker 1: back country hunt in a way that's really easy and

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Speaker 1: repeatable for any length of trip, no matter where you're going,

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Speaker 1: and then just give some suggestions on possible things to bring. Now,

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Speaker 1: before we do that, I want to share a story

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Speaker 1: of a trip where I hunted a little bit longer

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Speaker 1: than my food supply. On this particular hunt, it should

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Speaker 1: have probably started out as an archery hunt. Now, I

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Speaker 1: say that because we ended up drawing accidentally the wrong tags. Now,

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Speaker 1: in Nevada, me and my brother had always applied as

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Speaker 1: a party for archery tags. It's like an August hunt.

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Speaker 1: Sometimes my dad would jump in on the party with us,

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Speaker 1: sometimes a friend or my other brother. So I actually

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Speaker 1: was going to be out of town, so I did

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Speaker 1: all my other applications, left the deer application, which I

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Speaker 1: and let them decide what we're gonna do. So we figured, well,

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Speaker 1: there's this area that we archery hunt. We've got the

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Speaker 1: tags almost every year as residents, so it was a

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Speaker 1: for archery. So my brother Jason did the application. This year,

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Speaker 1: this early rifle tag that we drawn. Like what happened? Man,

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Speaker 1: He'd accidentally put the early rifle choice instead of the

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Speaker 1: art tree choice, which was no big deal. We still

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Speaker 1: And the trouble with that early October rifle tag is

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Speaker 1: it just it is a difficult hunt. Although you do

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Speaker 1: it's after they're all bachelored up. They're very spread out,

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Speaker 1: it was actually one of my favorite hunts because it

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Speaker 1: Now I'd gone in with about three days worth of food,

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Speaker 1: I mean, I stopped. It's a fairly disgusting story, but

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Speaker 1: It was actually one of the better bucks that I

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Speaker 1: Solo Hunter, and you can definitely see in that episode

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Speaker 1: was one of the first seasons that we did. But man,

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Speaker 1: A storm started moving in. Actually, I was just so hungry.

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Speaker 1: coming in and getting some fresh meat. Now I may

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Speaker 1: not suggest you do the same, but that was just

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Speaker 1: I think I should probably preface this entire portion of

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Speaker 1: the Advice podcast by stating the fact that I am not,

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Speaker 1: by any means a nutritionists, so just keep that in mind. However,

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Speaker 1: days living out of a backpack. I've tried nearly every

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Speaker 1: I really think, especially if you're you're thinking about your

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Speaker 1: thinking about food to bring is a huge portion of it,

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Speaker 1: kind of food should I bring? How do I pack

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Speaker 1: to worry about weight, you don't have to worry about space.

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Speaker 1: You just kind of eat when you're hungry, and you

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Speaker 1: always have surplus. But when you're going into the back

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Speaker 1: you have to bring with you, and it has to

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Speaker 1: be thought out beforehand. So I really think like mule

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Speaker 1: prep comes down to carrying an adequate amount of calories,

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Speaker 1: then really the important part is making it something that

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Speaker 1: you're going to enjoy and we'll eat. You know, you

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Speaker 1: can't gain calories and fuel your body if you aren't

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Speaker 1: ingesting it. And I know that sounds basic and stupid,

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Speaker 1: but there's so many times people will go in, they'll

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Speaker 1: just start to run a deficit deficit deficit, and you

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Speaker 1: It's hard. So good meal planning in the back country

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Speaker 1: and nutrition has as much to do with picking the

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Speaker 1: right items, bringing the right amount, and then just the

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Speaker 1: organization of your back country mule prep has as much

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Speaker 1: are really calorie dense, good backcountry snacks. So stuff like that,

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00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:28,880
Speaker 1: you'll you'll do one of those one and you'll start

431
00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:31,760
Speaker 1: mixing and matching and all, you know, gummy snacks, whatever

432
00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,720
Speaker 1: you like. You just get a good assortments snacks and

433
00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,399
Speaker 1: do five or six snacks per day in your day bags.

434
00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,040
Speaker 1: Then I'll put all those snack bags into a one

435
00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:43,280
Speaker 1: gallon like zip block if it fits, depending on how

436
00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:45,760
Speaker 1: many days I'm going, So each day I can grab

437
00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,200
Speaker 1: that snack bag, put that in my pack, leave everything

438
00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,840
Speaker 1: else at the tent if I'm not BIV whacking or whatever.

439
00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:53,760
Speaker 1: So BIV whacking would be where I'm just carrying everything

440
00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:57,560
Speaker 1: with me every day that that helps me break out

441
00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:00,200
Speaker 1: what I'm eating each day. Then I'll do the same

442
00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,960
Speaker 1: thing for lunch kind of. I'll have a couple extra

443
00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,320
Speaker 1: larger ziploc bags that I take with me gallon size

444
00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:09,439
Speaker 1: they'll be in there, and in that I'll put my

445
00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:11,760
Speaker 1: lunch item, which will be either a peanut butter and

446
00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:15,640
Speaker 1: jelly tortilla, it'll be a bagel and salami and cheese

447
00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:17,960
Speaker 1: and so on. Some of the trips, you know, if

448
00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,720
Speaker 1: it's really hot, you can front load with the first

449
00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:22,720
Speaker 1: half of the trip eating more real what I call

450
00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,240
Speaker 1: real food. So that would be your bagel, your cheese,

451
00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:29,200
Speaker 1: your salami. Stuff that's not dehydrated, dried, or pressed into

452
00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,800
Speaker 1: a bar. It's just food that it's just like you

453
00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,840
Speaker 1: would eat at home. I like taking that because it's

454
00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:40,760
Speaker 1: just it's easily digestible, it's taste good, and it's satisfying.

455
00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:44,159
Speaker 1: It's satisfying, is something to look forward to throughout the day.

456
00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,159
Speaker 1: So I'll do that and I'll say, okay, these are

457
00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:49,239
Speaker 1: my five lunch items. Now the first three days, it's

458
00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:51,880
Speaker 1: really easy to bring the depending on if it's even

459
00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:53,760
Speaker 1: if it's kind of hot, you can do salami and

460
00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:58,080
Speaker 1: cheese and bagels. If it's warm weather, you might be saying, okay,

461
00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,760
Speaker 1: now the last two days in my day trip, that

462
00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,399
Speaker 1: stuff may not last that long. So I'm gonna do

463
00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:06,360
Speaker 1: instead of something else for lunch, maybe a tuna pack

464
00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:08,800
Speaker 1: or something like that, and then a couple of extra

465
00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:12,520
Speaker 1: bars for my lunch. Now, then you'll plan your dinner.

466
00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,040
Speaker 1: So I'll go if i'm going five days, I generally

467
00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:18,919
Speaker 1: go five mountain houses or dehydrated meals. You'll notice that

468
00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:21,280
Speaker 1: there's not a lot of calories in in those, but

469
00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,120
Speaker 1: they do fill you up really well. And then I'll

470
00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:28,040
Speaker 1: throw in, say to like Ramen type packets as extra,

471
00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:32,760
Speaker 1: or maybe just a spare mountain house or spare dehydrated

472
00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:36,200
Speaker 1: meal something like that as Okay, I had a hard day,

473
00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,399
Speaker 1: that's gonna be extra. And then I'll also throw in

474
00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:42,840
Speaker 1: those couple of extra hearty breakfasts which could be eaten

475
00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:45,680
Speaker 1: at night or in the morning on really hard days.

476
00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:48,080
Speaker 1: So I like to bring a little bit of extra food,

477
00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,199
Speaker 1: not necessarily for extra days, but just for extra boosts

478
00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,560
Speaker 1: of fuel. Then as I go throughout the hunt, there's

479
00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:56,080
Speaker 1: days that I'll take my ration out that's what I'm

480
00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:58,119
Speaker 1: gonna eat that day. But there's some days where it's like, hey,

481
00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,880
Speaker 1: I'm not working as hard today, I'm not really that hungry.

482
00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,880
Speaker 1: I'll take this snack and push it over and put

483
00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,119
Speaker 1: it into my spare snack bag. So when I do

484
00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,560
Speaker 1: go on a big hike or move camp or do

485
00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,159
Speaker 1: something like that. Okay, I got all this extra fuel

486
00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,080
Speaker 1: that I can eat, or it could even be an

487
00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:15,160
Speaker 1: extra day later on if I just have some days

488
00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,639
Speaker 1: where I'm just getting up, not walking far from the

489
00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:20,320
Speaker 1: tent and glassing all day. So those are just things

490
00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,760
Speaker 1: you can do in the field to kind of maintain

491
00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,720
Speaker 1: and have extra food and extra energy for when you

492
00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:27,720
Speaker 1: need it. But one thing you want to keep in

493
00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:30,520
Speaker 1: mind is you want to just maintain your levels and

494
00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:33,520
Speaker 1: and continue to eat. Sometimes you have to force yourself

495
00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:36,240
Speaker 1: to eat because after the first day, you're really hungry,

496
00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:39,040
Speaker 1: you're eating a lot, and then you kind of get

497
00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,800
Speaker 1: into the motory's stomach start shrinking and you just nothing

498
00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,760
Speaker 1: sounds appealing, nothing sounds good, So you kind of slowly

499
00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,680
Speaker 1: eating down, but you are You're still burning a lot

500
00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,960
Speaker 1: of calories, and that's where you get yourself into trouble. Now,

501
00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:53,439
Speaker 1: something that I always try to plan for is what

502
00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:57,120
Speaker 1: I call boosters. There's two kinds of boosters, flavor boosters

503
00:25:57,160 --> 00:26:01,199
Speaker 1: and calorie boosters. Flavor boosters help a lot in just

504
00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:04,280
Speaker 1: making something a little more enjoyable so you eat more

505
00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,600
Speaker 1: of it. If you've got the same dehydrated meal that

506
00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:10,160
Speaker 1: you aren't super excited about. You know, you'll eat half

507
00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,680
Speaker 1: of it and then it's just real hard to finish

508
00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:15,320
Speaker 1: the whole thing. Sometimes, like my brother Jason has no

509
00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,600
Speaker 1: problem finishing any of his food, but he's just a

510
00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,520
Speaker 1: better eater than I am. Sometimes, So for me, I

511
00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,200
Speaker 1: like to bring any kind of little flavor booster that

512
00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:25,520
Speaker 1: just kind of spices it up a little bit, makes

513
00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:28,000
Speaker 1: it taste more real and more enjoyable. That might be

514
00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:31,000
Speaker 1: something like hot sauce packets. I'll grab some of those

515
00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,640
Speaker 1: Mayo mustard packs from the deli counter so I could

516
00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,920
Speaker 1: put that on my bagel with my cheese and salami

517
00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:39,480
Speaker 1: for lunch time. Maybe even just like a parmesan cheese

518
00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,320
Speaker 1: packet from a pizza thing, adding that to your lasagn

519
00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:45,679
Speaker 1: you dehydrated meal or some kind of dehydrated meal, or

520
00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:49,280
Speaker 1: maybe just throwing whatever your dehydrated meal is at night

521
00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:52,359
Speaker 1: into a tortilla to make a burrito, like with a

522
00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:55,080
Speaker 1: little bit at real cheese. That just makes it a

523
00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:58,320
Speaker 1: little bit better, a little more enjoyable, a little easier,

524
00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:00,760
Speaker 1: and more palatable, so you actually eat more so you

525
00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:04,480
Speaker 1: have more energy to stay more efficient. Now, a calorie

526
00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:08,880
Speaker 1: booster is just things that have high calories, like um

527
00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:12,840
Speaker 1: oils or even just high calorie and fat content. So

528
00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:16,280
Speaker 1: I use either a there's these single served packs of

529
00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:19,720
Speaker 1: coconut oil. I'll dump one of those into my dehydrated

530
00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:22,600
Speaker 1: meal every night. It just really helps with boosting the

531
00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:24,840
Speaker 1: amount of calories something. I think those packs have like

532
00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:29,040
Speaker 1: five extra calories, so for the weight, that's just the

533
00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:30,760
Speaker 1: way to go. I'll put one of those in there,

534
00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:32,760
Speaker 1: and I can use that oil to to fry up

535
00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:34,919
Speaker 1: stuff or cook stuff if I need to later on.

536
00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:36,919
Speaker 1: So I've got some kind of oil to cook up

537
00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:39,840
Speaker 1: meat if I'm successful early in the trip, or say

538
00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:41,840
Speaker 1: I'm l cunting in I shoot a grouse, I can

539
00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:44,800
Speaker 1: cook those fry those grouse up in my jet boil

540
00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:46,639
Speaker 1: if I'm somewhere I can't do a fire or something

541
00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:49,000
Speaker 1: like that. So that's always awesome to have. And then

542
00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:53,200
Speaker 1: even just like a nut butter, coconut butter, something like that,

543
00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:55,840
Speaker 1: you can add to things or just eat as an

544
00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:59,240
Speaker 1: extra shot in evening time to just boost your calorie intake.

545
00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:02,040
Speaker 1: What I want to do now is just I've got

546
00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:04,960
Speaker 1: a list of stuff here that I think is just

547
00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,199
Speaker 1: kind of a fun little rundown of list. I've got

548
00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:09,600
Speaker 1: some of my favorite food items, just some things that

549
00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:12,280
Speaker 1: I never want to forget, and then just some things

550
00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:15,000
Speaker 1: to avoid. So let's start with my five things I

551
00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:19,000
Speaker 1: never want to forget in the back country. Number one

552
00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:22,639
Speaker 1: a spoon. I like a long handle spoon too, because

553
00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,440
Speaker 1: then I'm not it's just a weird thing. It's one

554
00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:28,119
Speaker 1: of my creature comforts that I like. I like a

555
00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:32,159
Speaker 1: long handled backpacking spoon. It's one thing that I've forgot

556
00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,520
Speaker 1: a couple of times, and it's just been a pain

557
00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,960
Speaker 1: in the ass. When you forget your spoon, you don't

558
00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:40,800
Speaker 1: realize how important that little spoon is and how much

559
00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:42,959
Speaker 1: better it just makes your life in the back country.

560
00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,840
Speaker 1: Just simple things like, oh yeah, don't forget your spoon.

561
00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:47,800
Speaker 1: That should be It's always on the top of my

562
00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:52,520
Speaker 1: gear checklist. Don't forget my spoon. One thing that I

563
00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:56,000
Speaker 1: really don't like not having. I always take my wilderness

564
00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:59,360
Speaker 1: athlete like hydrate, recover and energy and focus. That's just

565
00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:03,440
Speaker 1: drinks stuff to add to my water. Staying hydrated is huge,

566
00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,840
Speaker 1: and we already talked about water filtration and stuff, but

567
00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:09,520
Speaker 1: just the actual intake of water is so important, and

568
00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:13,040
Speaker 1: I like having that something that gives me back electrolytes

569
00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:16,640
Speaker 1: prevents cramping. And then also I like their energy and

570
00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:18,800
Speaker 1: focus which has a little bit of caffeine. So the

571
00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:22,800
Speaker 1: midday loll when you just start dragging, I mean having

572
00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:26,240
Speaker 1: that extra boost of energy, that extra boost of vitamins

573
00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:28,880
Speaker 1: and other things that you might not be getting from

574
00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:32,080
Speaker 1: your food. I just know like having taken it and

575
00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:35,000
Speaker 1: not taken it that really helps me keep going. And

576
00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:38,120
Speaker 1: it's just something if I forget it, I just feel

577
00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:40,560
Speaker 1: off because I just know how much it helps me.

578
00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:43,480
Speaker 1: So that's just something for me personally that I really

579
00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:46,760
Speaker 1: like having that drink mix and makes the water taste

580
00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:48,880
Speaker 1: a little bit better. I drink more water that way.

581
00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,680
Speaker 1: I can feel the benefits of the energy from it.

582
00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:56,080
Speaker 1: So that's just something that's always in my kit. Now.

583
00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:58,640
Speaker 1: There's people some people like savory, some people like sweet,

584
00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:01,840
Speaker 1: some people like salty. I like something sweet. I always

585
00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:04,240
Speaker 1: try to not forget something sweet. It just kind of

586
00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:07,440
Speaker 1: makes it sometimes if you've got that little sweet snack

587
00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:09,440
Speaker 1: that maybe you take a bite of, or just some

588
00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:11,400
Speaker 1: kind of for me, if it's not hot out, maybe

589
00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:13,880
Speaker 1: a piece of chocolate or something to finish my meal

590
00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:16,280
Speaker 1: off to cap it off is satiates me. So I

591
00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:19,440
Speaker 1: don't get into my into my snack bag too deep

592
00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:21,680
Speaker 1: and just over eat the stuff that I'm saving for

593
00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:24,960
Speaker 1: the next day. And then I always try to pack

594
00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:28,040
Speaker 1: something that's really calorie dense. For the most part, I

595
00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:30,720
Speaker 1: picked most of my snacks on things that I enjoy eating.

596
00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:32,400
Speaker 1: But I do try to throw a couple of things

597
00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:34,160
Speaker 1: in there that, hey, maybe I got to choke us

598
00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,760
Speaker 1: down with a lot of water. Maybe I've I've eaten

599
00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:38,520
Speaker 1: a lot of these type of bars, but I don't

600
00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:40,920
Speaker 1: like them so much, but they've just got a ton

601
00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:43,360
Speaker 1: of calories, and I try to keep those for Hey,

602
00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:44,920
Speaker 1: I'm doing a pack out. Hey I'm going to do

603
00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:47,360
Speaker 1: a push over that mountain. I try to front load

604
00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:50,080
Speaker 1: with it where it's like this this real calorie dense food.

605
00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:52,240
Speaker 1: It might not be the best thing, but I'm just

606
00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:55,640
Speaker 1: gonna choke that down and and have that energy stored up.

607
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,760
Speaker 1: I try to eat it before I do something big.

608
00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:01,719
Speaker 1: It's always easy year to front load and have that

609
00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,760
Speaker 1: energy ahead of time, as opposed to expend the energy

610
00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:08,440
Speaker 1: and try to play catch up. And then the fifth

611
00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:11,040
Speaker 1: item that I don't want to forget just an extra

612
00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:13,160
Speaker 1: bag to put my trash in. Now, that might be

613
00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:16,040
Speaker 1: one of your day lunch sacks, but it's just really

614
00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:18,600
Speaker 1: important and when you forget it, it just becomes a

615
00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:22,000
Speaker 1: pain in the butt. For you'll have these dehydrated meals

616
00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,600
Speaker 1: that are sloppy, you might have a tuna packet or

617
00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:27,200
Speaker 1: some other things. You aren't going to leave those out there,

618
00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:30,520
Speaker 1: and you don't want to, you know, getting nasty in

619
00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:32,520
Speaker 1: your pack. So I just always try to bring an

620
00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:35,640
Speaker 1: extra gallon sized zip block bag for my trash and

621
00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:38,680
Speaker 1: keep that with me. It just keeps things clean, keeps

622
00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:41,400
Speaker 1: things out of the way, and once you have it,

623
00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:43,280
Speaker 1: you realize, oh, yeah, that was a good thing to remember.

624
00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:45,040
Speaker 1: So those are my five things that I don't ever

625
00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:47,800
Speaker 1: want to forget. Now I would say, here's here's just

626
00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,479
Speaker 1: a rundown of some of my top fifteen snack food items.

627
00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:53,040
Speaker 1: You know, these are take them, leave them. These are

628
00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:55,240
Speaker 1: just things that over the years I've said, yeah, I

629
00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:58,400
Speaker 1: really like this stuff for reasons of a I like

630
00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:00,320
Speaker 1: the flavor of it, I like the text of it,

631
00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:02,320
Speaker 1: I like the amount of calories of it. There's just

632
00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:04,400
Speaker 1: a lot of reasons why I like these different foods,

633
00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:07,320
Speaker 1: and I've tried a lot of different stuff, so there's

634
00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:08,920
Speaker 1: probably a lot of things I don't have on here

635
00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:11,360
Speaker 1: that I do like still, but i'd say, okay, number one,

636
00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:14,960
Speaker 1: I like Snickers Bars. They're great except for when it's

637
00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,480
Speaker 1: really hot or really cold there, but they've just got

638
00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:20,200
Speaker 1: a lot of calories. They're tasty. I always try to

639
00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,800
Speaker 1: throw a couple of Snickers Bars in there. That's just

640
00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:27,120
Speaker 1: a personal thing. Um. Corn nuts. During lunchtime, you kind

641
00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:30,520
Speaker 1: of want that salty crunch of maybe a chip or something,

642
00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:33,200
Speaker 1: but chips don't really pack well. Corn Nuts are great

643
00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:35,800
Speaker 1: and they seem to when you're board. If you've got

644
00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:37,600
Speaker 1: those days where you're just glassing and if you're just

645
00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:39,320
Speaker 1: kind of bored, you can eat one at a time.

646
00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:42,760
Speaker 1: They last forever. They just seem like the snack that

647
00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:45,440
Speaker 1: never ends, you know, when you're just in that snacky

648
00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:47,360
Speaker 1: mode where you just want to eat something, but you

649
00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:49,680
Speaker 1: don't want to burn through all your bars for the

650
00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:52,080
Speaker 1: rest of the day. I found corn nuts really help

651
00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:55,920
Speaker 1: with that. They can be pretty good. Different flavors as

652
00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:59,520
Speaker 1: far as dehydrated meal, Oh, I love the Mountain House

653
00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:02,880
Speaker 1: biscuits and gravy that's that's on my top list. It's

654
00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:05,600
Speaker 1: just it's a great breakfast item. It's just sticks to

655
00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:08,280
Speaker 1: your gut. You feel real full off. I know I

656
00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:10,480
Speaker 1: got a big day coming up, or it just finished

657
00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:13,640
Speaker 1: a big day. Maybe I was successful. Pack something back

658
00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:16,520
Speaker 1: to the camp. The next morning the biscuits and gravy

659
00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:18,280
Speaker 1: comes out, so I'll bring one or two of those

660
00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:21,800
Speaker 1: for a week long trip. Oh this snack I just

661
00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:26,080
Speaker 1: found last year. It's these untapped espresso waffles. Um, it's

662
00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:30,160
Speaker 1: got like syrup and it's like a stropple waffle or whatever,

663
00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:33,480
Speaker 1: but some kind of like little waffle in a packet

664
00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:36,760
Speaker 1: trail snack. There's a bar I really like called this.

665
00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:40,080
Speaker 1: Number five coconut Bobo bars. Those are pretty good. I

666
00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:42,400
Speaker 1: don't know where I found those, just a gas station

667
00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:45,760
Speaker 1: or um grocery store somewhere. I hope they still make them.

668
00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:49,360
Speaker 1: I bottom a lot last year. They're pretty good for me.

669
00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:53,080
Speaker 1: Number six fruit snacks. I know this sounds like a

670
00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:57,160
Speaker 1: kid's lunch like, but these are these are things that

671
00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:00,080
Speaker 1: I enjoy eating. So you see my list, it's not

672
00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:04,440
Speaker 1: it's not all like super healthy crazy stuff. It's just

673
00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:08,800
Speaker 1: normal foods that pack well probably have a good amount

674
00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:10,920
Speaker 1: of calories. Now, you don't want all candy bars and

675
00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:13,840
Speaker 1: other things, but these are just things that help fuel me,

676
00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,200
Speaker 1: that I enjoy eating and that I take into the

677
00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:19,800
Speaker 1: back country. Number seven shot blocks. I like those because

678
00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:22,120
Speaker 1: they're you know, they've got the little bit of extra

679
00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:26,879
Speaker 1: electra lights and stuff. Number eight tortillas to me, tortillas

680
00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:30,120
Speaker 1: in the back country go hand in hand. They last forever.

681
00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:33,600
Speaker 1: They add a little bit of a good flavor and texture.

682
00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:35,680
Speaker 1: It's easy to put stuff in them for lunch time,

683
00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:39,239
Speaker 1: and they're lightweight. They don't smash, they don't really get destroyed.

684
00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:43,120
Speaker 1: Number nine This is one of my favorite dinner meals.

685
00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:46,440
Speaker 1: It's a peak refuel sweet pork and rice. I like that.

686
00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:48,040
Speaker 1: I like the little bit of sweet with it. It's

687
00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:51,239
Speaker 1: not too sweet. It's good. Number ten this is my

688
00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:54,919
Speaker 1: go to is a is a Raman type noodle. Now

689
00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:58,919
Speaker 1: for me, there's this brand called Endomi meg Rang. It's

690
00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:02,000
Speaker 1: you can you can get them on Amazon. I should.

691
00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:04,040
Speaker 1: I'm gonna order a bunch of them before this podcast

692
00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:06,000
Speaker 1: goes alive, because then people order them all up and

693
00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:07,919
Speaker 1: I won't be able to get them. But um, it's

694
00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:10,480
Speaker 1: more of like a you can make soup out of it.

695
00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:13,400
Speaker 1: You can go stir fry noodle sometimes actually throw some

696
00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:15,759
Speaker 1: this is a pro tip, throw some peanut butter in

697
00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:18,280
Speaker 1: with that noodle and stir fry it. Cool thing about

698
00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:20,040
Speaker 1: that one is it comes with an oil pack and

699
00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:22,200
Speaker 1: a spice pack and like a soy sauce pack all

700
00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:25,360
Speaker 1: in the noodle pack. So that one's really good, especially

701
00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:28,360
Speaker 1: if you get like a fresh kill, cut up some meat.

702
00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:31,200
Speaker 1: Stir fright in there in the oil, throw the noodles in,

703
00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:34,080
Speaker 1: fry the noodles up, and then maybe throw a little

704
00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:36,400
Speaker 1: bit of peanut butter in there. So good. It's like

705
00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:40,200
Speaker 1: a pad tie number eleven. Trail mix, it's not my

706
00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:43,520
Speaker 1: favorite thing to eat, but nuts are really calorie dents.

707
00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:47,240
Speaker 1: So almonds, peanuts, there are some of the best calorie

708
00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:51,400
Speaker 1: Prouns snacks. Pecans I know have a ton of calories. Prouns.

709
00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:53,680
Speaker 1: They're good for you. They got good fats, and they're

710
00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:56,440
Speaker 1: great trail snack. They don't go bad, they don't smash,

711
00:35:56,800 --> 00:36:00,160
Speaker 1: they don't melt. So um. Trail mix is good. I

712
00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:02,400
Speaker 1: don't know, I've eaten so much trail makes I'm kind

713
00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:04,719
Speaker 1: of getting burnt out on it. But it is it's

714
00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:07,359
Speaker 1: just because it's such a good a good snack to have.

715
00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:11,160
Speaker 1: It's got the sweet salty you can mix in raisins

716
00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:13,799
Speaker 1: or you know, eminem's and other things and kind of

717
00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:16,560
Speaker 1: make it to how you like. Number twelve on my

718
00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:19,480
Speaker 1: list of fifteen. Uh, there's a dinner item. I like

719
00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:21,920
Speaker 1: the Mountain House lasagna. That one just doesn't seem to

720
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,200
Speaker 1: get old. It smells good and taste good, but it

721
00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:28,440
Speaker 1: does messr spoon up with the cheese. Number thirteen jerky.

722
00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:30,760
Speaker 1: You can't really be a mountain man without a good

723
00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:33,200
Speaker 1: batch of pemmican with you, so I like to. I

724
00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:35,719
Speaker 1: like the jerky. I like to separated out throughout the day.

725
00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:38,520
Speaker 1: It gives you that extra salt, a little bit of protein.

726
00:36:39,320 --> 00:36:43,279
Speaker 1: I love it. No. Number fourteen like a nut butter pack.

727
00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:46,799
Speaker 1: There's all different brands nuts so f Bomb. They've all

728
00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:50,399
Speaker 1: got weird names. Justin's nut Butter. I'll just I mean

729
00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:55,200
Speaker 1: crazy names, but they're all good. And number fifteen I like, Uh,

730
00:36:55,239 --> 00:36:57,799
Speaker 1: there's a great lunch item. It leaves a little bit

731
00:36:57,800 --> 00:36:59,799
Speaker 1: of trash. You got a toted around that smells weird.

732
00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:04,399
Speaker 1: But um, the tune of creations or chicken creations there's

733
00:37:04,440 --> 00:37:09,960
Speaker 1: like barbecue wing sauce flavor and lemon pepper and ginger whatever.

734
00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:12,360
Speaker 1: There's all kinds of different flavors. Wrap those up in

735
00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:15,480
Speaker 1: a tortilla. Those are great for lunches. Sometimes nice just

736
00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:18,120
Speaker 1: that not just have bars for lunch. Have something that

737
00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:21,360
Speaker 1: I consider like a real food item that would classify

738
00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:23,279
Speaker 1: that as a real food item, something that you can

739
00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:26,080
Speaker 1: add in there. And then you know, like even some

740
00:37:26,120 --> 00:37:28,400
Speaker 1: of those ramen packets or noodle packets are great for

741
00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:31,000
Speaker 1: lunch if you're carrying around your your jet boil and

742
00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:34,040
Speaker 1: other things. Some of the other items that not on

743
00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:36,040
Speaker 1: this list, it's just stuff that you I take. I

744
00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:39,960
Speaker 1: always take some kind of coffee, tea bag, instant coffee, whatever.

745
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:42,120
Speaker 1: If you're used to drinking coffee every day, bring it

746
00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:45,400
Speaker 1: into the back country. You know, make yourself comfortable while

747
00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:49,040
Speaker 1: having a few creature comforts, but also you know, taking

748
00:37:49,080 --> 00:37:51,640
Speaker 1: things that are light, taking things that are calorie dents.

749
00:37:51,719 --> 00:37:54,120
Speaker 1: And when you're when you're planning it out, look at

750
00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:57,480
Speaker 1: the food items that you're bringing and then just separated out,

751
00:37:57,680 --> 00:38:00,360
Speaker 1: organize it in your day to day path acx in

752
00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:02,560
Speaker 1: and you should be sweet. Now, a few of the

753
00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:05,680
Speaker 1: things to avoid I really try to avoid bringing the

754
00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:08,759
Speaker 1: same thing for every day only because, like I said,

755
00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:10,600
Speaker 1: I've mentioned it a couple of times. You know, there's

756
00:38:10,600 --> 00:38:13,520
Speaker 1: certain items that I'm just burnt out on. I used

757
00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:16,120
Speaker 1: to really like the Mountain House Sweet and sour pork.

758
00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:18,359
Speaker 1: It was my favorite until I brought seven of them

759
00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:20,280
Speaker 1: for a seven day trip. Now I can't even smell

760
00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:23,359
Speaker 1: the dang thing. So just because you like something, don't

761
00:38:23,360 --> 00:38:26,480
Speaker 1: overdo it. Bring some things just you know, varieties and

762
00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:29,680
Speaker 1: spice of life. And then another thing to avoid, don't

763
00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:33,440
Speaker 1: forget your fuel, your fuel canisters. One time I forgot

764
00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:35,920
Speaker 1: my fuel. I brought my pot, I carried all my

765
00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:39,160
Speaker 1: other stuff, my stove, all that kind of stuff, and

766
00:38:39,239 --> 00:38:41,359
Speaker 1: didn't have anything to heat that boil the water up.

767
00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:43,640
Speaker 1: So my dinner, I was on a tar hunt in

768
00:38:43,640 --> 00:38:46,240
Speaker 1: New Zealand it was freezing cold. I was just wishing

769
00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:48,759
Speaker 1: for a hot meal. No hot meal, so I put

770
00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:52,120
Speaker 1: some cold glacier water and pasta prima vera, which used

771
00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:55,360
Speaker 1: to be my favorite dinner, and it just smelt and

772
00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:57,000
Speaker 1: tasted like throw up. I should have just ate it

773
00:38:57,040 --> 00:38:58,959
Speaker 1: with no water. If you if you don't have water,

774
00:38:59,120 --> 00:39:02,560
Speaker 1: eat your hydrated meals or you're sorry, you're freeze dried

775
00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:06,239
Speaker 1: meals um dry. Don't try adding cold water because they're

776
00:39:06,239 --> 00:39:08,920
Speaker 1: just grossed with cold water, I think, But some people

777
00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:12,520
Speaker 1: like it. So that's just my rundown on backcountry food.

778
00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:15,840
Speaker 1: I'm sure there's a million other things to talk about,

779
00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:20,080
Speaker 1: but I just really believe that don't overstress it. Throw

780
00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:22,400
Speaker 1: some food in that adds up to the amount of

781
00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:25,760
Speaker 1: calories you need. You can balance it based on there's

782
00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:29,120
Speaker 1: just so many backpacking options for dinners and meals. You know,

783
00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:32,239
Speaker 1: bring some real food what I consider real food for

784
00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:35,399
Speaker 1: those those midday lunches. You know, bagels last really well,

785
00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:39,720
Speaker 1: salami's last really well, cheese last pretty good. And enjoy

786
00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:43,400
Speaker 1: your experience, you know, make it easy, organize it ahead

787
00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:46,359
Speaker 1: of time, and just have that plan of like, this

788
00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:48,640
Speaker 1: is what I'm eating, this is what I'm gonna do

789
00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:51,279
Speaker 1: on days that I end up using more, this is

790
00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:53,719
Speaker 1: what I'm gonna do with my extras, And just have

791
00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:56,200
Speaker 1: that plan and have it organized, and that's just gonna

792
00:39:56,200 --> 00:40:00,360
Speaker 1: be what really really helps you out for the planning

793
00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:02,880
Speaker 1: part and the execution of in the field. Keeping your

794
00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:07,399
Speaker 1: energy levels up alright, Well, I really hope that that

795
00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:09,759
Speaker 1: helped you maybe get some thoughts going on how you're

796
00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:12,320
Speaker 1: going to plan your meal prep for back country and

797
00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:14,120
Speaker 1: in the future, and if you aren't, even if it's

798
00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:16,480
Speaker 1: not a back country and there is some form of

799
00:40:16,520 --> 00:40:19,200
Speaker 1: planning and preparation that goes into every hunt. So just

800
00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:22,439
Speaker 1: having the right amount of food and fuel, planning it out,

801
00:40:22,520 --> 00:40:25,719
Speaker 1: and and just being prepared in an organized way, it's

802
00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:27,880
Speaker 1: just gonna help you whether it's a day trip or

803
00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:29,920
Speaker 1: back country trip. So I really hope that that helps

804
00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:32,560
Speaker 1: you out. We have talked quite a bit about just

805
00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:35,600
Speaker 1: back country preps, so the water. Now we've covered food.

806
00:40:36,080 --> 00:40:38,480
Speaker 1: I've got this question that came in a couple of

807
00:40:38,560 --> 00:40:40,920
Speaker 1: days ago. It's from a guy named Terry. He says,

808
00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:44,520
Speaker 1: I love the podcast. The water filtration episodes sparked a

809
00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:47,279
Speaker 1: question about first aid kits. What is your go to

810
00:40:47,480 --> 00:40:51,080
Speaker 1: first aid kit beyond band aids? So that's a great question,

811
00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:53,440
Speaker 1: and I really think that I'm glad we got that

812
00:40:53,520 --> 00:40:56,040
Speaker 1: question and to answer it with this because it also

813
00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:59,720
Speaker 1: ties in with the back country food and fuel, because

814
00:40:59,719 --> 00:41:03,840
Speaker 1: there's certain items in first aid kit that will help

815
00:41:03,960 --> 00:41:08,000
Speaker 1: aid in your success in the field. Now, as far

816
00:41:08,040 --> 00:41:10,760
Speaker 1: as first aid kit goes, there's a ton of companies

817
00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:13,040
Speaker 1: out there that makes say, like wilderness first aid kits

818
00:41:13,080 --> 00:41:15,120
Speaker 1: there a lot of them are based on like amount

819
00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:17,160
Speaker 1: of day, so three to five day first aid and

820
00:41:17,239 --> 00:41:18,759
Speaker 1: kind of has a little bit of the basics of

821
00:41:18,840 --> 00:41:21,560
Speaker 1: everything you might need to encounter. I try to think

822
00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:23,680
Speaker 1: of my first aid kit is what are what am

823
00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:27,200
Speaker 1: I most likely to encounter out there? What types of injuries?

824
00:41:27,239 --> 00:41:29,080
Speaker 1: So for the most part, it's gonna be minor stuff.

825
00:41:29,080 --> 00:41:32,000
Speaker 1: It's gonna be possibly a sprain, so something to to

826
00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:36,080
Speaker 1: wrap an ankle, um a rolled ankle. I carry extra

827
00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:39,400
Speaker 1: duct tape around my water bottle or hiking pole. I

828
00:41:39,560 --> 00:41:41,640
Speaker 1: use that more than band aids, but it's nice to

829
00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:44,160
Speaker 1: have band aids in there as well. Um those little

830
00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:46,920
Speaker 1: butterfly stitch type things are great as well. So the

831
00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:49,000
Speaker 1: band aids just a little bit more durable with some

832
00:41:49,080 --> 00:41:51,560
Speaker 1: duct tape wrapped around it, or even just duct tape

833
00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:54,680
Speaker 1: around to cut keep some just stuff out. Most of

834
00:41:54,680 --> 00:41:57,279
Speaker 1: the time you cut yourself, you're processing an animal, so

835
00:41:57,280 --> 00:42:00,520
Speaker 1: it's good to have an extra set of late gloves

836
00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:03,520
Speaker 1: or whatever. And then UH use the deck tape as

837
00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:07,200
Speaker 1: a band aid, and then I throw in it depends

838
00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:09,920
Speaker 1: on the trip, but I've got like those quick clot deals.

839
00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:12,080
Speaker 1: They're a little bit heavier, but just in case there

840
00:42:12,160 --> 00:42:14,439
Speaker 1: was some kind of crazy puncture that you needed a

841
00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:16,960
Speaker 1: clot really fast. I mean, it can happen. I know

842
00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:19,800
Speaker 1: guys were broadheads fallen out of their quiver and they've

843
00:42:20,200 --> 00:42:23,120
Speaker 1: lacerated themselves with it. So I generally keep some kind

844
00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:26,839
Speaker 1: of quick clot, a multi day wilderness first aid kit,

845
00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:30,160
Speaker 1: and then you know the couple extra items like the

846
00:42:30,239 --> 00:42:33,440
Speaker 1: duck tape and that. Now, also, footcar is huge in

847
00:42:33,480 --> 00:42:36,120
Speaker 1: the back country, so throwing in I always throw in

848
00:42:36,160 --> 00:42:39,160
Speaker 1: some mole skin, and then extra deck tape on my

849
00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:41,960
Speaker 1: bottle will be used to help adhere the mole skin

850
00:42:42,040 --> 00:42:44,160
Speaker 1: to my foot or whatever. So anything for foot care

851
00:42:44,840 --> 00:42:46,400
Speaker 1: is also something that I want to make sure that

852
00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:48,880
Speaker 1: I have in my back country kit. Now. One of

853
00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:51,480
Speaker 1: the things that I use for say creature comfort or

854
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Speaker 1: just being able to hunt harder, I always take in

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Speaker 1: with my food and my first aid is I always

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Speaker 1: throw an extra say advil, or i'd be often something

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Speaker 1: that just you know you're gonna be sore, you might

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Speaker 1: have a headache or be lightheaded because of the altitude.

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Speaker 1: That kind of stuff is huge. It's just keeps you going,

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Speaker 1: keeps you not feeling everything so much. You're you're sleeping

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Speaker 1: on the ground. And if you have trouble sleeping on

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Speaker 1: the ground or in the whatever, if you're just a

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Speaker 1: person that has trouble sleeping in general, you're gonna be

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Speaker 1: more tired. But I found that even just bringing some

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Speaker 1: kind of sleep aid is awesome as far as just

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Speaker 1: rebuilding that energy and not necessarily you know, wrestling around

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Speaker 1: all night. Talent all PM works. Great Wilderness athlete makes

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Speaker 1: what do they call it? I can't even honestly, I

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Speaker 1: can't remember the name of it, but I use it

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Speaker 1: all the time. It's like a multi item and that

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Speaker 1: just helps you sleep. Has got some melatonin and stuff

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Speaker 1: in it that I like a lot. So yeah, I'll

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Speaker 1: bring those extra things in there, and I'll make sure

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Speaker 1: to have enough for each day of like ibyprofen um.

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Speaker 1: If you get allergies, you know, bring some just know

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Speaker 1: what you need. You might need some ben and rol,

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Speaker 1: just some things that are small items that really help

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Speaker 1: your experience and just help you sleep, help you be

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Speaker 1: more comfortable, and the more comfortable you are. The right

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Speaker 1: amount of fuel you have, you've got the water, you

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Speaker 1: get that sleep, You're just gonna have more energy to

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Speaker 1: hunt harder, which is going to lead to more success.

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Speaker 1: So I just can't stress that enough. Well, I am

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Speaker 1: looking forward to next week. I think what we'll do

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Speaker 1: is next week, I'm gonna put some of the backcountry

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Speaker 1: prep stuff on the back burner for a little bit

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Speaker 1: and we'll talk some hunting tactics next week. One of

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Speaker 1: the ones that has just been asked and asked and asked,

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Speaker 1: but I just wanted to hold off until it got

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Speaker 1: a little closer to the season is spring bear hunting tactics.

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Speaker 1: So I'm gonna do some spring bear hunting tactics next week.

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Speaker 1: I think you'll really enjoy that. I'm gonna I've done

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Speaker 1: a lot of spotting stock spring bear hunting that I think.

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Speaker 1: It's a really steep learning curve. It seems near and

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Speaker 1: possible when you start out, So a few of these

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Speaker 1: tips are going to be just huge if you're planning

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Speaker 1: on any spring bear hunts this spring. So until next week,

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Speaker 1: stay fueled, eat your calories and all. Yeah, uh, eat

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Speaker 1: him on the mountain? Can we can we end this

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Speaker 1: podcast and eat him on the mountain? Probably? So yeah,

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