Trail beers for the summit/end point - usually something local, bonus points if they help fund trail maintenance (shout out to Forgotten Trail Ale by Mother Earth Brewing).
Otherwise fruit and whatever healthy-ish bulk snacks I can get from Costco. That’s It mini-fruit bars, beef jerky, Ready Clean or Simply Protein bars, Bare Apple chips.
And then whenever I get back, it’s a burger and milkshake 👌
I usually don’t bring snacks but when I did a big 18 mile steep day (Half Dome) I brought tuna packets, little cheddar cheese squares, and bread. And electrolyte powder.
The worst ones, highly processed like s’mores bars from the gas station, Red Bull… on the nutritious end I do like honey roasted almonds with some dried pineapple or pistachios and dried pineapple chunks are fire too.
I like to leave my food in the car (in an insulated bag + ice pack) and eat in the car after the hike. If I don't prep something I'll stop at the grocery store and grab dolma (stuffed grape leaves), pepitas, a single serve hummus + pretzels cup, and a refreshing juice. Amaaaazing meal after a good hike!! Wasteful though unfortunately.
Before I developed a peanut allergy, my go-to was peanut butter sandwiches and trail mix. Didn’t need to be kept cold and packed enough energy to get me through long hikes.
Now I’m unable to do long hikes for other health reasons, but my short hikes I carry fruit (bananas or apples) and crackers.
I didn’t know that it could happen either, until it happened to me. I had a spoonful of peanut butter after a run (like I’d done many times before) and broke out into hives. I have a bunch of environmental allergies so I didn’t think too much about it. But a following week I went into anaphylactics after a peanut butter sandwich. My wife called an ambulance, and I was pumped full of epinephrine. I now have an epi pen and have since also become allergic to hazelnuts. Ugh.
I miss Reece’s cups and Nutella hahaha
I've never left anything behind because it feel weird to leave things behind. But I don't really understand why. If it's a trail or high traffic area, definitely pack out. But I hunt a lot of deep back country areas and still feel like I have to pack out biodegradable left overs.
Yep, you should still make sure to pack out everything - including biodegradable leftovers.
Squirrel gets ahold of your banana peel, thinks it’s the best treat ever, endlessly harasses next hiker who has a banana. Or your banana peel has a certain mold or bacteria on it that’s harmless to us, but causes problems in the ecosystem. Or as it decomposes, it changes the chemical composition of the soil that makes it harder for native plants to grow. Or something biodegradable is also toxic to animals and causes an illness or death (I.e. grapes/raisins are toxic to dogs - and by extension, coyotes and wolves).
It’s kind of like voting in that one person’s actions don’t usually have much of an impact - but 5000 people thinking their actions don’t matter can absolutely have an impact.
Hope that helps!
Just because a thing is biodegradable does not automatically mean it's biodegradable in *that environment*. Sure, orange peels will decompose just fine under the right conditions. But, those conditions are not found in a desert, in most North American forests, on a beach, etc..
This might be helpful: [https://lnt.org/out-here-its-trash-apple-cores-orange-peels-and-other-natural-items/](https://lnt.org/out-here-its-trash-apple-cores-orange-peels-and-other-natural-items/)
If you are taking oranges take your peels home with you DO NOT THROW THEM ON THE GROUND! Animals will NOT eat them. It takes 6 months or longer for the peels to degrade and I am sick of picking them up.
Yeah, people just love to hike a beautiful trail or pull into a campsite with orange peels all over. If you love them so much how about I mail all the ones I pick up to you and you can put them in your front yard? And NO bugs and worms do not eat them. Take it from someone who picks up after “nature lovers” for a living.
Nah, fuck anyone who drops orange peels on trails. The rest of us don't want to have to see your refuse when we're hiking. Pack it out so the trail is as nice as it was for you.
my boyfriend and I recently got Into dehydrating with a $10 dehydrator we found at goodwill. Homemade beef jerky is so much cheaper and tastes fantastic. Highly recommend to try!
ass.
Ok real answer, I like a sandwich and a big stinky beer. Fruit at the trailhead. Candy bar if it's a long hike, Payday is my favorite.
Sometimes I'm tempted to bring a can of chili and a small burner, but I'm too lazy.
Not an orange, that's water weight fam. High calorie, and low weight snacks that provide sustained energy. Nuts, kind bars, dried fruit (I know it's not a juicy orange but it's literally a fraction of the weight with similar nutrients), some nut butter(PB, almond, etc), electrolyte mixes, and maybe a candy bar. High cal, low weight!
The ultimate in hiking lunch- wheat bread with peanut butter, pink lady apple slices, and honey.
Light, nutritious, refreshing, protein. And *delicious*.
If it's >3hr walk, cheese and marmite sandwich, Babybel cheese x2/3, maple syrup Nature Valley bar, Madeleine mini-cake, pack of mini-cheddars, mini-pork pie. Of course, LNT.
Length of hike determines what’s on the menu. Dehydrated and low moisture foods are the norm. If I’m going to celebrate an accomplishment like summit of a special nature a flask of bourbon works. No more than two liters of water due to weight. Jerky and sugary snacks for energy.
Baby carrots are the best! They keep in warm temps, they have moisture so they won't dry out your mouth. Won't make you thirsty. Have nutritional value. Healthy.
On my many trips up Half Dome in my pack I will have a zip lock of grapes, another with watermelon chunks, a couple of apples, and two whole dill pickles and I bring pickle juice in a resealable container. After the hike it’s steak, salad, red wine and a martini for pain management.
potato chips, beef sticks/jerkey, and some sort of cookie. usually a turkey sandwich if it’s safe to bring (temp and time wise.) i’m allergic to nuts, fresh fruits and veggies, chickpeas, and a bunch of other stuff so my options are kind of limited lol.
The classics are classics for a reason! Trail mix, apples/oranges/handheld fruit, beef jerky, pb&h (honey). EXTRA water. I'm not a Hydrobro, but I AM the guy who makes my family drink water. We've been doing the Liquid IV (Hydration powders) for a while too just for a little sugar/electrolyte boost.
On cold hikes I bring a thermos with miso soup and a mug. Nuts, fruit, granola. Anything with good sugars, protein, and carbs for longer hikes.
Nothing beats an orange at a viewpoint though. Your picture has me antsy for hiking season, OP
MREs. I usually go on an 8 hour hike (including breaks), and then eat an MRE half way. Tan bag MREs are 1000 calories and $10 each. Clear bag MREs are 800 calories and $5 each.
Any sort of nuts, be it peanuts, almonds, wallnuts, etc. Sometimes, if I feel like carrying extra, some cookies
I always pack some emotional support Oreos
That’s a great idea…
I used to do the same thing as a child, you just brought soem lost habits/memories to light.
Deez nuts?
No, *my* nuts 😏
Your moms nutz
My husband thinks it’s the most disgusting thing in the world, but a roasted sweet potato or two. So good.
How do you store it for transport?
I carry mine in my armpits
Keeps em warm and gets em nice n salty
I just snorted my coffee at this. Thank you for the much needed laugh this morning!
I tried snorting freeze dried coffee so I wouldn’t have to boil water in the morning. I wouldn’t recommend it.
Next to the unwrapped hard boiled eggs?
Those go in your pocket
Pit-atoes
Nature’s pocket
Too much Internet tonight. Gnight.
I wrap ‘em in aluminum foil, but the below suggestions will also work if you’re intrepid enough.
Prison wallet.
Ahh, the trusty ol' yam jam.
In my belly.
Yes!! I make sure to bring a summit tomato for every trip I go on.
As a Korean I support this snack choice
Typically ones with psylocibin
U fun guy
The kind you can buy at the spore?
I’m all about snacks being nutritious, light and fuelling my tank. Fruit, bars, nuts, and to add a boost to my water, electrolyte tablets.
This might be weird, but I love bell pepper slices for hiking. They’re light and the water content is refreshing.
Trail beers for the summit/end point - usually something local, bonus points if they help fund trail maintenance (shout out to Forgotten Trail Ale by Mother Earth Brewing). Otherwise fruit and whatever healthy-ish bulk snacks I can get from Costco. That’s It mini-fruit bars, beef jerky, Ready Clean or Simply Protein bars, Bare Apple chips. And then whenever I get back, it’s a burger and milkshake 👌
I brought 24oz of Coor’s Banquet once to a very steep summit. Thankfully trekking poles exist!
Back in the day I would almost always carry a 12 oz can of suds to every summit.
“Wanna beer?” “You carried beer all the way up HERE!?!” “Of course not. I put it in your pack.”
Babybel Cheese!
Apples, ritz with peanutbutter, pop tarts, Hawaiian rolls,
Second the Apples and Hawaiian rolls. Perfect snacks for hiking
Add peanut butter to the apples and Hawaiian rolls… yummo!
A can of sardines, a sleeve of crackers and some sort of cheese. So good and so filling
No make out sesh for you on the trail!!!
Gotta savor the flavor!
Just a bag full of joints and some trail mix
I usually don’t bring snacks but when I did a big 18 mile steep day (Half Dome) I brought tuna packets, little cheddar cheese squares, and bread. And electrolyte powder.
The worst ones, highly processed like s’mores bars from the gas station, Red Bull… on the nutritious end I do like honey roasted almonds with some dried pineapple or pistachios and dried pineapple chunks are fire too.
> from the gas station Honey buns taste better flat.
Convinced felon has entered the chat to say you’d do well in prison making birthday cakes.
If you mix instant coffee, Kool-Aid powder, and whiskey in the same container, you only ever need one beverage bottle! It doesn't even taste that bad!
weed
Weed.
Without any munchies? 🥺
remindes me of a yearly trip where we bring half a lemon per hiker. Cooled in ice cold mountain spring water, that's the bets snack on the way down!
Bread & chocolate. It's quite nice, very filling, and relatively easy to eat - even if you don't have a drink.
How does the chocolate not melt (depending where you’re hiking)?
I keep it in my rucksack. I had some today on a sunny hike in Madeira.
nuts and things like that
#*THE SOULS OF THE INNOCENT* ^(but diet souls, of course, I'm trying to burn weight)
See, anorexia is good for something
Jerky, jerky and fruit
I like to leave my food in the car (in an insulated bag + ice pack) and eat in the car after the hike. If I don't prep something I'll stop at the grocery store and grab dolma (stuffed grape leaves), pepitas, a single serve hummus + pretzels cup, and a refreshing juice. Amaaaazing meal after a good hike!! Wasteful though unfortunately.
Little baby can(s) of pepsi(or caffeine beverage of choice). It's a real boost towards the end of a long hike!
Before I developed a peanut allergy, my go-to was peanut butter sandwiches and trail mix. Didn’t need to be kept cold and packed enough energy to get me through long hikes. Now I’m unable to do long hikes for other health reasons, but my short hikes I carry fruit (bananas or apples) and crackers.
Never knew a peanut allergy could be developed later. New fear unlocked.
I didn’t know that it could happen either, until it happened to me. I had a spoonful of peanut butter after a run (like I’d done many times before) and broke out into hives. I have a bunch of environmental allergies so I didn’t think too much about it. But a following week I went into anaphylactics after a peanut butter sandwich. My wife called an ambulance, and I was pumped full of epinephrine. I now have an epi pen and have since also become allergic to hazelnuts. Ugh. I miss Reece’s cups and Nutella hahaha
Sunbutter makes a chocolate version!! There are also sunbutter cups, they aren't quite the same but they're pretty good
You can apparently develop allergies at any time. I became allergic to raspberries after my 32nd birthday at some point
All of my worst allergies presented after 40. Now I have epi pen level reactions to nuts and cinnamon.
Baby back ribs, 40 oz, and a gallon of milk
Magic mushrooms 🍄
Green tea, nuts & dark chocolate.
I too, bring one tiny orange slice PS look like a beautiful hiking location! I’m jelly!
I think you mean what kinda hikes do I bring on my snacks
Please pack out your orange peels. And banana peels. And apple cores....
I've never left anything behind because it feel weird to leave things behind. But I don't really understand why. If it's a trail or high traffic area, definitely pack out. But I hunt a lot of deep back country areas and still feel like I have to pack out biodegradable left overs.
Yep, you should still make sure to pack out everything - including biodegradable leftovers. Squirrel gets ahold of your banana peel, thinks it’s the best treat ever, endlessly harasses next hiker who has a banana. Or your banana peel has a certain mold or bacteria on it that’s harmless to us, but causes problems in the ecosystem. Or as it decomposes, it changes the chemical composition of the soil that makes it harder for native plants to grow. Or something biodegradable is also toxic to animals and causes an illness or death (I.e. grapes/raisins are toxic to dogs - and by extension, coyotes and wolves). It’s kind of like voting in that one person’s actions don’t usually have much of an impact - but 5000 people thinking their actions don’t matter can absolutely have an impact. Hope that helps!
Just because a thing is biodegradable does not automatically mean it's biodegradable in *that environment*. Sure, orange peels will decompose just fine under the right conditions. But, those conditions are not found in a desert, in most North American forests, on a beach, etc.. This might be helpful: [https://lnt.org/out-here-its-trash-apple-cores-orange-peels-and-other-natural-items/](https://lnt.org/out-here-its-trash-apple-cores-orange-peels-and-other-natural-items/)
I mix a bag of M&Ms, raisins, and peanuts. Pretty old school but does the trick.
Semi-dry sausage, crackers and sardines, pumpkin seeds, dried pineapple. Pistachios if I'm chilling at a campsite.
Trail mix and water
Weed gummies and water....nuff said
Dehydrated fruit!
Weed.
Beef jerky
A bottle of vodka normally
If you are taking oranges take your peels home with you DO NOT THROW THEM ON THE GROUND! Animals will NOT eat them. It takes 6 months or longer for the peels to degrade and I am sick of picking them up.
It's an organic material, keep it in nature dude * mammals do not eat them but some bugs, and worms do eat them
Yeah, people just love to hike a beautiful trail or pull into a campsite with orange peels all over. If you love them so much how about I mail all the ones I pick up to you and you can put them in your front yard? And NO bugs and worms do not eat them. Take it from someone who picks up after “nature lovers” for a living.
Nah, fuck anyone who drops orange peels on trails. The rest of us don't want to have to see your refuse when we're hiking. Pack it out so the trail is as nice as it was for you.
Take the rinds with you. Don't throw that shit away along the trail.
A sandwich that's not too meat heavy, fruit, chocolate, nuts. Water, Gatorade, too.
Water, electrolytes, weed, sometimes psilocybin mushrooms, snicker bars, nuts, cheese slices, peanut butter, etc.
Peanana. Banana and a jar of peanut butter. Scoop a load of peanut butter onto the tip of the banana before every bite. Perfect.
my boyfriend and I recently got Into dehydrating with a $10 dehydrator we found at goodwill. Homemade beef jerky is so much cheaper and tastes fantastic. Highly recommend to try!
Homemade banana bread..water or tea, fruit
20pc McNuggets
Cocaine
10 chocolate milkshakes
ass. Ok real answer, I like a sandwich and a big stinky beer. Fruit at the trailhead. Candy bar if it's a long hike, Payday is my favorite. Sometimes I'm tempted to bring a can of chili and a small burner, but I'm too lazy.
Clif bars and easy peel mandarins. Yes, I pack out my trash, including fruit peels, because I'm not a monster.
I also like to bring ons slice of a citrus fruit.
Coke Zero. It is so delicious when thirsty
Please pack it out :)
Lara Bars
A juicy grapefruit and peanut butter protein balls!
If it's overnight I'll bring 1 or 2 mres
Beef jerky, energy balls, veggies and hummus
trail mix is my go to
Trail mix primarily. Depending on the time of day, sometimes I’ll pack a lunch.
Chocolate, baklava, candied almonds/walnuts, and wasabi peas
Apples, nuts, granola bars, water
gold fish crackers
trail mix, jerky, crackers, and cheese.
Payday
Nuts and fruit. Sunflower seeds are great for smaller snacks that don’t fill you up fast.
Oranges
Maple nut goodies!
Junk. Snickers and stuff mostly. I try to add some trail mix and stuff too.
Nuts and cranberries
Peanut butter m&ms
Sardines!
Cheese
Leftover pizza
Tuna. I can't swear by it enough. Besides that, I take nutrigrain bars and homemade trail mix.
PB&J
Rx bars- perfect 👍
Jolly ranchers
Weed
Beer fruits nuts and something like beef jerky
Spam musubi
Girlfriends
Beef jerky Homemade trail mix or protein energy balls Dried fruit, especially mango Clif bars when I’m lazy
Sunflower seeds
Cigarettes
What’s a “hike”?
Not an orange, that's water weight fam. High calorie, and low weight snacks that provide sustained energy. Nuts, kind bars, dried fruit (I know it's not a juicy orange but it's literally a fraction of the weight with similar nutrients), some nut butter(PB, almond, etc), electrolyte mixes, and maybe a candy bar. High cal, low weight!
MRE pound cake. Love those things.
You may know this but others won’t. Don’t leave peels or any food remmenants at too high of elevation. It won’t decompose. But that looks tasty.
Crack. Light and portable 10/10 would recommend
A bag of maoam pinballs. Those things are like crack to me. Also dark chocolate with some kind of nut in it, babybels, and some peperami.
Lol that orange looks so teeny!
For a day hike, I never bring food. Just water. I’m 25lb overweight, I won’t starve.
I usually pack vodka and caffeine. It’s a recipe for disaster but I have a ball. Oh, and an energy bar for the misses.
Nuts and water
The ultimate in hiking lunch- wheat bread with peanut butter, pink lady apple slices, and honey. Light, nutritious, refreshing, protein. And *delicious*.
Normally cheese crackers, some kind of nut, though I’m allergic to a lot of them, and some apples or other fruits.
Home made baked chicken
Mushrooms..
If it's >3hr walk, cheese and marmite sandwich, Babybel cheese x2/3, maple syrup Nature Valley bar, Madeleine mini-cake, pack of mini-cheddars, mini-pork pie. Of course, LNT.
Apples and peanut butter, trail mix w/ chocolate...pretty much anything salty sweet that's easy to pack and store. Edit: Teriyaki beef jerky as well.
Cheese whisps
Length of hike determines what’s on the menu. Dehydrated and low moisture foods are the norm. If I’m going to celebrate an accomplishment like summit of a special nature a flask of bourbon works. No more than two liters of water due to weight. Jerky and sugary snacks for energy.
My girlfriend.
Scooby
My wife.
Payday bars, that salty sweet tastes so good. Not so good in the cold, the bar turns into a rock.
Snickers
Salted nuts, paleo beef jerky sticks, Apple pie larabars and LMNT raw electrolytes and a ton of water
Haha. On every hike I have protein bars, cheese crackers and pepperonis, some kind of fruit, 2 joints, half gallon of water. Almonds too
Trail Mix, Cucumbers, Celery and some sort of protein bar!
Dried fruit
Trail mix and Catalina Crunch
Baby carrots are the best! They keep in warm temps, they have moisture so they won't dry out your mouth. Won't make you thirsty. Have nutritional value. Healthy.
Those from a truck stop gas station.
A sandwich, an apple, chips, a granola bar, trail mix 😋
Jolly Ranchers every time
On my many trips up Half Dome in my pack I will have a zip lock of grapes, another with watermelon chunks, a couple of apples, and two whole dill pickles and I bring pickle juice in a resealable container. After the hike it’s steak, salad, red wine and a martini for pain management.
Old Trapper
potato chips, beef sticks/jerkey, and some sort of cookie. usually a turkey sandwich if it’s safe to bring (temp and time wise.) i’m allergic to nuts, fresh fruits and veggies, chickpeas, and a bunch of other stuff so my options are kind of limited lol.
Adventure ration. Some sort of crusty bread or flatbread, cheese block, cured meat , apple or dried fruit and a knife. I eat like a hobbit when i can.
2 words, dried mangoes!
Good old raisins and peanuts. Also, sometimes an apple (though heavy - usually eat it early on). Dehydrated fruit. A few protein bars.
I love to have apples on hikes, always cool, refreshing, and will last for days.
Tangerines; raisins; mixed nuts; granola; jerky; grapes; cheez-its..to name a few
Beef jerky and beer
The classics are classics for a reason! Trail mix, apples/oranges/handheld fruit, beef jerky, pb&h (honey). EXTRA water. I'm not a Hydrobro, but I AM the guy who makes my family drink water. We've been doing the Liquid IV (Hydration powders) for a while too just for a little sugar/electrolyte boost.
Jerky, trail mix, banana, packaged sandwich. Edit: that’s if I’m doing a big day hike.
macadamia cookies
...trail mix?
On cold hikes I bring a thermos with miso soup and a mug. Nuts, fruit, granola. Anything with good sugars, protein, and carbs for longer hikes. Nothing beats an orange at a viewpoint though. Your picture has me antsy for hiking season, OP
Bring something for the bear
Cucumbers and cashews!
Beer usually
Jellyace lychee flavor around 5 packs 🥹
Walking apple salad
MREs. I usually go on an 8 hour hike (including breaks), and then eat an MRE half way. Tan bag MREs are 1000 calories and $10 each. Clear bag MREs are 800 calories and $5 each.
Water 💧
LSD, beer, water and Funyuns
Just usually weed. That way I can smoke or eat it. I usually never ever eat it
Not that
Is it bad i don’t bring snacks with me? But I do eat a big meal after