Backpacker Magazine – February 2001

Organize Your Backpacking Trip

Meet Jamie and Joe, who need help with everything from planning to packing to eating well. Enter our team of experts, with a few simple tricks designed to turn them-and you!-into well-oiled backpacking machines.

by: Michele Morris

Tags:
• Skills
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• Technique
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• Camping
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• Adventures
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• Weekends
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• Vacations
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The 3-Day, Two-Person Meal Planner

Grocery List
From supermarket or health-food store (check the recipes below for the exact quantities you'll need, then check at home before you buy. Items are arranged in order by typical grocery aisle):

lemon(1)
bell pepper (1)
raisins (large box)
dried pear halves (small package)
dried peach halves (small package)
dried mushrooms (small package)
dry-packed sun-dried tomatoes (1 ounce)
kidney beans (2 large cans)
chicken in water (5-ounce can)
condensed mincemeat (small jar)
butter (1 stick)
Cheddar cheese (8-ounce package)
pepperoni (1.5 ounces)
jerky (2 medium strips)
brown sugar
vanilla
flour
baking soda
salt
rolled oats
sweetened condensed milk (14 ounces)
chopped dehydrated onion
chocolate chips (small package)
chopped walnuts
raw cashews
French bread
flour tortillas (small package)
instant brown rice
Coconut Ginger soup mix (1 packet; A Taste of Thai is good)
dehydrated vegetarian chili mix (the mix by Fantastic is good)
instant hummus
graham crackers (small box)
fig bars (small package)
corn chips (small bag; Fritos is good)
Goldfish crackers
pretzels (small bag)
hard candy, such as cinnamon balls, coffee nips, caramels
malted milk balls
yogurt-covered raisins
gorp
hot sauce (small bottle)
nut butter (cashew butter is superb)
quart-size zipper-lock bags (1 box)
permanent marker (for labeling bags with contents and cooking directions)
oven roasting bags (small box)
freeze-dried corn (small package; available from Adventure Foods, 828-497-4113; www.adventurefoods.com; Backpacker's Pantry, 800-641-0500; www.backpackerspantry.com; or Just Tomatoes, Etc., 800-537-1985; www.justtomatoes.com)

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