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I'm going to be camping for 4 days at a location without easy access to fire (hence no boiled water). As such, I'm going to be packing a bunch of canned stuff for my daily meals. The place is in England, where we're expecting a few hot days this week and maybe some rain over the weekend.

However, I have some free time before the trip to cook food. But I'm not sure if there's any good foods I could bring along that could keep for 3-4 days without a fridge. I guess that crosses out most meat dishes.

Some ideas I had were: falafel, fritters, bread, calzones, pasties. Have you tried taking such foods camping and if so, did they last a few days without spoiling? Are there any other foods you'd recommend? Thank you so much!

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[–] SpaceNoodle 151 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It really depends on whether or not you plan to be pooping during those few days.

[–] teft 52 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Pfft, eat a few MRE's a day and you won't poop for two solid weeks. Emphasis on solid because when that shit comes out it will be a brick the size of a baby.

[–] suzyq 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't remember what it's called, but mixing the brownie with the coffee was the best thing I've ever had from an MRE.

[–] teft 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's called ranger pudding and the recipe is 2 packets coffee, 1 packet creamer, 1 packet chocolate beverage powder, 1 packet sugar. Add a bit of water, stir and enjoy. You can also add peanut butter if you're feeling frisky.

Edit: I forgot the 1 packet of crackers. Gotta add those bad boys in for substance.

[–] suzyq 8 points 1 year ago

Thank you! I'm a civi (civilian) and only had it when my older sister came back from basic training.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Goes in as an MRE, comes out as an MRE. Efficiency.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Because of a certain YouTuber now every time i see MRE i hear the sound "let’s get this out onto a tray... nice"

[–] doppelgangmember 3 points 1 year ago

Wow I wasn't expecting to get some much info today!

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A true sign of a Lemmy old timer. That was what, a month ago now?

[–] SpaceNoodle 5 points 1 year ago