"During the period April 1 through November 30, no overnight camper in the Eastern High Peaks Zone shall fail to use bear-resistant canisters for the storage of all food, food containers, garbage, and toiletries."
Food
- Breakfast:
- Oatmeal w/nuts and dried fruit
- Lunch:
- Gorp (fruit, nuts, chocolate), beefy stick
- peanut butter, jelly on Flour Tortilla
- Tuna, seaweed, mayo
- Hummus on tortilla (may spoil supposedly)
- Dinner:
- Spaghetti, sauce, cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, beef stick or tunapacked chicken
- Rice, cream of mushroom soup
- Couscous, black beans, flavoring (herbs, spices, bouillon, onion, etc.), perhaps oil, flour tortilla
- Other:
- Parmesan/Romano Cheese. Wrap in cheese cloth soaked in a bit of vinaigre to prevent mold/oilyness
- Eggs (1 day unrefrigerated=1 week refrigerated, farm fresh eggs should last 6-8 weeks refrigerated, or 6-8 days unrefrigerated. If it floats, it's bad.)
- Green beans
- Powdered milk
- Apple
- Things to try
- Powdered hummus mix
- Dried beans/lentils/etc. - how to prepare?
Cooking
- pot w/lid
- insulated cup
- spoon
Shelter
- light sleeping bag in plastic bag
- tent (or just a rain fly)
Clothes to wear
- light wool pants
- light t-shirt
- hiking boots (or just sneakers)
- Wool socks
- (Gators)
Clothes to carry
- winter hat
- shorts
- rain jacket
- extra wool socks
- polypropylene shirt
- warm wool shirt
Misc
- watch
- matches
- lighter
- parachute cord
- map
- compass
- moleskin
- pocket knife
- duct tape
- sewing kit
- water tablets (or drops or wand)
- headlamp
- flashlight
- spare batteries
- plastic garbage bag
- supermarket shopping bag
- extra shoelaces
- toilet paper
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- water bottle
- camelback (if taking side hikes)
- bladder
Optional
- Fishing pole, rapala
- Stove/Fuel
- Bear cannister(?)