Overland Lunch?

[SAR_Squid79]

I have no problem coming up with menus for dinner and breakfast in camp. But what do you guys eat while on the trail during the day for lunch without having to do an hour of setup and preparation, and then clean-up?

I need ideas for trail lunch!

 

[adrenaline503]

I always eat light light and simple on the trail. Lunches usually include cheese, crackers, some sort of cured meat. Sometimes I bring naan, pita or another flat bread. Fruit is an easy addition. I always have peanut butter. Oh yea, hummus, gotta have hummus. If its a colder trip, I bring boxes of soup, there are some pretty good selections in the organic section. I just think the boxed variety tastes better than canned. I am sure I will think of more and I'll edit this as things come to mind.

 

[James86004]

We do cold cut sandwiches usually. Or, we make something at breakfast and keep it for lunch. Sometimes we make an enormous breakfast, and just snack on peanuts and beef jerky all day.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Most times it's PBJ's.

Sometimes we grill and extra couple of chicken breast or pork chops the night before.

Boiled hot dogs are also fast and easy. We keep a small backpackers stove and a pot in the picnic hamper.

When I go solo I like canned Kippers, cheese and soda crackers. This was my staple summer hiking lunch as a kid.

I've seen guys do burritos or ham and cheese sandwiches on the exhaust manifold.


One thing we do to make life easier is keep a plastic bin with all the lunch essentials in it. It makes a grab and go box for day trips and has the basics kitchen set up for camping. It's always packed on the top of the load for easy access.
Inside we keep, foil, paper plates, knives forks and spoons, napkins, paper towels, salt and pepper, cups, a small stove and pot, ziplock bags to store bread and leftovers, tea bags, a small cutting board (actually half of one of the roll up type), kitchen knife, can opener etc.

Hope this helps.

Dan

 

[mountainpete]

I always eat light light and simple on the trail. Lunches usually include cheese, crackers, some sort of cured meat. Sometimes I bring naan, pita or another flat bread. Fruit is an easy addition. I always have peanut butter. Oh yea, hummus, gotta have hummus. If its a colder trip, I bring boxes of soup, there are some pretty good selections in the organic section. I just think the boxed variety tastes better than canned. I am sure I will think of more and I'll edit this as things come to mind.

Almost exactly the same here. The best lunch in my opinion is croissants, prosciutto, brie or swiss and an apple on the side.

I sometimes do BBQ beef on a bun. I take shaved deli roast beef, mix it with a good BBQ sauce, wrap it all in tin foil and shove it into the engine compartment. The Tacoma is a bit tough because it doesn't get too hot (I had a Jetta once that could cook a steak!), but hot enough to warm up the sauce and meat to the point that they are nice and soft. Then just pile it on to a bun and eat.

Mmmmm...

Pete

 

[jeepmedic46]

Cold cut and peanut butter sandwiches and cheese crackers and fruit.

 

[ujoint]

Entenmann's doughnuts!! mmmm

 

[UK4X4]

For us its usually deliberate leftovers-from brekie or dinner the night before in sarnies, some jerky and nuts

I keep trying the reheat on the engine but never get past luke warm...
disco 2 Bosh have a lovely dip in the intake manifold but even in summer for an hour it was never really hot while trail riding.

I guess I'll never know while all the engine plastics die from the heat- I can never even warm a sarnie !

basicly as other have mentioned, quick easy and pre-cooked is good with me

We prefer a low fat diet----so's we can drink more:jump:

 

[IH8RDS]

theres two porkchops in every beer

 

[Cackalak Han]

Peanut butter is the staple food in my rig (for lunches). I always carry some peanut butter or peanuts, as it seems to satisfy the little hunger attacks better than others.

 

[taugust]

Just got into manifold/engine burritos. I like the frozen chimichangas from Costco. mmmm. They need more than an hour. Put them on when you set out in the morning. Make sure you double wrap in heavy duty foil.

 

[Corey]

Bean dip, crackers or taco chips, and the kind of yogurt you can drink.
Those Yogurt drinks are filling too.
I have also found out with testing that Lucerne (Safeways store brand) tastes better than the more expensive brands.
I drink those five days a week too at work for a quick snack.



Stuff like that fits in the top rack on the fridge making it easy to not have to dig below for stuff.

Lunch is something I do not like to spend a lot of time preparing, as I usually go all out for breakfast and dinner when camping.

 

[Hilldweller]

 

[luk4mud]

Burritos or hot dogs from the engine, hard boiled eggs, pb&j.

 

[shahram]

I eat a low carbohydrate, high fiber diet. I don't like to eat out of a package or bag, for the most part. I also don't like to eat too salty, especially in the desert, where water retention and mild dehydration can cause discomfort.

I like to eat cucumbers, whole, sprinkling some chili/lime powder on them as I go. I also like sugar snap peas, radishes, cherry tomatoes. Fruit, like green apples, pears, citrus. The water and nutrients in fresh veg and fruit make me feel much better than my junk food splurging counterparts. They often wake up with puffy eyes, are constantly thirsty, or get afternoon slump after lunch.

String cheese, raw nuts, and hard boiled eggs, along with very small portions of cured meats can provide protein without dehydrating, sapping energy for digestion or giving a sugar rush and crash.