>Free Colorado
Does that mean we exiled all the Californians that wanted to live in a cold California?
Suggestions
>Tuna in pouches is light and filling.
>Rice can be cooked in a broth, it will readily absorb the flavor.
>Watch how much sodium you're eating, you'll need to adjust your water intake.
>Water filters work very well and should be considered over tablets.
>Always pre filter your collected water through filter paper (coffee filters) or a clean bandanna. Saves your actual filter or you from drinking larger bits of dirt n shit.
>Dehydrated eggs are light, use little water, and store well enough to stay edible for a couple of weeks without refrig.
>Sugar, salt, pepper, cayenne, curry, garlic powder, onion powder whatever spices you like, pack some.
>Get a book detailing edible plants in your area. You need veggies, you need the micro nutrients and ruffage. Multivitamins can help but you will want some actual greens eventually.
>Get a collapsible water container for gathering dirty water. Keeps your drinking containers clean and gives you a way to store more water for cleaning at a later time.
>Find a person that makes their own jerky and pay them to make you a shit load. Vacuum pack that shit and do this every year. Eat the old jerky and replace it with fresh.
>Popcorn, don't laugh it's an old school explorers food.
>Don't look for single meal items, look for light weight components that can be made into different meals.
>Ditch the idea of a "breakfast" or "dinner" food. This will free you up a lot more than you think.
>If you can find potassium chloride table salt, grab some. This will help a lot with cramps and can be used to lower the overall sodium intake.
>If you really want ramen, I'd go big and get a vacuum sealer. Get big bag of cheap, small noodles. Add in a bullion cube and spices. Seal it up. The packaging will last a lot longer in a backpack, trust me. Oh, if you can somehow find dehydrated/freeze dryed peas, carrots, corn ect throw that in.
>You can boil food in freezer ziplocks, I wouldn't use the same bag twice though.
>Get a small folding wood stove, one that you can still use a small burner in. You can add fuel tablets as well. Get a 500-750 ml metal cup. Now you do not need to worry about flameless ration heaters.
And if you take a single suggestion from me it is this one.
>Peanut butter. If you can eat it, it will keep you alive and moving. If it has gone bad, the rest of the food you packed has probably gone bad. Good protein and carb source, can make other foods more palatable. And can be used with rat traps (no not mouse traps, RAT TRAPS) to acquire more food.