10 Easy Backpacking Recipes - thru hiker friendly and cheap!

[@leedanielson7452]

Gretchen Seriously??? That stuff looked good enough to eat!!!😂 No really I thought every dish looked amazing! Thanks!😊🥰👍

[@coreybiggs8626]

WOW...Forget the trail...I'm trying these at home...

[@roberttrinies7698]

Best to practice at home,if it's edible at home it'll be great on the trail. 👍

[@jackforman6385]

I finally found you. Wow, for years i have made and dehydrated my backcountry meals, some were good, most were not, then i run across your vlog; simplicity is a beautiful thing. I will be taking many of these along as i set out on the Sheltowee trace this fall all the while dreaming of the AT thru hike. Thank you so very much, this is a game changer.

[@tristinkirby]

I would LOVE to see a whole collection of these recipes from many different people all the exchange of ideas would be great.😍

[@danielkutcher5704]

I should've eaten breakfast before watching this video 😁. Thanks, Gretchen!👍

[@Mdbogard]

I loved the layout of this video! Super cute, with upbeat music. All of your recipes looked delish! Gonna try them out forsure! Looking forward to more. Thank you

[@AllenSchubert]

I liked this video! Also, I'm glad you showed the condiment packets, too! I guess you had to be alert at every fast food and regular restaurant you visited! I like the ingenuity!

[@robbinwhaley9378]

Yum!!! All these recipes look delicious. 😋 Definitely gonna be trying some. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@davidsawmandave8731]

HI AGAIN !! I FOLLOWED U ON YOUR AT HIKE I have forgotten about u but u popped up in my feed and glad u did , loved loved these videos , can't wait to try

[@hankyoung.]

Creative line ups! Def will use some of these. Thanks for sharing:)

[@patriciapiee12]

I love this so much! My fiancé and I will have to try these! I love the small packets saved from other places to take along. Genius!! We will have to try some of these recipes next time. Thank you for this!

[@obiokiutube39]

I love your presentation style. Tons of ideas. Easy to follow. Ty

[@shirleyg6189]

Amazing ! Looks delicious. I will be trying some of these!

[@hikingwithbarb9006]

Thanks for sharing! So many great ideas I wouldn't have thought of. Now to re-watch and make notes and try them out on my next hike.

[@perrymac]

these dishes look so good; thanks for posting!

[@meghoughton562]

These are SO creative yet simple (easy) to recreate. Fantastic job! 👋👋👋

[@TheForester71]

That was such a great video 🙌. So many good ideas. I’m hungry 😮.

[@ShoesOnTheTrail]

Wow! Great video idea Nad recipes, Braids! Thank you for sharing! I can totally use these rn :)

[@HikingwithBraids]

Awesome! Hope some of these work out for you!

[@rungavagairun]

These are some really great ideas. Thanks for sharing!

[@melonydodson8725]

Great ideas here! Can't wait to try some. Fun video...love the graphics! :)

[@getsomeboy321]

So many great ideas. I am excited to try these out!

[@1PZfan]

Love these. Tired of the same old same old. Also great that many of the recipes use shared ingredients. You're genius! Thanks!!

[@brianclark956]

So good! You are so much better than so many other videos

[@Finest1920]

These all looked good! I totally wished it was this easy to put together comfort vegan backpacking meals with stuff easily found in stores along the trail. Great video graphics too 👍🏾

[@HikingwithBraids]

I noticed vegan options were definitely harder to find out on the trail. ☹️ You would definitely need to plan ahead.

[@miken7629]

Since u like to make meals, try these. Crunch up Ramen into small pieces, + 1/2 packet Pioneer Country Gravy + 1 cup boiling water. Taste like biscuits & gravy. U can add bacon pieces. I save the Ramen seasoning packet (chili flavor) to season a steak I cook over a fire. My favorite meal is 1/2 cup Minute Rice + 1/2 cup Dehydrated Refried Beans + 1/2 TBSP Tomato Bullion + 1/2 TBSP Taco Seasoning + 1 cup boiling water. Then add some Cheese & Fritos. For breakfast, put 1 cup Raisin Bran in a baggie with 1/3 cup NIDO. Add water to cover, shake, and instant milk & cereal. For a dessert treat, put a packet of Jello "No Sugar" pudding mix in a baggie with 1/3 cup NIDO. Add 10oz cold water and stir a couple minutes making sure no lumps. Pudding sets up in 10 minutes. For Fat Bomb, prepare b4 trip, put 1/3 Coconut Oil + 2/3 Peanut Butter in a microwave bowl, heat and mix thoroughly, then pour into jar. Takes a couple hours to set up. Then spoon onto tortillas or eat out of the jar.

[@rebeccabeck8875]

I never considered rehydrating the veggie snacks! Great idea! Thanks! 👍

[@Readymagazine]

Interesting collection of food ideas, thanks for this video. I am going to have to try some of these.

[@paulaalekson4109]

awesomeness! Thanks for this fabulous content!!

[@HikingWithWhiskers]

Thank you for sharing Braids!!!🥾🥾⛺️

[@BankgeekOutdoors]

Thank your for this video. You had some really interesting ideas that had my mouth watering while watching. I will definitely be trying these out. I know the videos take a lot of work, and I am so happy I came across it. Thank you!!

[@hoser7706]

You had me right up to “ruining” the grits. 🤣🤣🤣. Excellent food ideas and so simple. Thanks!

[@trinitywood8148]

Thank you for all of these great ideas

[@boopernator]

I will have to try some of these on my next hike. The Thanksgiving in a Bowl looks delicious.

[@pamelajoy67]

These recipes all sound good and at some point I will actually watch the video to find out how you make them. May I suggest that you talk us through them, when you do recipe videos? I usually have youtube videos on while cooking or doing other things, and I'll glance over now and then, but mostly listen. So I will have to actually watch to "get it". That said, I always enjoy your videos. Keep 'em coming! Thank you!

[@HikingwithBraids]

Definitely something I’ll have to consider! For now, I do have time stamps in the description. :)

[@scottm6927]

Those were some very creative ideas and looked quite tasty and comforting! Glad to have found your channel and I admire your accomplishments, as well as the left arm ink (we need a closer look). Keep up the good work!

[@Gravedigger_805]

Is it just me who is considering making this at home lol looks really good

[@jessicathompson236]

It's great for when the power goes out especially.

[@beckyleheny8636]

I don't know how I missed this video!!!! This are awesome! Thanks so Much!!! Any new ones since this video????? Breakfast ideas??

[@nikis222]

These were great ideas. Thank you.

[@lisalou1263]

Thanks! Great video!

[@williamking2249]

Awesome video, Thanksgiving is high on my list.🌲👍

[@lorismith8479]

Love your recipes…I find it so difficult to figure out what to take…Thank you!!!

[@AdventuresofScoJen]

nice ideas and combinations! Thanks for the tips. I had high hopes of doing the AT with my husband but I am afraid my knee and his back won't make it. It was great watching you (and Jerry) and Wild this past year though. thanks for taking us along through your travels.

[@HikingwithBraids]

Oh gosh so sorry! I hope watching the thru hike videos helped a little.

[@Liberty4Ever]

Great backpacking recipes. A homemade Reflectix pot cozy would help a lot with adding boiling water to rehydrate pasta or dried au gratin potatoes. It also helps to boil the water in the pot with the ingredients, until all the ingredients and the pot are hot, using the pot cozy to keep it all hot, and eating out of the pot so there is still only one pot to clean.

[@vsrorrer]

Great ideas…thank you!

[@meatdotpopsikle]

Thanks!

[@roberttrinies7698]

I like to bring fresh green onions, and some sun dried tomatoes thst i hydrate before cooking. 😋

[@ronsowers1763]

Man those look good. I really hope you continue to do more of these \O/

[@sonlucaexplora]

Great videos!! New sub from UK, look forward to catching a few more!! 👍🏼🛶🔥

[@jameskeatts2677]

Thanks for sharing

[@gamerbro1000]

These look amazing

[@anthonyfoutch3152]

This guy who was using sled dogs and mushing in Antarctica ate a stick of butter each day to stay warm

[@steadyonthetrail7405]

Thanks for sharing. Helpful and creative. Challenging to grab an ingredients list.

[@rockytopwrangler2069]

..Good looking dishes .... Will have to try at home and pick a couple for outings .... Too many ingredients and time involved for trail food (at least for me),, but all look filling and yummy ....

[@whatkjsaw4461]

Hey you’ve ink done! Is that an AT tat you have now, can you show us your new colours in your next video? Your recipes look great, this is a really useful video. Thank you Gretchen 🌈🦄💜

[@HikingwithBraids]

That’ll be my next video. 😁✌️

[@vibelife5133]

Looks great!

[@jamiekalla7784]

Whenever I've tried to add boiling water to a pasta and let it soak, it doesn't actually cook. Curious if yours was actually undercooked or do you have some other secret to making this work?

[@kennethhieke6623]

Wow! Thx for the recipes. So well presented (filmed and edited) for your peeps. Just a side question... I may have missed something during the pandemic, Did you add to your "sleeve". Looks like you have some AT specific tatts that you've added your L forearm. Will we see a vid w more specifics?

[@HikingwithBraids]

Yes I did and just put a video out about it 🙂

[@kennethhieke6623]

@@HikingwithBraids Looking forward to tuning it. Looks like it's live now.... or soon.

[@solitudeinthewild82]

What a nice video, my friend! Great backpacking equipment review! Enjoyed watching, very useful info. Cheers from Russia, darling, and welcome to my channel about bushcraft tips and hacks! Kind regards, Yuriy!

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Coooooool! Thanks

[@deniselumsden6738]

Based on the order a lot of those are added, like dried onions and broccoli for example, looks like it would be crunchy and improperly hydrated

[@HikingwithBraids]

Nope the broccoli hydrates quickly and the dried onions are meant to be crunchy

[@Sparky-ov1ot]

Really good ideas, unfortunately here in the UK we don't have the variety of dried packet foods you have over there but still some would be possible, thanks.

[@jameskolar9655]

I like the look of all those meals, if I’m honest. Any adjustments would be subjective. Yellow cheese that Americans eat, just isn’t for me, I can’t do that! Pork too, for some reason is a meat I avoid. What did excite me was the sachets of chicken! They are so versatile, with rice or pasta and flat breads etc. Some good tips in this vid, thank you.

[@jessicathompson236]

There are alot of different ones. Salmon, mackerel, imitation crab, tuna, chicken, turkey, beef and pork are just a few of them.

[@Trailblaza322]

Thank you for all these meal options! Im sure they’re all incredible and i will be trying them out. Weird question but ive got to ask lol I live relatively close to Linville Gorge and love that place. Ive taken my wife there for some day hikes and showed her one of your videos from there. She said she thought she recognized you from coming to Stormcrow comics in high point/ Archdale NC area where she worked before. Could that have been you?

[@HikingwithBraids]

Haha I’ve never been there but I hear I have a twin 😂

[@Trailblaza322]

😂 Had to ask. I appreciate your content! Keep it up!

[@sandrap3047]

Yay it’s Braids!

[@Junkorgem]

I like those recipes.

[@DannyKapatrik]

Great video! I only wish that it would include the macro-nutrient information to see just how calorie packed these recipes are!

[@helpfulcommenter]

i like this format where you just show the meals and ingredients and making them from POV with stock music

[@joannebelliveau2878]

Great video

[@castle228]

Digging the chicken pad thai recipe!

[@CGhee135]

How does the sour cream and cheese sticks work? Don't they have to be refrigerated?

[@meghoughton562]

IKR? You would think so. What I would do is to bring a small cold pouch (such as are used for baby bottles) and a freezer pack or frozen water bottle. It would only stay cold for about a day or so, but you could use those on the first couple days and probably be okay...🤷‍♀️

[@tarawilliams6041]

So do I need 2 pots? One for booking the water and one to mix and eat the food? I’m getting back into backpacking after a 20 year hiatus raising my family. A lot has changed in 20 years

[@roberttrinies7698]

All in one pot/mug.

[@runhellman]

Could you put all the dry ingredients in a freezer ziplock and add the boiling water to that instead of in your pot?

[@helpfulcommenter]

i like that naughty little bear

[@n3wty]

6 comments? Kinda weird my guy

[@helpfulcommenter]

@@n3wty Tracking my comments is so so much weirder “my guy” Jfc you’re a freak

[@helpfulcommenter]

holy cow i just wanna hire you to come backpacking with me so you can make dope ass meals

[@leedanielson7452]

Some day I’m going to go backpacking or hiking...And it’s all gonna be your fault!!!😝🏕🐻🦌🗻🐐🐰🐝🦌🦃🦨

[@kjclem94]

Lol me too!

[@HikingwithBraids]

You definitely should! ✌️

[@whatkjsaw4461]

😆

[@rangerinthewoods]

What happened to the Jerry test?

[@garyantley]

Dang it... where is the recipe book? The video is nice but i am old and fat. that means I am slow and when i see the food I get hungry and detracted. You should write these down for the descriptoin......

[@garyantley]

The chicken parm looks like a real hit. That is a cheese stick stop at the local Sonic for a few packets of mary-mary sauce....

[@dzdaydreamer92]

Are you just using normal uncooked pasta or cooked pasta that has been dehydrated?

[@HikingwithBraids]

In this video it’s just uncooked pasta

[@helpfulcommenter]

damn this girl likes her dried onions

[@ronrampfel2197]

You need to slow down. Don't have time to read what your using

[@marshmallowkiller88]

Just pause the video or change the playback speed lmao

[@helpfulcommenter]

WHOA WHERE TF did you get that pizza sauce in a packet what in the actual F

[@asht.7640]

Hijack some from some cheap lunchables 😂

[@rulabo8834]

It literally says Marinara on the label… she’s just calling it pizza sauce. Any fast food place that serves cheese sticks should have them. 😊

[@garyyanyan4566]

All that salt you'll pay later trust me i know😢

[@meghoughton562]

What do you mean?

[@garyyanyan4566]

Talk to a cardiologist

[@roberttrinies7698]

You need more salt while thru hiking.✌️

[@mattcrayne8630]

🤢

[@helpfulcommenter]

bangers and mash always sounds dirty sex talk to me

[@mikelopez5865]

I honestly prefer videos with commentary and here’s why I love listening to videos like this while I’m driving, at the gym, jacking off etc….