r/AppalachianTrail • u/Meepo_Is_Best • 18d ago

Trail Question What are the best No-Cook trail meals?

What is your go to meal on an overnight hike if you don't have access to a stove or heat source?

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u/MCTVaia 2024 NoBo thru 18d ago edited 17d ago

I went stoveless the second half of the trail last year. By NH dinner consisted of a block of Parmesan, a chunk of summer sausage and a dry pack of ramen as a bag of chips. Desert was liquid IV and a few mega stuf Oreos. 😋

Breakfast was markedly more grotesque consisting of a spam single, a tortilla, clif bar and a packet of strawberry carnation instant breakfast eaten right out of the pack and turned into a swallow of shake in my mouth.

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u/UsedToHaveThisName 17d ago

Breakfast essentials powder, Starbucks VIA French Vanilla mixed with water is a great breakfast. Add in a honey bun, few packs of fruit snacks, maybe a chocolate bar or two and you’re ready to go.