Category: Backpacking
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Vegetarian camping/backpacking food from a supermarket
I like a good freeze-dried lasagna. Still, when I shop for food for a camping/backpacking weekend, I tent to just to go the closest supermarket. I find it easier, more variable, and, honestly, tastier. A lot of these meals are not ultralight, but a lot of them are! Instant potatoes and ramen, for example, are…
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🎒What’s in my backpack
I found such posts helped me a lot at the beginning of my backpacking adventures, so here goes mine. I packed for a weekend trip (Friday evening – Sunday afternoon). We are spending the nights at a backcountry campsite, so there will be things like privys and wood but no running water. We don’t expect…
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Beach camping in winter: Assateague island
Long walks on a beach, breathtaking sunrises and wild ponies… if any of those are your thing, you must visit the Assateague island. Read below about general winter camping information at Assateague, ponies, hiking, winter beach camping tips, food/drink places around, and backcountry camping. This is a dream destination for many Marylanders, but stars just…
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6 tips to survive winter backpacking
So we went backpacking in Joshua Tree National Park in November. It was a lot of things, fun, beautiful, memorable, incredible… but also, COLD. Lessons I learned: 1. Every part of the sleeping system counts. All my gear is 3-season, which is just enough for November in the desert. Kinda. Ish. My sleeping system was:…
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Food for an easy backpacking weekend. Vegetarian, non-ultralight.
We are going on a weekend trip. Here’s the food I’m bringing. We are leaving on Friday evening, drive to the park, and hike 1 mile to the campsite. Saturday is all about hiking, and Sunday we are driving home after breakfast. The food is for 2 people and all vegetarian. For my previous backpacking…
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Food for a weekend backpacking trip
Somehow I managed to pack *just* the right amount of food for the weekend. I returned home with 1 tea bag and 1 coffee bag (both taken just in case). For reference, we left Saturday morning and returned Sunday around lunchtime. I had Saturday breakfast and Sunday dinner at home. We hiked 11 miles on…
Marie goes camping 