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What foods can last 3-4 days without refrigeration? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by piezoelectron@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm going to be camping for 4 days at a location without easy access to fire (hence no boiled water). As such, I'm going to be packing a bunch of canned stuff for my daily meals. The place is in England, where we're expecting a few hot days this week and maybe some rain over the weekend.

However, I have some free time before the trip to cook food. But I'm not sure if there's any good foods I could bring along that could keep for 3-4 days without a fridge. I guess that crosses out most meat dishes.

Some ideas I had were: falafel, fritters, bread, calzones, pasties. Have you tried taking such foods camping and if so, did they last a few days without spoiling? Are there any other foods you'd recommend? Thank you so much!

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[–] somedaysoon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

When I go camping, I do almost all my cooking on a little alcohol stove, they don't take special fuel, any gas station will have the yellow Heet that you can use for fuel in it.

But what I usually eat:

Canned soups, can be made hot right in the can, but heavy if you are backpacking.
Oatmeal and instant noodles like ramen just need to heat some water.
Those microwavable rice pouches, just need to heat them up, I also like to add some tinned mackerel and some hot sauce with it.
Bagels, eggs, spam, and cheese makes bomb breakfast bagels. Cheese and eggs will last a couple days. Eggs that are not washed do not require refrigeration.
You can also bring some cured meats if you want to make sandwiches on your first day. Some meats like summer sausage don't require any refrigeration so will last until you cut into the casing before you need to worry about it. I also will stop at a gas station and grab a few of the single use packets of condiments: mayo, mustard, bbq, relish, etc.
And MREs or freeze dried meals are easy.

[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is great info! Does the "heet" stove give any flavor to the stuff you are cooking?

[–] somedaysoon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

None. You don't want to be roasting a marshmallow or hot dog next to the open flame, but cook with pots and pans over it.

Also, you don't have to use methanol, here is a good article that I found that compares some of the fuels you can use in it.