Kitchen

I keep it simple but try to accessorize a bit.

Stove, a basic Coleman backpacking stove that uses the disposable fuel canisters.

Titanium 1.3 liter pot from REI

cheap aluminum shallow pan/plate/bowl, part of a mess kit.

nylon spork, MRE spoon and teflon folding spatula

I try to pack "light" stuff (duh) so I can just add hot water for dinner and breakfast plus I'm a coffee drinker but I take Folgers crystals to add to Mocha mixes for the extra caffine.

The dehydrated meals are light, fairly cheap, and are often packaged for two servings/hikers.

I like to take a few MRE's so I have no dishes to wash and no stove to break out for every meal. They are heavier but the trade off is less fuel to pack in and less empty canisters to pack out.

I prefer no cook lunches. Pita bread with a chicken or tuna salad & maybe some fruit and part of an MRE. If it's cold I like to add soup to this above combo for a quick warm up.

If I can, I like to catch fish for dinner, provided I'm by a lake. I pack foil & butter in individual packets from the local chicken & biscut drive thru and a little lemon pepper, add Minute rice for a starch, it's light, easy and fast. you can take individual packets of soy sauce from the local Chinese take out to add some flavor. Wrap the fish in the foil, add the butter and lemon pepper and set it by the fire if you have one. It will be done in about 10-15 minutes

Filtered Water is delivered via an MSR microworks and stored in a Platypus 2 liter container at the campsite. Two 700ml water bottles man the pack pockets on each side of my pack. DRINK LOTS OF WATER! I am very picky about the taste and look of my water. so filtering is the only way to go for me, I prefer the clean look and chemical free taste delivered by the MSR fiter. My back up is boil.