Lipsmackin' Backpackin': Lightweight Trail-tested Recipes for Backcountry Trips (Paperback)

by Christine Conners (Author)
Key Phrases: fat log cholesterol, spaghetti leather, backpacking oven, Pacific Crest Trail, Butter Buds, Rocky Fork (more...)

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Tasty backcountry cookbook filled with trail-tested recipes providing nutritional information, food preparation and meal-planning tips from experienced long-distance hikers.

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Tired of gorp, cereal bars, and beef jerky? Would you instead like to dine on spaghetti, chicken salad, and cheesecake in the backcountry? Now you can. Lipsmackin' Backpackin' is your guide to essential eating on the trail. A new kind of outdoor cookbook, this all-in-one food guide is filled with trail-tested recipes providing at-home preparation directions, on-the-trail preparation directions (including a special take-along section), nutritional information, the number of servings each recipe will produce, and the weight the ingredients will add to your backpack. You'll also get food preparation and meal-planning tips from experienced long-distance hikers. And once you have chosen your favorite recipes, mastered your outdoor cooking skills, and are ready for a hike, consult the back of this book for information on America's National Scenic and Historic Trails.

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Product Details Paperback: 248 pages Publisher: Three Forks; 1st edition (February 1, 2000) Language: English ISBN-10: 1560448814 ISBN-13: 978-1560448815 Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,705 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #9 in  Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Outdoor Cooking > Camping & Hiking #15 in  Books > Outdoors & Nature > Hiking & Camping > Camping #40 in  Books > Outdoors & Nature > Hiking & Camping > Instructional

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fat log cholesterol, spaghetti leather, backpacking oven, cups instant brown rice, serving calories, cheesecake mix, powdered buttermilk, food dehydrator, knead bag, resealable plastic bag, dehydrator trays, nutritional information, burger mix, national scenic trail, trail association, drying trays

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 66 of 67 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just for Backpacking, Truly Lipsmacking Recipes!, January 21, 2005 By  D. R. Whitham "climbergirl" (Idaho Falls, ID USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    We have 8 backpacking cookbooks including both of Christine's books. Lipsmackin' Backpackin' is by far our most used book in our kitchen. The recipes are easy to follow, use easy to obtain foodstuffs, are tasty, quick to prepare, and are even great out car camping where storage space is still at a premium in our little VW campmobile or for a quick busy nite at home dinner. We bought this book in 2000 just before a 50 mile rim to rim extended hike in the Grand Canyon. Most of our older books dating back to the early 70's called out items that were hard to find early on and next to nonexistent now days. Freeze dried meals may be light but are expensive to use for the number of nites we spend out on the trail every year. Not to add 1 meal isn't enough and 1 for each of us is way too much, meaning that we have always had to repack 3 freeze dried meals into 2 meals or add extra ingredients to bulk them out. Rice mixes and couscous get old. The recipes in Lipsmackin' Backpackin' were so yummy sounding that we packed a weeks worth of them into the Grand Canyon, without even trying them at home first. Every one of the recipes we tried has been a keeper. Except for a few recipes of our own that we have come up with over the years, or a few favorites, we have hardly used our other books since. It is our gift of choice for Christmas, wedding and birthday presents. We are the backpacking coordinators for a local hiking club and the first thing we recommend to beginners trying to think of something to eat when backpacking, is to buy this book. Note that while Christine makes good use of a dehydrator, we have found that preparedness stores carry a wide variety of dehydrated or freeze dried vegies, fruit, or meats to buy in bulk (even peanut butter powder and the ever elusive sour cream powder) so it is possible to produce many of the meals with a well stocked backpack foods pantry. On the other hand, we didn't buy our two dehydrators just to make apple rings with. With a little planning and a spring weekend of assembly line packing each year, we have a whole seasons worth of meals packed and ready to go down in our basement. Then all we have to do is make our minds up on which meals to take when we pack our packs. Cooking our meals usually does not take any longer than it takes our friends to cook what ever red or white glop they are making. Plus we can control portions so much easier and rarely have leftovers to pack out. 44 of 45 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars From bland to BAM! (to borrow from Emeril), November 30, 2000 By  "lyk2hyk" (Twin Falls,, ID USA) - See all my reviews If you love the outdoors but tire of a monotonous diet of granola ,ramen and peanut butter, you will be delighted with this book. I have other books but this one is the best. The Connors supply simple recipes with precise explanations on exactly how to use a dehydrator, how to reconstitute and divide the servings. I chanced (without taste testing first) the chicken curry salad and the creamy cilantro tuna salad on a 5 day backpack trip. Wow, were my friends impressed. I look forward to trying other recipes and further enhancing my reputation as a gourmet backcountry cook. Thank you,Tim and Christine! 57 of 62 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Make sure you have a dehydrator, July 30, 2001 By A Customer A worthy book; however, a careful reading reveals that many of its recipes require the cook to "dry [various ingredients] in your dehydrator." This should not be a surprise to anyone who hits the trail often, but don't spend money on this book unless you have a dehydrator and are reasonably adept at operating it.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Great for first timers This is a great book. So far I have made 4 of the recipes for our first backpacking trip. We needed to buy a food dehydrator to do some of the meals but the food looks and tastes... Read more Published 10 days ago by J. McCarrell 5.0 out of 5 stars Great new ideas for backcountry meals Admittedly - haven't used this book yet. Not even sure how or why I aquired it. But it's in my cookbook collection... I've read through it many times... Read more Published 4 months ago by PghYinzer 5.0 out of 5 stars Lipsmackin' Backpackin' I'm not a backpacker. I wanted the recipes to use when we travel in our RV. I found the recipes to be just what I was looking for. Published 4 months ago by K. Agmann 2.0 out of 5 stars Dehydrators I should have paid more attention to the other reviewers. This book is devoted to dehydration techniques and may be life changing in that respect. Read more Published 5 months ago by H. Anderson 4.0 out of 5 stars Good book! I ordered this book for my Dad only to find he already owned it. When I received it I refused the order and Amazon still charged me shipping, even after I called within hours of... Read more Published 12 months ago by Casey Schultheis 5.0 out of 5 stars Good Eats Oh Yeah I purchased this book along with a few others and am pleased with the quality of grub. I am aKayak camper for the most part but these recipes work for all aspects of the camping... Read more Published 14 months ago by Buddy E. Cadwell 5.0 out of 5 stars Superb collection of serious backpacking recipes. `Lipsmackin' Backpackin, Lightweight Trail-Tested Recipes for Backcountry Trips' by Tim and Christine Conners is but the second book I've seen on the subject since I started... Read more Published 22 months ago by B. Marold 5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring! I can't wait to go backpacking so I can try out some of the tasty sounding recipes! Very easy to read and packed with great backpacking tips! Published 22 months ago by Shannon Hoffman 2.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy for dinner recipes unless you have a dehydrator I agree with the person who wrote that you need a dehydrator for this book's recipes. The author commented (rather self-defensively) that a full 2/3 of the recipes do not require... Read more Published 24 months ago by M. F. Iverson 5.0 out of 5 stars Good recipes & information Still haven't tried all the recipes, but there's something for everyone! 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Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Three Forks; 1st edition (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560448814
• ISBN-13: 978-1560448815
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,705 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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66 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just for Backpacking, Truly Lipsmacking Recipes!, January 21, 2005

By	D. R. Whitham "climbergirl" (Idaho Falls, ID USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We have 8 backpacking cookbooks including both of Christine's books. Lipsmackin' Backpackin' is by far our most used book in our kitchen. The recipes are easy to follow, use easy to obtain foodstuffs, are tasty, quick to prepare, and are even great out car camping where storage space is still at a premium in our little VW campmobile or for a quick busy nite at home dinner.
We bought this book in 2000 just before a 50 mile rim to rim extended hike in the Grand Canyon. Most of our older books dating back to the early 70's called out items that were hard to find early on and next to nonexistent now days. Freeze dried meals may be light but are expensive to use for the number of nites we spend out on the trail every year. Not to add 1 meal isn't enough and 1 for each of us is way too much, meaning that we have always had to repack 3 freeze dried meals into 2 meals or add extra ingredients to bulk them out. Rice mixes and couscous get old.
The recipes in Lipsmackin' Backpackin' were so yummy sounding that we packed a weeks worth of them into the Grand Canyon, without even trying them at home first. Every one of the recipes we tried has been a keeper. Except for a few recipes of our own that we have come up with over the years, or a few favorites, we have hardly used our other books since. It is our gift of choice for Christmas, wedding and birthday presents.
We are the backpacking coordinators for a local hiking club and the first thing we recommend to beginners trying to think of something to eat when backpacking, is to buy this book.
Note that while Christine makes good use of a dehydrator, we have found that preparedness stores carry a wide variety of dehydrated or freeze dried vegies, fruit, or meats to buy in bulk (even peanut butter powder and the ever elusive sour cream powder) so it is possible to produce many of the meals with a well stocked backpack foods pantry. On the other hand, we didn't buy our two dehydrators just to make apple rings with. With a little planning and a spring weekend of assembly line packing each year, we have a whole seasons worth of meals packed and ready to go down in our basement. Then all we have to do is make our minds up on which meals to take when we pack our packs. Cooking our meals usually does not take any longer than it takes our friends to cook what ever red or white glop they are making. Plus we can control portions so much easier and rarely have leftovers to pack out.

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From bland to BAM! (to borrow from Emeril), November 30, 2000

By	"lyk2hyk" (Twin Falls,, ID USA) - See all my reviews

If you love the outdoors but tire of a monotonous diet of granola ,ramen and peanut butter, you will be delighted with this book. I have other books but this one is the best. The Connors supply simple recipes with precise explanations on exactly how to use a dehydrator, how to reconstitute and divide the servings. I chanced (without taste testing first) the chicken curry salad and the creamy cilantro tuna salad on a 5 day backpack trip. Wow, were my friends impressed. I look forward to trying other recipes and further enhancing my reputation as a gourmet backcountry cook. Thank you,Tim and Christine!

57 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Make sure you have a dehydrator, July 30, 2001

By A Customer

A worthy book; however, a careful reading reveals that many of its recipes require the cook to "dry [various ingredients] in your dehydrator." This should not be a surprise to anyone who hits the trail often, but don't spend money on this book unless you have a dehydrator and are reasonably adept at operating it.