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I used to take Peanut butter and honey and put it on Tortillas, but a couple of years ago, I ditched the torts. Now I just take the pb and honey (about a half of cup) and eat that by itself. I 'm not really a fan of any kind of bread so just doing the pf and honey like a gel shot has worked great for me.
Haven't done more than 3 weeks at a time but we have done several 2-3 week long trips.
We like to graze for breakfast and lunch. We have cooked dinner on some trips and ate cold on others.
Typical grazing food:
home dried fruits and jerky
nuts
bars
pretzel nibs or other crunchy carbs
some chocolate or candy
We like to take a few hours off every 3-4 days when it is a sunny and warm afternoon. We use the bear cans and wash all the clothing. We do afternoon body washes using a single bear can full of water, dipping cup, washing cloth and camp duds. I prefer not to embrace the stink.
August clothing can be pretty simple, running shorts, light shirt, socks. Socks take the longest to dry. We put the evening warmer gear on after we are clean so we don't usually wash that stuff.
Peanut butter and jelly in jerry tubes (is that the right name of those plastic tubes with the clips?) and bacon jerky on those little pita pockets! This sounded terrible to me until my backpacking cohort prepared one of these culinary delights!