The Well-Fed Backpacker: A Hiking Cookbook

by June Fleming

A vastly expanded edition. Offers a long list of food sources, new material on drying techniques and many more winter meals to provide heat and sustenance on an icy hike. Haute hiking menus for spring, summer, fall, and winter.

Genres: Outdoors, Cookbooks, Reference, Cooking, Travel, Food, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good - but we're not backpacking much these days. Not sure if this much food prep is now behind us as we lean toward car camping.

[Jenny Earnest · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked up this secret gem at my local thrift store and was pleasantly surprised! June Fleming's writing style is enjoyable to engage with, making The Well-Fed Backpacker a really quick read, and her recipes look delicious! I can't wait to try these out before my next backpacking trip. (I may even try some of them for my daily life to be honest - I'm looking at you, Russian tea & fruit soup!) I also feel much more informed about topics like winter camping and the hazards that come with it, as well as drying (or dehydrating) foods which I am really interested in. Can't wait to do some more reading to get even more in depth on these subjects. But as an overview covering the basics, this is definitely the book for you!

[K.C. Shaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, but I'd like to see an updated version. This one's about 25 years old now. The recipes and general information are still good, but any talk of prices are way, way out of date and there are also new types of trail food readily available that weren't common back then. A section on food allergies would be helpful. But the book's useful as it is, with lots of recipes I want to try and tons of good information.

[Bequi · Rating 5 out of 5]

So far we have found this to be a very helpful book for the first time backpacker. The recipes we've tried were simple and delicious.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Creative and still useful, but my copy is 30 years old and that does make a difference.

[Jill Wolfe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful not only for its recipes, but guidelines on how to package & prepare. Will seriously reduce your learning curve out on the trail.