The Volumetric Calorie Density of Backpacking Food

CAMPING FOOD
This video takes a look at the Volumetric Calorie Density of backpacking food. It is intended as a strategic guide for obtaining the most amount of food energy for the least amount of pack space.

This can be particularly useful when faced with hard volume limits like when bear canisters are required.

Index
00:21 Introduction (2 types of Calorie Density)
01:31 Mini-Food Chart of Volumetric Calorie Density
03:24 Scatter Plot of Calorie Density (Weight vs. Volume)
05:16 The Theory of Coarse Particulates
06:55 Stacking Inefficiencies
08:15 Theoretical Bear Canister Capacities
10:37 Competing Priorities (Weight vs. Volume)
11:06 Taking It Too Far
13:48 Deflating Packages
14:51 Conformable Packaging
15:38 7-Day Bear Canister Load Out
16:42 Time-Lapse Unpacking
17:19 Menu Breakdown
19:11 Bear Canister Procedural Considerations
19:48 Summary

Links

Hiker Food Playlist

Download the Hiker Food Chart 2.5: (Excel version with Menu Planner and Combo Calculator)
https://www.mediafire.com/file/xqm5jv0e98yrx5h/Hiker_Food_2.5.xlsx/file

PDF Version:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/vq1p7sibhk10f5t/Hiker_Food_2.5.pdf/file

Google Sheets version (courtesy of Buck Crockett):
https://www.lengthytravel.com/free-long-distance-hiking-resupply-tool/

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