Bikepacking resupply shopping list

Roll off the trail into a small town to resupply for, suppose, two full days and a half until the next one. So, three lunches, three breakfasts, two dinners, and trail snacks.

Shopping List

Instant oatmeal
Raisins
Coffee

Peanut butter
Tortillas
2 Avocados
2 Apples
Dried mangoes
2 Tomatoes
Salt packets
Block of cheese
Salted nuts

Butterscotch hard candy
Starburst or Skittles

Couscous
2 Vegetable soup packets
2 Carrots
Green beans

Whiskey
Cookies
Chocolate

Maybe some of these are staples and in the bags already, but they are indicated for completeness. Of course the list varies according to what’s available at that particular market. And this is for North America.

Feel welcome to share yours.

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leinadyag on 29 January 2013 at 11:31 am
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Tuna fish and Chicken in a pouch, refried beans, Tobasco, tortillas, peanut butter, packets of mayonnaise, mustard, relish, jelly lifted from fast food places. Pay Day candy bars and Gatorade powder. Apples, tangerines and bananas. Oats, brown sugar, nuts and Starbucks Via packs. Good for about 7 days then I have to change the menu.

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  joecruz on 29 January 2013 at 1:14 pm
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  Great list. For the refried beans, do you just get a can? Now that you mention it, that’s probably worth it…Mmmm.
  
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    leinadyag on 29 January 2013 at 8:00 pm
    
    Dried Old El Paso brand. One night and one burrito the next day. Garlic Masher Red Instant are aslo pretty tasty.
    
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justrollingby on 29 January 2013 at 12:05 pm
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Canned Fish (Salmon Preferred), Salami, Cheeses, Whole Oats, Peanut Butter, Bananas, Apples, Bunch of Broccoli, Instant Mash Potatoes,
Box of Cookies, Ramen Noodles, Yellow Pepper, Emergen-C packs, Dark Rum, Avocados, Chocolate Bars, and for the first stop after shopping, a bag of tortilla chips and a bucket of fresh salsa if available!

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  joecruz on 29 January 2013 at 1:15 pm
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  Very cool, thanks for posting. Instant mash: excellent idea.
  
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    justrollingby on 30 January 2013 at 2:22 pm
    
    I seemed to survive on that stuff for a while in Alaska!
    
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Jeff Katz on 29 January 2013 at 5:51 pm
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Instant mashed, chicken packs, snickers, whiskey, dehydrated meal(s), apples and beef jerky.

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adventurepdx on 30 January 2013 at 1:56 am
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Joe, I buy a lot of the same items as you! I rarely tour without tortillas and peanut butter. And of course chocolate at the end of the day. When I can find it, I lovelovelove Nutella. And I also bring dehydrated refried beans (Fantastic Foods brand.) Dried instant soups from the food co-op/natural food store (when available.)

I also like to find those “boil and eat” Indian dinners. I usually open the packet and heat it in my pot, and if available I’ll mix in some pre-cooked rice. And one particular combo I loved during my Rainier tour last year was an avocado, tomato, and cheese sandwich, wrapped in a tortilla. So good. Tomatoes don’t transport well, though.

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While Out Riding on 30 January 2013 at 10:16 am
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Great idea for a quick and dirty shopping list. The moment I step across a grocer’s doormat, I always flounder like a headless chicken. I will rack my brains for something original but easily sourced in the typical backcountry business.

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justrollingby on 30 January 2013 at 2:24 pm
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The “boil and eat” Indian fare is awesome.. I will be trying this out soon!

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Anna Edmonds on 30 January 2013 at 5:16 pm
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did i tell you about my last only-grape nuts tour? caloric, fibrous pebbles, breakfast snack and dinner. it’s great to fill water bottles with them because you can gulp them on the go. sometimes for a treat you can add hot water.

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  joecruz on 1 February 2013 at 11:21 am
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  Have I ever mentioned that you are a genius? The shame is that folks are going to think you’re kidding.
  
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Gary on 30 January 2013 at 6:28 pm
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Bacon bits- the real thing, not the fake ones (not for meat free folks). Pop Tarts. String cheese won’t melt if it’s hot. Granola. Whole powdered milk. Chili flakes. Peanut M&M’s. Pastries! Fig bars. Trail mix. Chips, if I have room. Maybe a tall boy cheap beer. Peanut butter crackers.

Fun post, Joe. 🙂

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  joecruz on 1 February 2013 at 11:19 am
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  Man, when you took out the Fritos…
  
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ikewithbike on 5 February 2013 at 9:28 pm
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if they’re in the area and they’re not too sweet for you. Dates!! So many calories for their size, something like 30 calories each! I also came across PB2 powdered peanut butter?? just add water. more of a bring along than something readily available but great idea, I’ll have to try it for the taste.

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calcagnolibero on 10 November 2017 at 6:03 pm
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Never leave without a bottle of fine red wine. Not the fake industry procucted red drink in cartons or other sacrilegious containers, I’m talking about the real stuff, in glass bottles.
Open it, pour the precious liquid in a Stainless Steel or Aluminium bottle, close it and you’re done. It will usually last 2 days as bike touring put me in a higher mode that require serius celebration at camp.
And a bad dinner may tranform in a good dinner if you have the right wine.
Being the decadent old Italian guy that I am I also have a real wine glass ( you know the ones they have in expensive restaurants, large and round but made of plastic and detachable for easy storing in my Carradices).

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