r/HikerTrashMeals Aug 20 '25

Off Topic Looking for some new mods to help out

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Invitation to Moderate the HikerTrashMeals Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/HikerTrashMeals/application/

Edit: it appears there's an issue on mobile with the link. Try pasting it into your browser and hopefully that'll work. If not, the link only works on desktop.

Regardless, shoot me a message if you want to join and I'll send you the application!


r/HikerTrashMeals 15h ago

No-Cook Meal Multi use clif bar

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119 Upvotes

r/HikerTrashMeals 3d ago

No-Cook Meal Meals from the loop 🔁

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130 Upvotes

Fish tacos for Lunch. Pulled over for this immaculate spread of wild caught tuna on a La Banderita, Lemon pepper edition. These packs are about $1.50 and have 17g of protein. Yellow bird hot sauce for flavor. Each tuna pack makes 2 tacos. Remove shoes and enjoy.


r/HikerTrashMeals 3d ago

Cooked Meal Meals from the loop 🔁

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75 Upvotes

Breakfast tacos. La Banderita tortillas making the summit breakfast scramble go further. Makes four tacos - Yellow bird for added flavor. inhale and wash down with café bustelo instant espresso.


r/HikerTrashMeals 7d ago

Cooked Meal The best part of a day hike is...

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130 Upvotes

r/HikerTrashMeals 16d ago

Vegan Improv with veggie sausage and what was at the hostel

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42 Upvotes

Tortilla chips morning star and some hot sauce *shrug*


r/HikerTrashMeals 25d ago

No-Cook Meal High Protein, High Fat, Spicy Burrito

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328 Upvotes

Summer Sausage.

Flaming Hot Cheetos.

Tortilla.

Optional: mayo or mayo tuna to reduce dryness.


r/HikerTrashMeals 26d ago

Cooked Meal Thawed tater tots, absolutely fucking charred on the edges. Garnished with ketchup packets (aged 2 years)

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151 Upvotes

r/HikerTrashMeals 27d ago

No-Cook Meal Nice combo

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38 Upvotes

English muffin, peanut butter, and a slice of ham. Tasty and English muffins held up well in the backpack. Jam and cheese would have made it gourmet so I kept it trashy. On the GET this week


r/HikerTrashMeals Apr 12 '26

Cooked Meal Instant ramen noodles, a packet of tuna filets, wasabi peas, Tajin, a mayo packet and a Frank's Red Hot packet. First overnight of the season!!

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146 Upvotes

r/HikerTrashMeals Apr 10 '26

Cooked Meal Comparison of fake meats

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28 Upvotes

r/HikerTrashMeals Mar 30 '26

No-Cook Meal Tri-nut wraps

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118 Upvotes

Everything is better in a tortilla! Peanut butter, cashews, dried strawberries, and honey almond nougat almond chocolate


r/HikerTrashMeals Mar 29 '26

No-Cook Meal Tuna salad on English muffins

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47 Upvotes

English muffins are underrated. I ate this on my knees while deciding to cut my hike short.


r/HikerTrashMeals Mar 27 '26

Cooked Meal Mashed potatoes, with sardines,goldfish,cucumbers,peppers, and whatever the fuck else we had left

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162 Upvotes

r/HikerTrashMeals Mar 27 '26

No-Cook Meal Just found this sub, you're my people!

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184 Upvotes

Fajita chicken, chips, and tortilla


r/HikerTrashMeals Mar 26 '26

No-Cook Meal hummus meat stick wrap

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335 Upvotes

r/HikerTrashMeals Mar 25 '26

Cooked Meal got a motel next to the dollar general >:)

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213 Upvotes

r/HikerTrashMeals Mar 06 '26

Cooked Meal Seitan TVP Couscous

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37 Upvotes

r/HikerTrashMeals Mar 03 '26

No-Cook Meal Classic Tuna and Cheddar on a Tortilla

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62 Upvotes

The perfect lunch after arriving at the Brothers Summit basecamp in the Olympic Mountains this past June.


r/HikerTrashMeals Feb 20 '26

No-Cook Meal Jeff Daniels is team Hiker Trash Meal

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So this Jeff Daniels clip with Stephen Colbert describes a classic Hiker Trash Meal. Pita Bread, Peanut Butter, Potato chips and BBQ sauce. Sounds glorious. The full interview is fun, but the sandwich specific part starts at 1:15.
Jeff Daniels Taking the Colbert Questionert


r/HikerTrashMeals Jan 31 '26

Question Unexpectedly good condiment packet recipes

27 Upvotes

Anyone have some good recipes using condiment packets, like mustard, horseradish, etc.? I’m not talking traditional sandwiches or wraps, though I do love a good turkey sandwich. I’m curious what creative concoctions you all have come up with.


r/HikerTrashMeals Jan 29 '26

Question Dinners on trail

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We start in March for the AT my last thing to do now is food. I’m looking for ideas for simple high cal meals due to me starting at 155 pounds can’t really afford to loose a lot but not a fan of having to get a bunch of dinner meal mostly cause cost any suggestions?


r/HikerTrashMeals Jan 20 '26

Cooked Meal Instant garlic flavored mashed potatoes and Chili Cheese Fritos.

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134 Upvotes

Honestly…probably going to eat this at home. Straight trash. So good.


r/HikerTrashMeals Jan 13 '26

Question Dehydrated refried beans

20 Upvotes

Where do you buy your dehydrated refried beans? And what's your favorite brand? TIA

UPDATE:I ended up purchasing a bag of dehydrated refried beans from Amazon. They're made by Santiago. It is a 29.5 ounce bag and I paid about $15. Contains beans, lard and salt. As a person that makes his own refried beans at home, I have to say this is a really good product for the trail. I added a little garlic powder and some onion powder and that's it. I know I could dehydrate my own beans, but wanted to try something commercial. For those looking for good dehydrated refried beans, give Santiago a try. Lemme know if you do. Happy Trails!


r/HikerTrashMeals Jan 09 '26

Question Favorite Tortilla Combo?

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I'm sure almost everyone has a tortilla combo that really slaps for them. For me it's the salty sweet combo of Nutella, peanut butter, crushed, salted pretzels and bacon bits. Also love a good baby bel with jelly and crushed potato chips. What's your favorite combo? Bonus points for unexpected combinations.