Originally Posted by
rodar y rodar
I`m proud of myself- for the first time I didn`t come back from a tour with pounds of uneaten supplies! I`ve really tried hard to cut down on carrying more of anything than I end up using, but minimizing the food stash has proven to be the toughest to cure myself of. Sometimes I could swear I brought home more than I left with! Anyway, I just got back from another two day trip this afternoon with ZERO leftover food. Whoopee!
I've had the same sort of problem in past too, but haven't ever gotten completely cured of it. We usually head out the door with about 2 days worth of 'emergency' meals, meaning stuff we can fall back to if we don't pick up food along the way. (Oatmeal, noodles, pasta side dishes - dehydrated stuff mostly, and small quantities of condiments). Then we stop and buy groceries along the way when the opportunity permits.
One of the issues with buying groceries on the road is that you're at the mercy of the packaging size that the store offers. We still do it - but I hate paying premium price for 'travel sized' quantities - which is why we try to bring condiments and staples along with us. One of the great things about fruit and veg is that you can purchase as much or litte of it as you want - you don't have to get the econo-size just to get a price break.
We have a dehydrated soup kit that we've been carrying around with us off and on for at least a couple years. The package is so worn and dog-eared that going to wear through at some point...
