Originally Posted by
mjoekingz28
I dont want to carry any cooking utensils (stove included), so dehydrated food wont work for me. So far I've planned cashews and some sort of trail mix to get me through, but thought a meal would be nice.
I get worried around west Texas. West of Ft Worth I would take the 180 to El Paso, then from there it looks like no civilization for 60 miles or more on highway 9 to 338 to I-10, but then again I dont know the area. Interstate travel is illegal in NM which by the route I have chosen I would be on it for less than 10 miles, maybe even just 4 if I take 80 instead of 338.
You'd be best off doing what the others indicated; Foil packs of tuna, whatever kind of flatbreads you happen to like, perhaps some hard cheese and/or jerky, and couscous. You mention not wanting to bring a stove, but I just checked, and my "camp" kit of an alcohol stove, fuel bottle, collapsing pot, firestarter, and utensils are approximately half the volume of a single MRE. Their weight doesn't even register on my bathroom scale. If you're not familiar with what's currently available in cooking tools these days, you may want to re-evaluate your decision. There's a lot to be said for being prepared for those days when you just don't want/can't hit a store but still would like a hot meal. :-)