Moosie, unless you absolutely, positively have to have a wide variety of meals, my advise is to keep it simple and light. Freeze dried and dehydrated is the way to go. Trust me you do not want to get into the cooking business in the field especially if you will be moving camp.(primarily a backpack hunt issue)
Pre-cooked food no matter how its packaged is heavy and IF it leaks you have a mess and some or all of your gear smells like food--not the greatest idea in Griz country.
I have an MSR Whisperlite backpacker stove. I carry only one pot--1.5qt, stainless steel with a built in handle that doubles as a lid lock. Its also by MSR. Conveniently enough, the stove, with a little fanangling fits inside the pot saving space in my pack. All my hot meals come from adding boiling water.
For a 10 day hunt I bring the following:
10 MH meals (dinner)
20 packs cocoa mix (bkfst)
10 nutrigrain bars (bkfst)
30 string cheese (lunch)
3 8oz bags (combined into 1) beef jerky (lunch)
1 12oz bag dried apricots (lunch)
10 tea bags (dinner)
3 feet of aluminum foil
seasonings for ptarmigan/fish (I carry even thirds garlic powder, lemon pepper and season salt in a film canister.
For river trips where weight isn't as critical I bring a few luxuries like coffee and butter
You will most likely find berries galore and ptarmigan and grouse are common. Bring a wrist rocket type sling shot--these birds are not hard to kill. I also recommend a small fishing rod if you will on or near water. Small spinners are deadly on grayling so are flies behind a casting bubble. Fish the slack water at the mouths of sloughs.
After heading/gutting the fish, lay in foil, sprinkle insides with seasoning, stuff with blueberries, drizzle with butter, wrap and bake in the coals for 4 or 5 minutes per side)
You're going to have a great time
<FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE="1">[ 04-10-2003 11:48: Message edited by: Erik in AK ]</font>
HAHA !!!
