What foods can last 3-4 days without refrigeration?

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I'm going to be camping for 4 days at a location without easy access to fire (hence no boiled water). As such, I'm going to be packing a bunch of canned stuff for my daily meals. The place is in England, where we're expecting a few hot days this week and maybe some rain over the weekend.

However, I have some free time before the trip to cook food. But I'm not sure if there's any good foods I could bring along that could keep for 3-4 days without a fridge. I guess that crosses out most meat dishes.

Some ideas I had were: falafel, fritters, bread, calzones, pasties. Have you tried taking such foods camping and if so, did they last a few days without spoiling? Are there any other foods you'd recommend? Thank you so much!

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Cup noodles can be made with cold water too. But they will take about 30 mins instead of 2-3 minutes. Tried and tested. They still taste good. They are not very nutritious, though.

I would recommended making Energy Bars/Balls. You can find a lot of recipes online but here's mine:

  • Roasted almonds
  • Roasted cashews
  • Roasted pistachios
  • Roasted hazelnuts
  • Roasted walnuts
  • Raisins
  • Dates
  • Dried Cranberries
  • Peanut Butter (unsweetened) (mine contains coconut oil)
  • Sesame seeds
  • Muskmelon seeds
  • Flax seeds
  • Pumpkin seeds
  • Dark Chocolate
  1. Roast the nuts and grind almonds and walnuts to almost flour consistency, and grind the others coarsly.
  2. Just put everything in a food processor and let it mix everything. You can also mix it with hand or spoon.
  3. To make bars, just put the mixture in a baking dish or a tray and put as much pressure as you can on top of it with your hands or spoon to remove all the air pockets. Refrigerate it for 4 hours. Then cut it into bars.
  4. To make balls, just lightly oil your hands and form a ball shape. Again, press them hard to remove the air pockets.

These can last over a week outside the refrigerator (considering the ambient temperature in your area does not rise above 30° C). And inside the refrigerator they can last for over a month.

You can add different types of seeds, nuts, sweeteners etc, depending on what you like, what your body needs and what's available.

Hope this helps.