What do you carry for Travel Snacks?

[Haze]

The title says it all. What do you carry for Travel Snacks?

I was on a recent work weekend training ride and due to the strict schedule we
missed several breakfasts and lunches. I usually carry a couple of energy bars but I'm
looking for something more substantial but not too bulky to carry for such breaks.

Ideas???

[Bfromla]

I like DIY trail mix of sorts - freeze dried assortment, fave nuts, sparingly on chocolate that might melt, pretzel mini or sticks broken; break so all are about the same size & pour easily, no baking required. Usually, I put all this in an empty Pringles can (which fits & carries well in most vehicles &/or packs. Add some jerky & cheese sticks in a second can (some other brand has similar but plastic tubes which can fit in a can koozie & retain a few cubes of ice without a mess - and without having a cooler)

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[Lee0123]

Fig newton type cookies, cheese or peanut butter cracker snacks, bagels. Starkist Tuna in a bag. The fig bars travel better.
Water in a 24 ounce adult sippy cup.

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[WRCLVR]

Bottles of water, granola bars, & nuts; but noo chocolate that will melt anywhere you put it in the Spyder.

[CloverHillCrawler]

Packs of Munchies/Keebler peanut butter crackers, Welch's fruit gummies, and Homemade Sweet Tea.

[Yabbadabbadoo]

The other day I was out for a ride in the middle of nowhere and got hungry. I hadn't brought anything with me for the ride but I dug into my saddlebag and found a Cliff bar. It was probably in there for months and it was still good. Usually I have a protein bar of some sort, a pack of crackers and cheese or peanut butter, a slim jim or something similar.

[shannonmarie]

Beef jerky. SPAM single slices. Apples (even hot they’re delicious). Water.

[Isopedella]

Home made....Nuts and Bolts anyone?
An awesome pocket snack when your and about, or just want a munch.

There are many recipes for this Nuts and Bolts brew.

I use the Nurti-Grain, Roasted Cashew and Peanuts, Dried soups and Curry Powder version. Takes 10 minutes to make heaps. Pop a handful into a snap lock bag and your good to go.

If you want my version of this flick me a pm and I will send my recipe.

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[racoon]

Cliff Bars are great!

I'm still only doing short rides, max of a couple of hours so I haven't had to worry about snacks or drinks.

I have been researching bottle holders for either the handlebars or possibly attached to one of the passenger grips, but haven't found anything I really like.
I do have a metal water bottle that I'll probably just end up tossing in the top case.

Oh, and I do carry cash and credit cards for "emergencies".

[PDXRTL]

Kirkland Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Protein Bar is my usual choice. The choco chips don't make too much of a mess even when it gets hot. But I have learned the bars get hard when cold so I try to remember to put them in a pocket that will give them some body heat.

My alternate is the Kirkland Trail Mix.

[Dasmoetorhead]

Southern MRE's (slim jims)

[BamaJohn]

In my top case there are about 10 individually-wrapped beef jerky sticks with a rubber band around them. And water...sometime a frozen bottle of water in a cooler and sometimes a 30oz yeti at room temp. No mess, no fuss, and just to get me to lunch.

[djh3]

LOL Southern MRE. Never heard that one. The wife likes the Lance Cheese/peanut butter crackers. Kirkland small beef sticks, fruit snacks and water. Those are the mainstays.

[AstroTom]

Pretty much variations on what others have listed with a couple additions. Sometimes I'll pick up some of the pre-packaged apple slices, and something that works surprisingly well, albeit they can be a little messy depending on how it's packed, is a good 'ol PBJ. My wife started making them for some rides, and I was surprised just how good they tasted when we stopped for a roadside picnic. A little can of Deviled meat and crackers or a couple slices of bread works too. Lots of snacks are available in 100 calorie packs and many things you can toss in a ziplock snack bag. My wife gets the boxes of snack sized beef jerky for me too, as well as the meat stick/cheese combos. Until not long ago, we were full-timing in our RV and traveling the US, so I always had a little bunch of snacks beside me while I drove. That experience pretty much refined our snack methods. Sure, we had a refrigerator and pantry with us at all times, but having ready-to-munch snacks within reach was nice.

Although I haven't used it yet, I recently picked up a collapsable cooler, that I keep in the top case, at an end of summer closeout sale at Target. For several years now I've ridden with a TAKAYA 24 vacuum bottle with a screw on lid that'll keep ice all day. Here in the desert southwest, I always have two bottles of water in the bike. One of those little drink flavor envelopes can give them taste and will keep a long time.

I was looking for a trunk organizer and came across a small back-of-the-seat organizer in Autozone for $10. It holds my two "emergency" water bottles and can hold snacks too. I screwed it to the back of the top box. The collapsable cooler is less for snacks than for quick trips to the grocery store. It stays in the trunk and can work for larger lunches. It's waterproof, and we keep a plastic half gallon milk bottle full of water (ice) in the freezer so that it's always ready to drop in the cooler. It wouldn't work for multi day rides unless we stay in a motel where I could re-freeze the bottle overnight.

Although we've always packed a lunch or snacks on rides, and usually put them in a little cooler with one of those blue ices to keep it cool, I tend to lean toward stuff that doesn't need to be refrigerated or doesn't need to be kept very cold. She likes to throw in something with chocolate, so that requires cool storage.

The cooler is only a couple inches high when collapsed, but it is quite roomy when expanded, and it still fits in the trunk at full height. The organizer is supposed to be waterproof too, although it isn't insulated. It velcros closed so doesn't take up much room in the trunk when not being used.

[troop]

M&M peanut and teriyaki beef jerky

[JayBros]

Trail mix of various nuts and dried fruit, no chocolate. On long touring days add protein bars.

[Bfromla]

Unfortunately snacks & dietary interest can conflict - so this may be handy info for those that care: Pork rinds are carb free.

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& in addition to 'Southern MRE'...

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[ARtraveler]

When we were back in Alaska we tried subway sandwiches, a small coolor and some soda's. The whole package fit nicely in the frunk. We stopped at a campground or two, pulled into an unoccupied stie, sat down at the bench and had a nice lunch.

Most of the time we just stop at a nice road house. Lots of nice places in both Alaska and Arkansas. They get to do the cooking, and the food is always just as we like it. We still do it that way with our car.

[Deanna777]

I don't take any snacks with me when I go riding, but I do take bottles of water, 1 bottle of water ( in a bottle, in my cup holder, see any of my pictures) and the other bottle of water in my top case.


When I am taking Spyder, I usually run errands, and I don't have time to grab any snacks.

Deanna

[Triple B]

The only thing that I carry religiously is a stainless water bottle. Bought on Amazon. I’m never in a hurry when I ride. I ride for the enjoyment, so if I get hungry, I stop at the next store/coffee shop. It’s probably time for a stop anyway.

[Uticat]

Can't go wrong with some of these.

[Little Blue]

For Me, I have had some water and a bag of mixed nuts with dried fruit.
That makes for a wonderful trip and good entertainment for the Taste Buds.

[airmen2090]

I’m a single rider 2017 RTS, & I don’t want to stop just for a snack, so where do you all keep your snacks to keep them within reach?

[Triple B]

I’m a single rider 2017 RTS, & I don’t want to stop just for a snack, so where do you all keep your snacks to keep them within reach?

I may be wrong, but the way I see it, having snacks within easy reach spells DISTRACTED RYDING. You thinking/reaching for snacks means that for that moment, you’re not paying full attention to your ryding, and it only takes a moment!

[Gwolf]

A box of saltines, a can of mustard sardines, and a roll of paper towels.......