In The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Lawrence of Arabia notes that by switching to carrying flour rather than rice in their packs, his men were able to carry much more calories with them. Preppers have a special affinity for rice, but are there better options out there for long-term bug-out situations? We've talked about this briefly in the past before, discussing non-traditional BOB foods, but what does that look like in practice?

If you incorporate flour into your BOB, how do you use it out in the woods?

Here are two means of using your flour while out in the wild I thought you might be able to glean something from.

I'll start by saying that neither of these recipes is my own. I totally stole them from Creek Stewart of "Fat Guys in the Woods" (one of my favorite shows when it aired). He highlights these recipes in his field manual that we'd discussed in the top non-military field manuals post.

How to make stick bread (you'll need a stick).

This is my favorite recipe of Creek's. Why? Because it's as simple as it gets. I don't really follow his recipes to the letter, so this is my simple spin on stick bread.

I pack in a Ziploc sandwich bag full of flour. I put the Ziploc bag inside of another Ziploc bag to eliminate spills. Opening up your dry bag after a full hike at dinner time only to discover that there's flour all over your MREs everywhere is a disheartening experience. That extra Ziploc is your insurance plan.

When setup time comes, I build a twiggy fire. That's just a small campfire. There's not a lot of signature with a twiggy fire, so if you're concerned about that, this should help to ease your mind. You can always bake in the daytime if a light signature is a concern of yours as well.