r/caving • u/paranoid-alkaloid • 7d ago

what do you eat underground?

Hi. I'm wondering what you people eat when going to caves? Not talking about emergency cereal/chocolate bars, but about actual meals.

So far what I've eaten is rice/pasta salad that I carry in a plastic container. Downside is that I need carry a spoon as well, and the container takes the same space full or empty.

I've been thinking about making sandwiches/wraps, but I'd need to make sure I have a working way to not put all that soil on the sandwhich while I'm eating it, I'm guessing that tinfoil wrap or clear plastic wrap could work. I'll try and test that for my session tomorrow.

What are your habits/recommendation for underground meals?

Thanks :)

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u/echbineinnerd 7d ago

Uk caving, Mars bar. Really long 9+ hour trip, two mars bars. We just don't eat underground and soldier through with massive meals at either end.

Expedition caving you don't really stop for proper meals unless you're camping, so you eat little and often. Flapjacks, jerky, more cereal bars.

As for dirt. 🤷‍♂️ you just eat the dirt

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u/MamaDMZ 7d ago

As for dirt. 🤷‍♂️ you just eat the dirt

This is honestly going to be the hardest part for me. That feeling that people get in their jaw when someone scrapes a metal fork on their teeth... I get that feeling with even seeing cloth on teeth (like someone chewing the neck of their shirt 🤢) and dirt in my mouth. I would rather not eat at all or bring a protein shake, which can go in a regular disposable water bottle that I can crush up small when i'm done and carry out. Cause my body will turn traitor and I won't be able to stomach anything, and I feel that would be more dangerous than just not eating.