Three Energy Bars, One Trail System

How I fuel long days on the trail using a simple, field-tested energy bar system.

This video introduces my Three Energy Bars, One Trail System — a practical approach to trail food built around real movement, steady energy, and ingredients that earn their weight in the pack. Over the next few weeks I'll be releasing tutorials on how to make each of these delicious bars.

Rather than relying on a single “do-everything” bar, this system uses three distinct bars that work together throughout the day:
one for steady, mineral-rich endurance, one for dense calories and salt during long efforts and one designed for early starts and cold mornings.

Each bar has a clear purpose, and together they form a flexible system you can adapt to different days, distances, and conditions.

The Three Bars in This System
Kombu Sesame Sea Bar:
Built for steady, all-day movement.
This bar focuses on slow, reliable energy with mineral support from kombu and balanced fats from sesame. It’s the bar I reach for when the miles are consistent and the goal is staying fueled without spikes or crashes.

Salish Sea Salt Caramel Bar:
Designed for long efforts and dense calories.
This bar brings together fat, carbohydrates, and salt — the things your body starts asking for when the day stretches on, conditions change, or energy needs climb. It’s especially useful in cooler weather or sustained output.

Summit Sunrise Bar:
Made for early starts and cold mornings.
This bar is meant to pair with a hot drink at the trailhead or first break. It warms quickly, eats easily, and delivers fast, usable energy to get you moving before the day fully opens up.

Alongside this system, I’m also developing the Cascadia BioBar: A seasonal, stand-alone bar built from responsibly foraged ingredients. Throughout spring and summer, I’ll be sharing guidance on where and how to forage its components, followed by a real-time group batch later in the year.
Inside the Cascadia Collective

Detailed written recipes, sourcing notes, nutritional breakdowns, and equipment I use are shared inside the Cascadia Collective: A members-only space for those who want to go deeper into the process without the noise of mainstream platforms. You can find this at www.thekiltedhiker.com

00:00 - An introduction to the 3-Bar System
00:53 - Nutritional breakdown
02:37 - How to use this system
03:18 - Why it's important
03:44 - Recap on what we'll be learning
04:35 - The Cascadia Biobar

Видео Three Energy Bars, One Trail System канала The Kilted Hiker