Cold instant mashed? Yeuch! well maybe, but ick.

If you were gonna go stoveless it strikes me like there are a lot more things, even traditional backpacking fare, that you can do stoveless and not be just "faking it" - ya know kind of like being vegitarian but eating fake meat all the time? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Cheese
Sausage
Jerky
Pop-Tarts
Cold Cereal
Granola bars
Candy Bars
Dried Fruit
Nuts
Mueslix
Gorp
Bagels
Pitas
Peanut Butter
Instant Hummus
Nutella
Powdered Milk
Tang
Real Bacon Bits
Tortilla Chips
Meal Replacement Shakes
Pemmican
Hard Candies

I think all of the above have been in my bag at least once...