| Dehydrated/freeze-dried camping food is great | | | | afterwards for trash some of the containers |
| for hiking, backpacking, or camping meals because | | | | have a "ziplock" type of closure which can come |
| you don't have to keep it cold to avoid | | | | in handy, if they're not trimmed to ribbons. |
| spoiling.While coolers/refrigerators can work well in | | | | ;-)Some camping foods can now be heated with a |
| some situations, ice or electricity isn't always | | | | heating pouch by adding water to a chemical |
| available making dehydrated/freeze dried food | | | | heating source. The advantage is there's no flame. |
| very attractive. While removing the water helps | | | | The drawback is they weigh more than the pouch |
| preserve camping food it also has another | | | | by itself and there's more trash to dispose of |
| benefit...Camping, backpacking, or hiking food that's | | | | properly. So it may be better to just bring a small |
| freeze-dried or dehydrated can reduce weight by | | | | stove if you're backpacking.Camping food offers |
| sixty to ninety percent. If you're carrying a | | | | tradeoffs. While it isn't usually gourmet that |
| backpack or other hiking gear with a few days | | | | doesn't mean it has to be bad. After all a gourmet |
| worth of camping food and supplies this can make | | | | meal would make for a lot of extra weight and |
| a BIG difference.As with any prepackaged food | | | | inconvenience. Not my idea of a fun trip. The |
| you'll probably find most camping food portion | | | | reason people buy it is because it's light, |
| serving sizes extremely optimistic or after a long | | | | convenient, and it can provide a quick hot meal. |
| day of hiking...laughable. I'm not sure who dreamed | | | | As for taste...If you'd like more information on |
| up the system but keep it in mind when you're | | | | camping food please click here for the complete |
| buying it because otherwise you'll probably be | | | | article. Also you may want to take a look at a |
| going hungry, or if you're carrying a pack all day | | | | related article on camping stove performance, |
| you might even be undernourished.Something else | | | | ease-of-use & what to avoid.Marc Wiltse learned |
| to keep in mind is the design of the container | | | | how important good quality hiking equipment and |
| itself. The containers with corners can make it | | | | camping gear were after his pup tent flooded |
| difficult for the boiling water to mix with the | | | | with over 3 inches of water forcing him to sleep |
| camping food leaving dry spots. Also tall narrow | | | | in the front seat of his 2-seat Honda CRX |
| containers make it almost impossible to reach | | | | (translation: research is a good thing). His hiking |
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