| Dehydrated/freeze-dried camping food is great | | | | reach inside with a spoon without getting as |
| for hiking, backpacking, or camping meals because | | | | messy as a two year-old, as you work your way |
| you don't have to keep it cold to avoid spoiling. | | | | down to the bottom. (A quick fix is to trim off |
| While coolers/refrigerators can work well in some | | | | the top as you eat.) And if you're a light eater or |
| situations, ice or electricity isn't always available | | | | use them afterwards for trash some of the |
| making dehydrated/freeze dried food very | | | | containers have a "ziplock" type of closure which |
| attractive. While removing the water helps | | | | can come in handy, if they're not trimmed to |
| preserve camping food it also has another | | | | ribbons. ;-) |
| benefit... | | | | Some camping foods can now be heated with a |
| Camping, backpacking, or hiking food that's | | | | heating pouch by adding water to a chemical |
| freeze-dried or dehydrated can reduce weight by | | | | heating source. The advantage is there's no flame. |
| sixty to ninety percent. If you're carrying a | | | | The drawback is they weigh more than the pouch |
| backpack or other hiking gear with a few days | | | | by itself and there's more trash to dispose of |
| worth of camping food and supplies this can make | | | | properly. So it may be better to just bring a small |
| a BIG difference. | | | | stove if you're backpacking. |
| As with any prepackaged food you'll probably find | | | | Camping food offers tradeoffs. While it isn't |
| most camping food portion/serving sizes | | | | usually gourmet that doesn't mean it has to be |
| extremely optimistic or after a long day of | | | | bad. After all a gourmet meal would make for a |
| hiking...laughable. I'm not sure who dreamed up the | | | | lot of extra weight and inconvenience. Not my |
| system but keep it in mind when you're buying it | | | | idea of a fun trip. The reason people buy it is |
| because otherwise you'll probably be going hungry, | | | | because it's light, convenient, and it can provide a |
| or if you're carrying a pack all day you might | | | | quick hot meal. As for taste... |
| even be undernourished. | | | | If you'd like more information on camping food |
| Something else to keep in mind is the design of | | | | please click here for the complete article. Also you |
| the container itself. The containers with corners | | | | may want to take a look at a related article on |
| can make it difficult for the boiling water to mix | | | | camping stove performance, ease-of-use & |
| with the camping food leaving dry spots. Also tall | | | | what to avoid. |
| narrow containers make it almost impossible to | | | | |