I eat a cool mint chocolate clif bar for breakfast everyday for the past 3 years. But I need to quit caffeine, so I am looking for an alternative that has no caffeine in it! Clif bars are just too much sugar to be eating anyways as well.

Hey guys, I’ve been backpacking for a couple years now and for all my longer trips I have stocked up on premade dehydrated meals, because Costco has a pretty good deal on them. With that being said as I get more into the world of backpacking it seems a lot of people are dehydrating food instead.

I’m embarking on the Colorado trail next summer and am wondering if it is worth it to invest in a dehydrator. Also any advice on planning food rations between resupplies would be greatly appreciated as this is my first time going on a trip long enough where resupply will be necessary.

Does anyone have experience using these on trail? They're sold through amazon and patriot supply, the cost to nutrition seems much better than the trail specific brands, so I'm wondering what the catch is. What's the weight like and would it be possible to conserve fuel using a thermos to let it cook in? The cooking times do seem to be a bit long

The sweetness from the bread combined with some of the spices in this rice with chicken was heavenly. We were cold hungry and tired. So you can imagian this tastest good :)

I want to add dehydrated chicken to my trail meals. But they don't seem readily available to buy at grocery stores. I know you can buy them online in bulk, but I'm not sure I'm ready to commit to that yet. I saw Trader Joe's has freeze dried chicken (only ingredient is chicken) pet treats. Has anyone tried using pet treat chicken? Is it fit for human consumption?

Diced lamb, onion and capsicum (callled bell peppera in freedom speak I think), all marinated with olive oil and herbs, frozen in a container and then it thawed as we hiked in.

Alternate it all on a skewer, put grill (cheap one from and Asian variety store) on the coals.

Heat up some couscous and serve with red wine.

I have a recipe for backpacker shepard's pie that is a dehydrated meal. The recipe calls for dried ground beef and powdered worcestershire sauce.

Could I just cook the ground beef with breadcrumbs and worcestershire sauce and then dehydrate it pre-seasoned? I'm new to dehydrating so just don't know if maybe the sauce dries too concentrated or bitter or something.

I was on a rather strenuous 3 day backpacking trip the other day. On the second night my friend randomly pulled an apple pie out of his bag for us to share. Although a little crushed by then, it was one of the best things I’d see brought up in awhile. Screw UL what are the most inconvenient or funniest foods you’ve brought on a trip?

Some other examples I’ve seen are red wine & all the ingredients to mull it at camp, the cooking of a birthday cake, and a fresh coconut lmao

I've been making a version of a homemade product that was called Moose Goo online for years. IIRC the original was peanut butter, honey, and corn flour. I've used PB, honey, and masa meal for years and years as a trail food (both snack and often meal substitute), an "soft food only" diet, and a favorite snack (though for snacks I sometimes use Nutella vs. PB).

Anyone else have any recipes? I apologize for not having one right now -- will have to actually measure the amounts I use these days to give a real recipe.

I feel like I've been prepping for 2 weeks for a 4 night backcountry camping trip!

Has anyone ever had a mountain house meal that didn't taste right? I'm asking to check my sanity.

We had 2 chicken fajita bowl meals. One of them tasted good, had all the ingredients. The other one tasted metallic/acrid, it was inedible. There was lots of rice, some beans (not alot), corn. There was NO: Chicken, Spice, Peppers, Onion, Flavor.

Does anyone know what can cause a bad meal lacking ingredients or the flavor being off?

I'm genuinely curious.

Do you mail it back to yourself? Do random gas stations and motels along trails have overflowing storerooms of empty buckets?

Hi there, I recently got a dehydrator from a friend, an Elite Gourmet five-tier and am trying it out for an upcoming backpacking trip. I’ve been slotted to make breakfast for some people on the trip so I don’t want to poison them. I noticed that when I would go in to inspect my dehydrating food (so far in this I’ve done ground beef, beans, rice, and today quinoa apple porridge https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/apple-quinoa-porridge-backpacking-recipe.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqIUeYfDiU9vVxDU9mMe0agwpcGh0Y6oN7sN9lVkysZPAibH8cI (this is originally from a website I don’t necessarily trust anymore…)), I noticed that some parts were not warm. Should I be worried about my food growing dangerous toxin carrying bacteria during this time, and thus creating an unsafe meal once rehydrated? Ive been studying tips here (too late I’ll admit) but any suggestions are welcome:)

Hello! I'm a newer backpacker (I've done a few trips this summer (a 4 day, 3 night trip and 2 overnight trips). Needless to say, I'm obsessed! I'm going on another 4 day, 3 night trip) and I'm trying to be very mindful about saving space on food in our bear bin (in the Rocky Mountain West/grizzly country). There are two of us, with my boyfriend being over double my weight and over a foot taller than me. I'm wondering if I should pre-make or pb&j tortillas or take PB, jelly, and tortillas? I am really focused on weight and space. I'm in good shape but pretty small so again, any guidance on how to cut weight and save space is appreciated! Thanks all!

I was thinking of making a Korean army stew backpacking dinner for a 2 night trip and was wondering if it would last. It looks like kimchi is good for ~1 week outside of the fridge, so I'm not so worried about that part. I was also hoping to add SPAM, mushrooms, and tofu to the mix (along with ramen). I was wondering if I chopped these up ahead of time and added them to the kimchi if it would preserve them long enough? If not, does anyone know where to buy dehydrated mushrooms or tofu?

UPDATE: I got dried tofu (koyadofu), dried mushrooms, a 6oz packet of kimchi, 2 small cans of Vienna sausage, and 1 shin ramen from an Asian grocery store. It was delicious! The first night I soaked the mushrooms and tofu in hot water, then I broke up the ramen and cooked half of it with the Vienna sausage. Added the mushrooms, tofu, and half the kimchi packet. Did the same thing with the rest the second night. The kimchi was the best part; great way to get vegetables in on the trail, and it seemed to keep just fine, even with the packet opened.

Room for improvement: I would leave the Vienna sausage behind next time. I didn't have enough space in my lil cookpot for everything, and the sausage was my least favorite part, what with the cans being heavy and the look of the sausage being off putting.

https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/trail-meal-vermicelli-soup/

Has anyone done pop corn w some oil in foil and held over a camp fire ? I would use sticks or marshmallow roasting sticks. I want to do this w my Girl Scout troop on a trip next weekend

We were going to top w different seasonings after it’s cooked

Ages 8 and 11

I see how to do it online but not a lot of personal experiences with it

We have no stove and no grate for a pot. It’s just a fun activity

Thanks!

I'm doing a bikepacking trip and prepping some shelf stable meals for when I don't want to make actual food.

Does Kraft Dinner or for the Americans “Kraft Mac & Cheese” need to be cooked the dehydrated or can I use it right out of the box with boiling water In a bag