Just thought I'd share because I've never read a book like this. My son bought it for me for Christmas because he knows I'm a bit of a prepper. I don't have a bunker or anything but I do keep dozens of cans of food and essentials stowed away just in case. You never know with all the hurricanes, floods and other disasters over the past couple years when you might be stuck without food for awhile.

This cookbook has a bunch of recipes for meals that can be stored without refrigeration for months or even years. What I love about it though is the backstories behind every meal. It's like a history book and a cookbook had a baby.

For the past few weeks I've been making a bunch of them, some are a bit weird and some have been surprisingly tasty. My husband is probably getting sick of me making these weird concoctions in our kitchen but it's so interesting.

When you read about the meals our ancestors lived off it's hard not to want to try them just to experience it. I won't give away any spoilers but if you like history and survival meals and techniques then I would highly recommend this book.

I got my son to send me the link to the website where he got it, it's https://www.thelostsurvivalfoods.com/

Hello all! New to the thread and wanted to share some resources that are informing the rotation for my next trip!

Dinner Recipe: Beans + Rice With Fritos + Cheese (Andrew Skurka): I love both burritos and fritos so definitely looking forward to this one. I think it’ll be nice having some crispiness in there. 

3 Backpacking Recipes for Satisfying Outdoor Meals (Casual Post): Next trip I’ll be doing with a buddy so I’m going to try the chicken marsala dish except just throw it all in together rather than make the potatoes and chicken separately

Ultralight Backpacking Meals and Recipes (Road Trip Addict): A lot of good inspo here but I’m definitely excited to try the persian couscous

This Pancake-in-a-Mug Recipe Is Your New Favorite Camp Breakfast (Backpacker): This seems way too easy and I’m honestly surprised I never thought of this before. To be honest I’m thinking about even doing this for dinner

Please hit me with any other recipes or resources you recommend!

I’m heading off on the Milford Track in NZ at the end of next month. I’ll be staying in huts for the three nights and they have stoves that I can use to cook dinner. I’m thinking that I’d rather not be cooking a hot breakfast which is fine but wondering if you’d recommend buying/carrying a small stove so I can reconstitute a dehydrated lunch or cook something nice and warm vs. Just taking crackers, jerky, cheese, and snacks for lunch. I like the idea of the stove because I’d be able to get a hot coffee but can’t justify the weight just for a lunchtime coffee!

Thoughts?

I was just on a flight and the food that was served came with a little packet of Canary squeeze butter. And it is one of the things I end up using ghee or olive oil. Which is OK for cooking but not great for everything.

Does anyone know where it can be purchased in the US? It’s from New Zealand and sometime dairy can be funny for import rules. I looked online and there is nothing obvious. I can find it for sale in New Zealand. The airline I was on was Singapore air and it looms like it might be sold there.

Or does anyone know of another butter packages in a tube like that? I have not had great success with respect to the packaging with individual servings of butter. These look like they would be a good packable option.

And his is what hiking has brought me to. Taking pictures of packaging of condiments.

A new favorite i tried out winter camping in the Sierras a few weeks back. Ive seen similiar recipes just wanna share how i enjoyed it best. I tried with and without some hot sauce and chili flakes, the extra spice was nice in the snow; your choice. I didnt measure anything just eye balled it.

○Box of your favorite mac & cheese; I used kraft thick & creamy ○Freeze dried chicken bits ○Real bacon bits ○Heinz Bbq sauce packet ○Favorite Hot sauce. I choose crystals ○Crispy onions (broken up some) ○Parmesan packet ○Red chili Flakes

Cook mac & cheese, add chicken about halfway. When cooked add in bacon bits and sauce, top with onion and parmesan and enjoy.

Anybody regularly bring Kraft Dinner on trail? I recently ate some for the first time in a while. Looking at the nutritional content, I didn't realize how high it is in not only cals, but also protein and several vitamins (info listed in the photo is for a half box). The pasta cooks really fast, so would be manageble on a small burner. Could also add some freeze dried protein for more punch.

I found this recipe booklet in an old backpack I bought I made it into a PDF incase anyone wants to use it.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18e8aUPFf4Wfi3wiWt63_bd59qQNyul7p/view?usp=sharing

I'm just getting into dehydrating my own trail meals and wondering what size mylar bags to order. I'm looking at the pint and quart size. I know a pint will be big enough to hold the dry food, but if I want to add boiling water on trail maybe I'll want a bit more room?

I normally eat smaller portion sizes (and eat 4-5 times a day), but I don't know how much my appetite will change on a long trip.

I know this can’t be new but hadn’t seen it. Wanted something Asian and lightweight and cheap. 1/4th a bag of thin vermicelli noodles Chicken Creations packet of choice Soy sauce Sriracha Two lime packets Smashed up peanuts and some peanut butter Some coconut oil Dashes of lemon pepper, salt, garlic and onion powder. Just boiled some water, poured it in the bag, put it in a cozy for 15 min with everything but the chicken. Then put in the chicken and let it sit another 5. Was DELISH!!!! Gonna look for some dehydrated green onions next time.

Can I prepare Minute Rice cups by just adding hot water (e.g hot water I get from a gas station) and letting it sit for longer than the typical cooking time? I know it won't be gourmet but will it be much worse than the microwave method? Can hot water also work for Knorr rice cups that have added seasonings and ingredients? For example: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.amazon.com/knorr-rice-cups/s%3Fk%3Dknorr%2Brice%2Bcups&ved=2ahUKEwj509yCrYKKAxUDHNAFHTZWFk8QFnoECHwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2wHpBq0XKFlbFBYjJdJIQJ

So I want to make meals that are different from the regular, and though it might be fun to make some curries or something like keema aloo and set them up so I can pour in hot water and like a packet of chicken for a trail meal.

I've found a few options, but it seems to be mostly brown rice, or a quantity that's way too much for what I want. So I wanted to tap into the group and see if anyone had a good recommendation for em.

Thank you!

So I'm thinking about taking street taco tortillas and spam singles and making sandwiches, and wondered what I can use for cheese? I plan on using mustard packets because mustard goes with spam so well.

Also open to other tortilla sandwich ideas. Lazier the better!

Freeze Dried Product Brands Affected:​

*American Reserves

*HarvestRight

*Nutristore

*Peak Refuel

*ReadyWise

*Thrive Life

*Valley Food Storage

The USDA list was last updated 10/29/24 and could be updated again. Freeze dried chicken products are listed in the first 60 pages. This is a large PDF file currently at 409 pages with many pictures, so you might have trouble viewing it.

Link:

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/food_label_pdf/2024-10/Recall-028-2024-Labels.pdf

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.