Dehydrating your own backpacking meals can be fun and cost-effective compared to purchasing ready-made freeze-dried meals. It can also be a great wintertime activity while planning your trips for next season. There are plenty of recipes online, but I have been experimenting with green chile stew, squash stew, and chili. There are some things to […]
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Those of us who have spent much time outdoors are familiar with the limited options for dehydrated meals, but what if there was a different choice that used higher quality ingredients, had refreshing and interesting meal options, was allergen safe, and packed a lot of nutrients per ounce? Heather’s Choice meals and snacks started under
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Bushka’s Kitchen offers ready-to-eat meals that are brimming with real nutrition and delectable flavor. Crafted with whole food ingredients, their innovation helps solve the conundrum of the modern life: we want to eat well, but we need to eat fast. Fortunately, Bushka’s has set out to provide a line of non-perishable meals that are both
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Dorcas Miller’s book “Backcountry Cooking: From Pack to Plate in 10 Minutes” doesn’t have full-page, mouth-watering food photos, but it does have an immense amount of practical, vetted, and diverse information, wisdom, and recipes for all backcountry adventurers. In the Introduction, Miller asks a question that sets the foundation for the entire book: “What kind
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If you’ve ever dreamed of taking on one of North America’s long-distance hiking trails, one of the best things you can do to prepare is learn from others who have walked before you. These four Inland Northwest-based hikers offer a glimpse of life out on the trail that may inspire you to hit the trail
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One time, and one time only, I ate one of those Mountain House dehydrated meals. I had been misled into believing that real outdoors people must not only have nerves of steel, but guts of steel, and thus such food was a mandatory accessory to proving expedition toughness. As camping and mountaineering season approaches, it
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You know how it is. Five, maybe seven, even two and a half miles into a backcountry campsite, perhaps somewhere only your GPS knows. Your feet hurt, and legs ache. After pitching your tent, it’s dinner time. Those who know backpacking understand the key essentials for survival: food, water, shelter. Besides scenery, good food is
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