Camping Food: Easy & Warm Camping Meals.
Marc Wiltse


Dehydrated/freeze-dried camping food is great for hiking,
backpacking, or camping meals because you don't have to keep it
cold to avoid spoiling.

While coolers/refrigerators can work well in some situations, ice
or electricity isn't always available making dehydrated/freeze
dried food very attractive. While removing the water helps
preserve camping food it also has another benefit...

Camping, backpacking, or hiking food that's freeze-dried or
dehydrated can reduce weight by sixty to ninety percent. If
you're carrying a backpack or other hiking gear with a few days
worth of camping food and supplies this can make a BIG
difference.

As with any prepackaged food you'll probably find most camping
food portion/serving sizes extremely optimistic or after a long
day of hiking...laughable. I'm not sure who dreamed up the system
but keep it in mind when you're buying it because otherwise
you'll probably be going hungry, or if you're carrying a pack all
day you might even be undernourished.

Something else to keep in mind is the design of the container
itself. The containers with corners can make it difficult for the
boiling water to mix with the camping food leaving dry spots.
Also tall narrow containers make it almost impossible to reach
inside with a spoon without getting as messy as a two year-old,
as you work your way down to the bottom. (A quick fix is to trim
off the top as you eat.) And if you're a light eater or use them
afterwards for trash some of the containers have a "ziplock" type
of closure which can come in handy, if they're not trimmed to
ribbons. ;-)

Some camping foods can now be heated with a heating pouch by
adding water to a chemical heating source. The advantage is
there's no flame. The drawback is they weigh more than the pouch
by itself and there's more trash to dispose of properly. So it
may be better to just bring a small stove if you're backpacking.

Camping food offers tradeoffs. While it isn't usually gourmet
that doesn't mean it has to be bad. After all a gourmet meal
would make for a lot of extra weight and inconvenience. Not my
idea of a fun trip. The reason people buy it is because it's
light, convenient, and it can provide a quick hot meal. As for
taste...

If you'd like more information on camping food please visit
http://www.hiking-gear-and-equipment-used-for-camping.com/camping-food.html
for the complete article. Also you may want to take a look at a
related article on camping stove performance, ease-of-use & what
to avoid

Marc Wiltse learned how important good quality hiking equipment
and camping gear were after his pup tent flooded with over 3
inches of water forcing him to sleep in the front seat of his
2-seat Honda CRX (translation: research is a good thing). His
hiking equipment & camping gear guides & reviews save you time &
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