[pct-l] Backpacking meals

[got milf?]

If you have the patience and know-how to dehydrate good food, more power to you.  But if you don't, Mary Jane's Farm meals are way superior to Mountain House.

http://www.maryjanesfarm.com 

Mike Saenz <msaenz at mve-architects.com> wrote:

 I'm am a true convert to the freezer bag/cozy meal practice.
And I don't even have to dehydrate these myself. All ingredients are
available on your supermarket shelves:

Chicken & Stuffing:
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Stove Top stuffing mix
Powdered chicken gravy mix
1 foil packet chicken
Optional "Butter Buds" powdered butter substitute

Mix all (except the chicken, of course) into a zip-lock freezer bag.
Boil about 2 cups water (less if you like drier stuffing)
Add boiled water to zip-lock bag, seal and put into cozy for about 5
minutes.

Eat right out of bag!

Oatmeal/granola/fruit/grape nuts breakfast:
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Dry oatmeal
Granola mix (with or without fruit)
Or
Grape Nuts cereal
Brown sugar
Powdered milk

Mix all in zip-lock freezer bag...

I've seen lots of stuff right off supermarket shelves to mix and match
to make meals like the two above- soup mixes, Lipton Pasta Sides,
cereals, etc.

Cozy is made out of cheap foil-backed bubble wrap (awesome insulator and
Uber-lightweight).

Get a dehydrator and the options are almost limitless! But
pre-dehydrated meals DO have a shelf life that might not be conducive to
a thru-hike bounce box. But use ingredients from trail-town markets and
put them in zip-locks bought from same market, and you have really
decent meals on the trail!

Michael  Saenz
Associate Partner

MVE & Partners, Inc. | Architecture + Planning + Interiors 
Irvine + Oakland + Honolulu

1900 Main Street, Suite 800 | Irvine, California 92614-7318 | T
949.809.3388 | www.mve-architects.com

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Phil Baily
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 5:25 PM
To: Brian Forestell; pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Backpacking meals

How long does it take to rehydrate? I recently talked with someone 
who dehydrates her own cooked meals and apparently the family feels 
it is edible in 30 minutes and best at 1-2 hours!

Pieces



At 05:10 PM 3/8/07, Brian Forestell wrote:
>I thought I would wade in and give my humble opinion about what food 
>to send to yourself on the trail. My first piece of advice is don't. 
>(Except for a very few exceptions like Kennedy Meadows) On the trail 
>we usually resupply with whatever food we can find at trail town or 
>resorts. Sometimes the pickins are slim (Stehekin can be pretty bad 
>at the end of summer...and VVR crazy expensive) Sometimes we have 
>lived a couple days on just chocolate bars. However, if I was 
>resupplying with food I shipped to myself I would send my own 
>dehydrated food before I sent commercial food or freeze dried food. 
>When you dry your own food you can control what is in the food you 
>are eating. My three favorite are: lasagna, cabbage rolls (I am not 
>kidding you just slice the cabbage rolls into rings and dry them) 
>and chili. The trail versions are almost as good as the made at home 
>tonight versions. Man oh man oh man, once you've tasted home 
>dehydrated lasagna or cabbage rolls you aren't going to wa
>  nt to taste Mountain House Teriyaki Chicken ever again..... I 
> appreciate that it is a lot of work to dry your own food but I 
> would sure encourage everyone to try it. A food dehydrator at 
> Walmart is about 50 bucks and the food is fantastic. Dry it, you will
like it
>Happy Trails
>
>Brian
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