Freeze Dried Meals

These are the popular freeze-dried meals found in most backcountry pantries - the backpack. Mountain House and other dehydrating companies take just about any food imaginable, dry it out, and package it in a foil pouch. You just add boiling water at camp - typically 2 cups - seal the pouch back up and wait about 10 minutes for it to reconstitute to its original form. The pouches we carry are the "two-serving" size, but in reality each is for one person - about 600-700 calories per container. You can eat right from the pouch. Here's the stove we rent the most often that is great for prepping this type of meal. We also have backpacking and car camping pots that are often used for these meals, or try our kettle to boil your water more effectively saving fuel on your trip. There are dozens of flavors and food preparations out there, but we just carry a few select ones we know taste pretty darn good and are popular with hungry hikers. We're not talking fresh gourmet here, but after a long