Food for the Outdoors

Pre-Cooked, Dehydrated & Freeze Dried

Pre-made hiking meals aren’t cheap. And there’s nothing worse than getting on the trail to discover you’ve hiked for hours to eat unappealing mush. Hiking meals don’t hit the same at home so testing them beforehand can be difficult, and frankly, who has the time?

We tasted a bunch of meals from the most common brands of pre-cooked, dehydrated, and freeze-dried meals to try to find the winners, both for ourselves and for you.

Here’s how it went: Hiking Meals Comparison

Source: We Are Explorers

Deciding what to consume on the trail is one of the most taxing logistical decisions hikers face when planning a trek. Balancing the need for food that’s lightweight, non-perishable, compact, and nutritious becomes a challenge when many would prefer to focus on the trek itself. Read more

Source: We Are Explorers

So, you’ve got your backpack and all the gear you’ll need for a day, overnight or multi-day hike and you’ve even picked out a fabulous trail to go with it. It’s booked into your friends’ diaries and now all you’ve got to decide is what food you’re going to take hiking and how best to plan it all. Learn more

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