Dehydrated Backpacking Meals

Jan 8, 2019 7:29 PM

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Cooking out the solids in butter to make ghee

Ghee ready for storage

5 lbs of fresh corn dehydrated

5 lbs of fresh chicken breast dried

Dehydrated split pea soup

Dried chicken, tomato and bean soup

Potato bark with BBQ and chicken stock. Veggies and proteins will be added

Experimenting with ingredient ratios

Base ingredients for making backpacking meals

Meals are sealed and properly labeled for storage. Each is 2 servings

A small sampling of completed meals which include split pea with ham, beefy mac, chicken Alfredo, marinara or meat sauce with pasta, puddings and oatmeal with milk and fruit. Add boiling water with no draining needed

Geefor

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

What stove do you use? Jet boil?

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Can you please go into more detail? I would love recipes and directions Thanks.

7 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 1

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7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Texas Tough? I too shop at H-E-B

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This is awesome and I commend you but I'm pregnant and this almost made me throw up

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Bro, take me hiking some time. I've never been hiking but you seem like you know your shit. Let's go.

7 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Check our r/ultralight there’s a lot of posts on budget camping and using things like chipotle plastic ware and Starbucks cups

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Packing in your own food is for suckas. Just do what I do; Eat the people on the trails.

7 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 1

Or rob people of their food.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Is this deyhdrating or freeze dry?

7 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Bro you are going to be so dehydrated

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You probably shouldn't backpack if you're dehydrated, just sayin'...

7 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

And you only get more dehydrated by eating dehydrated food.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Can I come backpacking with you!?

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

This is the only "Ghee" that I trust:

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

You don't know what fresh means

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Kind of need to see a good shot of the result once rehydrated, @op. The initial gif doesn't really show much =(

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

time for the Appalachian trail? evern been to backpackingchef.com? never done the big hikes but even for our long weekenders we use his site

7 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Nice site!

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Thanks!

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I know im late to the party, but recipes would be amazing. Hiking food is soooo expensive..

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

An easier way to make ghee is to drop the butter into hot water so it melts. Chill and lift off the fat layer. Ghee.

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

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Nobody talking about the huge amount of plastic being used, probably once?

7 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 7

when the alternative is exactly as much waste at twice the cost for a commercial meal, no, there's no need to talk about it.

7 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Maybe to appreciate nature we can pollute less, as well...or is that not why we go hiking?

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Bless you.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Do you sell any of these??

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I got some powdered water, but I don't know what to add. - Steven Wright

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

+1 for someone making your own ghee. love the way it makes the house smell.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Clever idea since backpacking meals are expensive. How much water do you add to rehydrate?

7 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Depends on how badly you need to pee

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

He just gets your mom wet with his hiking skill and he's good to go

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The truth sometimes hurts

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Let's get this out into a tray. Nice.

7 years ago | Likes 144 Dislikes 0

"This tastes completely spoiled and Inedible, I'm only gonna eat 6 more bites of it"

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Nice hiss

7 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

I love those MRE vids

7 years ago | Likes 32 Dislikes 0

This tastes very similar to home made mre v1

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Myself and 3 friends each found Steves videos independently and none of us remember how, but that man is a treasure of youtube.

7 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 0

I think I first ran into him when he was on the MREInfo forum ages ago.

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Algorerythems

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

This comment is one of the best put together comments in service today.

7 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

But did it hiss though?

7 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Idk if this has been asked, but how much money does this save? It looks great!!!

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Urine is already sterile you don’t have to boil it

7 years ago | Likes 117 Dislikes 13

...and tbere’s an endless supply...

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And I like the taste

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It’s sterile in the bladder but by the time it comes out it’s been contaminated. We have bacteria in our urethra!

7 years ago | Likes 41 Dislikes 3

That why I bypass my urethra altogether.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Alrighty. I won't.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Urine is not sterile. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/">C3957746">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3957746 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4659483

7 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

You do if you make a pot noodle with it.

7 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

Oh ghee whiz.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

7 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

This guy makes his own MREs, except they are probably edible.

7 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

Truth, while in Afghanistan ours were actually expired, so must have been from the invasion....

7 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I'm not in the military, but a buddie of mine is, and he made me try the chicken fajita one, and my god.... What the fuck did you guys eat?

7 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Lots of local food. We did a lot of KLE's so that was nice.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

How do you dehydrate soup? What's the shelf life?

7 years ago | Likes 580 Dislikes 6

Ever seen a Lipton cup-a-soup? That’s dehydrated soup.

7 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 5

Yes, but *how*?

7 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

"Portable soup" goes way back centuries. Also, bullion is dehydrated soup.

7 years ago | Likes 128 Dislikes 1

Pocket soup, it's got a very long shelf life, but you have to make sure you get all the fat out of it before dehydrating

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Yeah Lewis and Clark had portable soup if I remember right, and lots of it.

7 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

They also had Dr. Rush's Thunder Clappers.

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Indeed; staple of travelers of the time. And quite a way beyond, too.

7 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Not OP’s way, but here. https://youtu.be/2fE5KzvOZRk

7 years ago | Likes 32 Dislikes 2

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7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Love this channel

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I also immediately thought of this. Good ol townsends

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I shall leave the sister of Wakko and Yakko here.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Thank you; OP failed us where you didn't!

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Aaaaand, I click and find out I'm subbed to this guy already.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Shelf life?

7 years ago | Likes 142 Dislikes 3

Um like 7

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

No shelves, backpack.

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Can probably have life anywhere but I'm no expert

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A pretty good song by Blur.

7 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 2

No, that's Parklife.

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

What do you use for dehydrating?

7 years ago | Likes 577 Dislikes 12

Laziness.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

Excessive masturbation

7 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 8

You just leave food out and it gets dry

7 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 1

Exercise

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Asking the real questions

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7 years ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 0

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7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 5

A mouthful of sand

7 years ago | Likes 30 Dislikes 6

Does it matter if i have a small mouth? Do i need to put more in my mouth?

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

All of it

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Ann oven

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 3

A dehydrator.

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 5

Not water

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Negative water.

7 years ago | Likes 32 Dislikes 2

you can spend the money on a proper food dehydrator but an oven set to 100-120 F works too, cooking times differ depending on the food

7 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Not all ovens go that low. Most bottom out at about 250

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Toaster ovens like to 40 bucks

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Ok, good luck doing an entire camping trip in a toaster oven.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I mean, yeah it'd take a while. But it's cheap and still doable.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Bag of rice

7 years ago | Likes 70 Dislikes 3

Man how come they dont appriciate u?!

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

From the Niles

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I use eternal heat

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Noice

7 years ago | Likes 28 Dislikes 0

Checks out

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Whew. I fucking chuckled my ass off. Bravissimo

7 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Scotch

7 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 3

Who would down vote this, I drank some Laphroaig last night and it def dehydrated me.

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Must have been drinking wrong

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not enough maybe.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Hillary Clinton’s vagina.

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MRW, too.

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

he done got me good.

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

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7 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

You can rehydrate it using that same Israeli humidor Bill used.

7 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

holy shit

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Lol..shit..lol

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

A snuke in the sniz

7 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Lol!

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

A food dehydrator?

7 years ago | Likes 168 Dislikes 6

A dehydrator or a freeze dryer?

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Freeze dryers are much more efficient, expensive, and large. Also damage texture of food solids more.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Food solids such as? Because freeze drying is in fact THE best way to preserve food texture.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And how exactly do you dehydrate soup?

7 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Asking the right questions!

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Pour out in a sheet pan or similar to under an inch deep. Set in oven at lowest setting with the door ajar. Stir every hour til flaky

7 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

My dehydrator has “fruit leather” trays that are solid and just sit on top on the screen tray

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Right. Like the brand/model.

7 years ago | Likes 53 Dislikes 2

@coreysfoodpics Any tips on a good made &/or model?

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

For soup, household models aren’t good. An oven, set on lowest settings & the door cracked is how I do it. Pour it in a sheet pan

7 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Excalibur dehydrators rock. Have seen amazing diy solar dehydrator too if you're crafty and broke.

7 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I have an Excalibur and I love it!

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

He's got big rectangular trays, which means there aren't too many options (check Amazon). That said, you can get the same thing with a 1/

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

much cheaper option. I use this one: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nesco-Professional-600W-5-Tray-Food-Dehydrator-FD-75PR/10982697 2/

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

and it works great for me. I don't have a fancy way to seal my meals up, though; I just use ziplock bags and they still last for months.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I've had great results with two air conditioner filters tied to a box fan (veggies between the filters and run over night.

7 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

But why???

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

"Most home food dehydrators use heat and sometimes you want to avoid that"

7 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Most home food dehydrators use heat and sometimes you want to avoid that

7 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

You learn that from alton brown?

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