Dehydrating your own food for backpacking and camping is a great way to save money, reduce your pack weight, and eat much more interesting food on the trail. There was a time when I never, ever thought I'd be interested in this, but with all of the...
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Nut butters are a great source of calories and variety for your backpacking food bag. I've grown fond of Justin's Natural Nut Butters over the past year after discovering them at my local REI. They are conveniently packaged in 1.15 oz single...
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One of the things that Sarah Kirkconnell, author of Freezer Bag Cooking, has taught me, is not to deprive yourself on the trail. In your quest to lighten your food bag, don't make the mistake I made, which is to package up meals that are nutritional,...
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I have never been a fan of sports recovery drinks or powders like Gatorade and don't normally use them for 3 season backpacking because I feel that frequent all day snacking with unprocessed foods provides me with adequate calories and sodium.
However,...
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Textured Vegetable Protein, known as TVP, is an excellent meat substitute that appears in many backpacking recipes because it is extremely lightweight and easy to prepare. It's also a great addition to homemade freezer bag meals because of it's...
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