My backpacking trips tend to involve two markedly different approaches to eating. If I’m backpacking alone, I favor dehydrated camping meals (usually Firepot Mac n’ Greens) that I can whip up quickly ...

Dehydrating food has been a practical preservation strategy since ancient times. Today, dehydrated foods pop up everywhere from your favorite snack aisle to your local sporting goods store.

Occasionally, I appreciate a blueberry pancake or a bowl of Cap’n Crunch. But my standard breakfast is eggs, cheese, and hot sauce or salsa, with toast or a tortilla. This year I delegated the meal ...

Whether you’re going on an overnight hike or a weeklong adventure, backpacking as a vegan can be tricky. Many dehydrated foods include animal products, like powdered eggs or dried meat. But with a bit ...

No matter if you’re trekking on a rugged backpacking trip or simply going on a hike for an afternoon, bringing high-quality (and tasty) food with you is a must for staying energized on the trail.

Chef Corso just wants people to get outdoors and to eat well while being there. As a classically trained chef and an avid day hiker and occasional backpacker, he was tired of dehydrated and freeze ...

The problem with buying backpacking food off the shelf? Unlike a tent, pack, or pad, you can’t “try out” a dehydrated pouch ahead of time. It may sport a photo of artfully styled green chile mac and ...

The backpacking meals you eat on the trail can make or break the experience, which is why trail food is one of my priorities when planning. Quality food is not only necessary to maintain energy and ...

Food is often the number one topic on any backpacker’s mind. Alex Roddie taste tests mouth-watering backpacking meals. The ...