[pct-l] Backpacking meals

[Phil Baily]

How long does it take to rehydrate? I recently talked with someone 
who dehydrates her own cooked meals and apparently the family feels 
it is edible in 30 minutes and best at 1-2 hours!

Pieces



At 05:10 PM 3/8/07, Brian Forestell wrote:
>I thought I would wade in and give my humble opinion about what food 
>to send to yourself on the trail. My first piece of advice is don't. 
>(Except for a very few exceptions like Kennedy Meadows) On the trail 
>we usually resupply with whatever food we can find at trail town or 
>resorts. Sometimes the pickins are slim (Stehekin can be pretty bad 
>at the end of summer...and VVR crazy expensive) Sometimes we have 
>lived a couple days on just chocolate bars. However, if I was 
>resupplying with food I shipped to myself I would send my own 
>dehydrated food before I sent commercial food or freeze dried food. 
>When you dry your own food you can control what is in the food you 
>are eating. My three favorite are: lasagna, cabbage rolls (I am not 
>kidding you just slice the cabbage rolls into rings and dry them) 
>and chili. The trail versions are almost as good as the made at home 
>tonight versions. Man oh man oh man, once you've tasted home 
>dehydrated lasagna or cabbage rolls you aren't going to wa
>  nt to taste Mountain House Teriyaki Chicken ever again..... I 
> appreciate that it is a lot of work to dry your own food but I 
> would sure encourage everyone to try it. A food dehydrator at 
> Walmart is about 50 bucks and the food is fantastic. Dry it, you will like it
>Happy Trails
>
>Brian
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