[pct-l] Freeze dried Vs. dehydrated

[CMountainDave at aol.com (CMountainDave@aol.com)]

While visiting the "be prepared" web site I noticed they sell both freeze 
dried and dehydrated food. Anybody out there who has tried both, say, F.D. corn 
and dehydrated corn? I see that it takes much longer to hydrate the dehydrated 
corn, but that is not a concern since I use a wood stove so fuel rationing is 
not an issue. What I am really wondering about is taste and texture. Is there 
much difference? How about eggs?
   I don't care for freeze dried meals. I like to make stews with canned 
chicken, baby potatoes and fresh veggies such as onions, bell peppers, squash, 
habenero peppers and cherry tomatoes. I thought I'd go with dehydrated veggies 
such as corn and peas as well. I've been offered them as crunchy snacks (maybe 
they were freeze dried?) and they were delicious but I'm not sure if they would 
be as good rehydrated in a stew. The ones in the packaged freeze dried meals 
are kind of rubbery 
      And does anyone know of a backpacking crock pot, preferably with a non 
stick surface? I currently use a backpackers Teflon coated frying pan instead. 
(No, not when pressed for time - just on laid back trips)  David C