Backpacking Meals From the Grocery Store
While I generally like to use my dehydrator to make the meals we take backpacking, I don’t always have the time to do so. No big deal. It is easy to make lightweight, inexpensive, delicious and…
Recipes
Foil Packets on the Grill: Camping Recipes
When car camping (or heck, even at home!), one of my very favorite ways to make dinner is to wrap everything in a foil packet and throw it on the grill or campfire. Not only are…
Backpacking Breakfasts: 20 Delicious Recipes
Looking for ideas for satisfying backpacking breakfasts?Then here you go! When I’m out backpacking, I like to have a breakfast that serves two purposes. One, it needs to be nutritious to give me the energy I…
Backpacking Recipes: Combinations to Take Oatmeal to Next Level
One of my favorite breakfasts to eat on a backpacking hike is oatmeal. While the little flavored oatmeal packets are convenient and I’ve definitely purchased them in a pinch, I generally pack a large ziploc bag…
Backcountry Recipes: Chili Con Carne With Pan Fried Corn Cakes
With a little advance planning and the use of a dehydrator, it is simple to make healthy and satisfying meals to enjoy while backpacking. One of the best meals I ever ate in the backcountry was…
Dehydrating Food to Take Backpacking
One of the questions people often ask me when talking about backpacking with kids is about what we eat. I promise, none of us go hungry when out on the trail. In fact, I decided years…