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.

In an ideal world, you would cherry-pick your very favorite dehydrated backpacking meals far in advance of an epic wilderness outing. But in reality, most of us are scrambling until the last minute, ...

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.

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 ...

Second only to gear, food is the most difficult thing for backpackers to get right. Follow these recommendations on amounts, types, and overnight storage to avoid learning the hard way. My experience ...

Four years ago, on the first night of her first solo backpack trip, Julie Mosier sat herself in front of an alpine lake, mixed up her store-bought freeze-dried meal, and took her first bite. “Nope!” ...

Backpacking requires you to carry all your food—and everything else you need—so keeping your pack weight low is crucial. Recently, an avid backpacker told me he brings only jerky and dehydrated fruit, ...

Louise Barton remembers the exact backpacking moment when her career path changed. “I’m a botanist by training. I started working for the Forest Service and we were in Yellowstone doing huge off-trail ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Just because you’re living in the woods for a week doesn’t mean you have to eat grubs ...