My 5 Favorite Backpacking Meals 2019
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- 00:00 Hey Y'all
00:11 What I mean by "Backpacking Meal"
02:11 What I look for in a Backpacking Meal
03:36 Mountain House Biscuits and Gravy
04:28 Packit Gourmet Polenta With Pork Sausage
05:10 Mountain House Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
05:37 Packit Gourmet Texas State Fair Chili
06:18 You have to click to find out! (jk it's Mountain House Lasagna)
07:09 Other Brands in Consideration
09:10 See Y'all Next Time!
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Time Stamps for the Mobile folks: 00:00 Hey Y'all
00:11 What I mean by "Backpacking Meal"
02:11 What I look for in a Backpacking Meal
03:36 Mountain House Biscuits and Gravy
04:28 Packit Gourmet Polenta With Pork Sausage
05:10 Mountain House Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
05:37 Packit Gourmet Texas State Fair Chili
06:18 You have to click to find out! (jk it's Mountain House Lasagna)
07:09 Other Brands in Consideration
09:10 See Y'all Next Time!
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Hi Dixie,
Where fo you ship the meals to ahead of time? The post office?
Thank you!
Organic backpacker meals ? Your eating GMO's girl ! Mary Jane's anyone !
@@KeyofDavid5778 Yes My wife and I have tried them. Too salty for my palate and Blood Pressure, but otherwise very good, and I'm sure they are healthy.
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I love that you showed them before and after adding the water!
The Mountain House lasagna is my favorite too. I'm not going to lie, last week I didn't feel like grocery shopping so I ate one for dinner while watching Netflix on my couch. No regrets.
Brittany de Brentani Hahaha, that’s awesome!
Homemade Wanderlust try the thanksgiving dinner.
Lol. I would completely do this it's so good
I eat hiking food all the time. I tell myself I'm testing flavors for when I actually do go hiking.
@@hungrybonsai7180 exactly! Research!
Agreed. And I like the chicken and dumplings by mountain house meals. Another thing I love to do is take a spanish rice side and tuna creations and mix them. Specifically the tuna creation that is tuna, beans, rice, and hot sauce.
The biscuits and gravy is hands down my favorite backpacking meal I’ve found. So good, tastes like homemade
Love my some spicey meals. Thanks for the ideas, will deff be giving some of these a try.
As a picky eater I absolutely love the Alpineaire Pepper Beef with Rice. Good rice, good beef, and the perfect amount of flavour.
Love your videos!
I have tried the Mountain House Lasagna. Can confirm! It is very tasty. Thanks for the idea of adding a cheese stick! Yummers!
Uncle Lar All the credit goes to Perk on that. It’s so good!!
How long do cheese sticks last on the trail?
I may be late to the show (subscribing that is) but I cant get enough of your stuff. A true inspiration.
Here's my tip, this works well if you hike with a friend and share, buy your Mountain house in a #10 can (it's about 1/2 the price this way) and empty it in to a zip-loc bag. The food lasts a month once the can is open, this way you don't have to carry as much trash out of the woods and it takes up way less space in your pack.
When I am backpacking in the desert where I'm carrying extra water anyways, I see less need for dehydrated meals and choose meals that are moist already. Walmart sells Thai green curry rice that is awesome with some added chicken. And when I go in the winter, I know that it will keep food "refrigerated" and unspoiled, so that allows for using over a few days portions of a bag of meat or chicken cooked at home.
I love, love, love the way you pronounce the word “boil”!!! It makes my day brighter everyday!!
Thanks. That was fun. I often eat like this at home.
thanks for the the advice. several of the meals i use
Mountain house rice and chicken is amazing, so is the chili mac and the beef stroginof
I really like the Good - to - Go Meals. Great ingredients, delicious flavors and spices. My favorite is the Thai Curry which is a bit spiced but very filling. Thanks for sharing.
That cheese stick tip, omg, next trip, I'm trying that out!
Don't apologize for having breakfast for supper. Long-standing tradition in my Bama home. :)
The mountain house chili mac is amaaaazing on the trail. It's so so satisfying.
hey Dixie after just eating a couple pieces of chicken for lunch you made me hungry again i now need to try some of these. thanks and have a great day.
Appreciate you sharing your knowledge, Dixie. Thank you!
I always carry a 4 oz. squirt bottle of genuine sriracha sauce.
I purchased the #10 cans, Mountain House, and separated the contents into individual servings (2servings in each pack because 1 serving just isn't enough.)
I store the meals in ziploc mylar bags i ordered from Amazon and placed an O2 absorber in each pack.
Cheaper than buying prepackaged meals.
I keep these packs in my work truck next to the stove and pot.
Nice idea! I hate how much these individual meals cost in the store so this I hadn’t thought about this. The freeze dryer machine cost $4000, a lot of money to do your own meals.
I love the mountain house biscuits and gravy!
Backpacker's Pantry makes like the most amazing meals. Their pad Thai meals are literally amazing.
The biscuits and gravy meal is my favorite. 😍
The 5 star gourmet dinner of backpacking meals 😆
Hey Dixie! I’ve been following you since the AT. You are my fav, great advice and you always have a positive attitude! I’m setting off on the AT March 31! I have no idea what I’m doing and couldn’t be more excited🤗! Ps. The biscuits and gravy ARE delicious.. also a southern gal;)
Did you make it last year to the AT? My Camino plans got ruined.
Good call!
My favorites are:
#1 Mountain House Chicken & Noodles with a cup of Chic-fil-a Buffalo Sauce mixed in.
#2 Mountain House Macaroni & Cheese with a packet of croutons and 2oz of Old Spaghetti Factory Mizithra Cheese (will stay for about 2-3 weeks below 65°F) or parmesian cheese packets (stays virtually forever).
MH Biscuits and gravy is my #3.
Oh my! 152K subs!! I've been watching since 20K. Congrats Dixie! And, cheese in everything.... yaaasssss
I love breakfast food for any meal!
The chili 🌶️ , pasta n meat sauce 🍝and lasagna 🍅 looked yummy 😋.
Thank you . I am a new subscriber and am watching all of your videos. Very helpful. You are awesome. Thanks
Thanks Dixie, I'm definitely a fan of MH meals and I'll try some of the Pack It meals on my upcoming trip. Thanks, take care.
I love your suggestion of putting a cheese stick into the chili - clever girl! That's on my list.
I've had all five of these meals and agree...they're great! I'm a big fan of Packit Gourmet, they have great meals and they get it to you quickly.
Mtn house lasagna has been my number one for over 30 years. I rarely use the mainstream backpacking meals like these, but on a section, the lasagna is usually the first night and the last night and any other celebration night like hitting a terminus etc. the lasagna was also the meal that made me switch from any metal spoon to the old fashioned teflon spoons. The cheese bits that come in the package stick to the spoon and ends up being like a kong for humans... sit in camp nibbling cheese bits off the spoon for twenty minutes. But then the residue wipes off the teflon spoons easier than the metal ones. Now I’m hungry for lasagna.
Mountain house Lasagna #1 in my books too. I think the extra cost in mountain house is well worth the cost fof flavor. And flavor means alot out on the trail. Thank you Dixie for sharing.
Hey Dixie, Thanks for all the great video's and information. I hope you keep them coming. I have been hiking, camping and playing in the great outdoors all my life and the new technology in gear and backpacking foods have come a long way since the old military rations and cotton clothing. God bless and safe.SPARTACUS!
I'mma have to try MH meals. You make them sound so good 😁 Also, I had heard about the biscuits & gravy but wasn't sure how the biscuit part would turn out. Thanks for showing what they look like when rehydrated.
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The tvp in those meals definitely helps the protein count! Awesome!
Yay, my favorite topic - trail food!
Packit Gourmet is AWESOME! Quality ingredients...very homemade taste. Love them.
Mark Fugel it’s all I eat anymore on the trail. I only buy Mountain House when I’m out of my last shipment of Packit Gourmet and don’t have time to get more before a trip :)
Great video. I've tried many different freeze dried brands but always come back to Mountain House. I think they make the best meals and have a good variety .
Omg that sweater looks so soft!
Backpacking, hiking and camping should be fun. Enjoy your meals and drink!!!✌👍
Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai - freaking epic on the trail. I generally freeze dry my own food and try not to buy (it saves money)...but for the Pad Thai I'll make an exception every time. That one just can't be beat.
Thanks for the tips Dixie! I'm headed to BWCA in August.
Great video! Now I know what else to try. I had the MH lasagna with MH raspberry crumble for my first dinner but scrambled eggs with bacon the next morning. I was very impressed right until breakfast lol. Happy hiking ⛰
Hahaha YEAH! That lasagna is terrific, it is also my very favorite - tastes like heaven on trail 👍 happy day!
Thanks for this great info.
Excellent info. Thanks
Backpackers country Pad Thai is one of my favorites so much flavor and a huge treat to have. When you backpacking and you're tired of eating the same thing, LOL.
Thanks for the tips!
I was truly amazed when the biscuit in the biscuits and gravy was still firm. It’s like they only took the hard firm edge of the biscuit. I also really like the Mountain House teriyaki chicken and rice.
I am glad you mentioned Harmony House. I am not a fan of their pre-made soups, but I mostly make up my own backpacking meals and their beans and vegetables are in my opinion the BEST! I love their backpacking kit.
Love packet gourmet. Have had many, many of their meals! They also carry really good elk and venison sausage.
I've tried two of the ones you've mentioned while canyoneering in Southern Utah, and it really does hit the spot! Delicious! I buy these for emergency food storage as well.
Great video! I completely agree with you on four of your meals. My fifth and #1 (instead of Spaghetti with Meat Sauce) is Backpackers Pantry’s Pad Thai.
Harry WTH?
Thanks for posting. Yeah, Mountain House is tried and true...thanks for mentioning about adding olive oil. good to know. Hope to learn more and plan to study about it. Also, thanks for other brands mentioned.
Love your vids Dixie
Outstanding...
Mountain House Sweet and Sour Pork. I love that stuff!
The biscuits and gravy is the bomb!
Mountain House Lasagna . . Every. Single. Trip. Yummmmm. Also Skillet breakfast from Mountain House. Eggs, potatoes, peppers. Great for bfast! In a flour tortilla, with salsa. . . and a strong cup of coffee! Heaven in the morning.
Mountain House freeze dried ice cream sandwich. Great even when you are not hiking. My kids love that stuff, they call it astronaut snack. Walmart always has it in the camping section.
My kids n I like to eat the biscut and gravy for breakfast, really good, the in the evening just a little desert that we have found to top off the day, we share apple crisp. So much flavor!
It’s great to hear from you
I totally agree with you on all of these. I also adore the Mountain House rice with chicken and the Packit Gourmet Gumbo and their chicken salads. One of the advantages of their chicken salads is that It's a no cook meal . Also, their chicken salads provide a lot of protein. Mountain House chicken tetrazzini is super good. also really enjoyed the packit gourmet chicken and dumplings.
Chili Mac, and Blueberries with granola from Mountain House was my fav!
Great info, thanks!!
My favs, chili mac, and breakfast skillet. I do a lot of make your own and rehydrate in silicone reusable bags.
I love the Mountain House meals. My favorite is also the lasagna. I also really like the chilli macaroni with beef.
I agree, with the mountain house meals. I also really like their Chicken and Rice, and Chicken with mashed potatoes (that one I eat when I am really hungry, because it is a lot of food in there). The one thing I will say though, is if I don't forage for greens and take my vitamins, I really start to crave salads, which tells me they are not the only thing you should eat on a trip... Variety is the key!
Texas State Fair Chili is my personal favorite from Packit Gourmet. I take along an extra bag of Frito's, and if it's the first "evening" of my trip, I will bring shredded sharp cheddar cheese and sour cream. And here in the midwest, you cannot have chili without a nice warm cinnamon roll- so I usually carefully pack one in foil and keep it in the top pocket of my pack until I get to my first camp for the evening. I warm it up over the fire briefly and have it along with my chili. The Packit "Dottie's Chicken n' Dumplings" is pretty awesome too. I've always been curious about the biscuits and gravy, I'll have to give those a try. Another brand I like is Cache Lake Foods- they make meals geared more towards BWCA trips, but I've used them backpacking before. They have a great biscuits and gravy, but you have to mix and pan fry the biscuits (like pancakes).
Like them too, but unless you plan on eating them right away, they don’t have a very long shelf life. I like the convenience of stocking up on MH or Backpackers Pantry, and pull some off the shelf when needed, and not worry about expiration. (30 years with most of theirs)
Back when I hiked the PCT (2003), Annie Chun's had the best Asian food with lots of calories. They were one of my favorites. I sent some Mountain House meals to myself at Kennedy Meadows, because I figured the Southern Sierras would be the most demanding section and I would want easier meals. Otherwise, I just ate whatever packaged rice and noodle meals I found in the local stores. Ricearoni, Annie Chuns, instant potatoes, stovetop stuffing, etc. And lots of those little round cheeses when I could find them. I found that trying to fill my food bag from small towns increased the diversity of my meals. Of course, I also got stuck and hiked out of Belden with several cans (yes cans) of ravioli and spaghetti because that's all they had and I didn't want to hitch to town because I'd heard it was pretty difficult. Fun memories. Thanks for reminding me.
Super useful and informative
I like to add a bag of chicken chunks to a freeze-dried vegetarian meal. The chicken-in-foil may weigh 3 oz (SweetSue brand has 3 oz bags), but it doesn't need rehydration and has some fat with it as well which freeze-dried foods seem to be missing. I've even found shredded beef brisket in a foil bag in the local H.E.B. which is a great addition to Idahoan mashed potatoes. Mmmm-mmm!
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@@jeanward1252 HEB is a texas grocery store chain
Mountain House Italian Pepper Steak! Yum!
I love the Biscuits n Gravy too.
The Mountain House Pad Thai is amazing too.
Pepperoni, cheddar cheese sticks, tortilla... done. No cook, no need for water, fast, delicious. That was my go-to on the CDT last year
Seeking Lost that is my go-to as well. If you have pb or Nutella the tortillas work great for that too
@@JeremiahStringer Definitely. All hail the mighty tortilla! haha
@@SeekingLost All hail All hail lol
Yes! A tortilla/tuna with a small mayo packet works as well. Great choice!
For me that would mean digging cat holes all day lol. I love pepperoni but it doesn't love me.
What would you advise to eat on a rural trail? when you don't have stores that sell instant meals (Like I'm planning to go hiking 500km in Turkey next month)
Thank you, Dixie!
How many other thru hikers have gagged while eating but fought on and kept eating? It happened a few times for me.
Oh yeah, my favorite was getting to add an ounce of butter into every meal.
I hear you on force feeding yourself. It's weird, for the last couple of years I'd lose my appetite in the backcountry, despite a really hard day. That was my biggest fear before starting the CDT, losing too much weight. But for some reason I had a solid appetite from day one on the CDT
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Yup... Backpacker's pantry Santa Fe Rice & Beans.... Literally tasted like I was spooning moist & mushy dirt into my mouth... Everyone I was with agree'd that it tasted & smelled like dirt... Have always wanted to buy another pack of it to eat off the trail to see if it really is as absolutely disgusting as I remember, but can't bring myself to waste the money...
Yes! I tried only eating vegan on the wonderland trail which is nit that long but still). Dehydrated beans are the worst
Bacpackers pantry Pad Thai is a favorite of mine. I love the Mountain House meals you mentioned and am looking really forward to trying the others. Sintax77 talks about Packit Gourmet Cheese Burgers being really delicious. Thanks for the videos!
Dehydrated is efficient. Even better to make/dehydrate your own
Paul Smart Yes!
Love them biscuits and gravy. The first or second morning after town you can also make that with a packet of pork gravy and two sausage and egg biscuit sandwiches from a fast food restaurant. Also just about any brands beef stew is decent as well.
Finally!!!!! I've been fast forwarding through videos looking for meat!!😂😂😂 Biscuits and gravy is my weakness but that bag scares me😬😬 Never heard of this other brand, I'm a bit new to this thru hiking 😍 but their food looks great!!
Agree that all are good!! :)Especially Texas State Fair Chili
i hiked from the approach to newfound gap. all on knors, oats and spam.at the gap in the rain i had my first mh meal. Biscuits and Gravy, the best freaking dinner I've ever had. thank you wind sock for your remaining trail food.
Thank you for sharing Dixie, the cheese stick addition to the Mountain House is something I never thought about. I'm curious though, how long can you keep those cheese sticks in your pack without refrigeration? I'm always worried about carrying cheese as I'm concerned it will go bad in my pack.
Packit gourmet chili is my fav..... love it
Good afternoon young lady
I'll be watching this after work tonight. 2 thumbs up
hI: There are a lot of us who would like to go stoveless. What are your top 5 stoveless thru hike staples? thx.
Hi Dixie. Really enjoying the videos. Next month my daughter and I will be getting ready for our first sectional backpacking trip on the Georgia part of the Appalachian trail. We will be starting out at Amicalola Falls and going through Springer mountain. My question is about food storage. What advice would you give on the best way to store food in this area of the trail?
I've eaten some mountain house and love them. I like the grilled chicken and potatoes. That's a hearty one!
Hello again always great to see you..
Everything I've tried so far from AlpineAire has been great! Especially Pepper Beef, Chicken Gumbo, and spicy sausage pasta. Lots of flavor and good amount of spice.
Vegan hiker here! There are so many options for vegans that are just like the mountain house meals. REI sells a bunch of them and they are really good! Vegan hiking is the best bc you’re enjoying nature and preserving it too! 🌱