Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: BWCA Food and Recipes :: Go to Freeze dried company/meals
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timatkn |
bottomtothetap: "boonie: "Summer Skin - To me it isn't clear we are comparing apples to apples? It is not clear that Camp chow is freeze dried vs. dehydrated. Maybe I am wrong on that but I assumed Camp Chow is dehydrated based on shelf life and weight. Freeze dried can be considerably less weight than dehydrated and would explain the weight differences between servings. T |
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boonie |
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EddyTurn |
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cburton103 |
Favorites from Packit Gourmet: Bigun burrito with chicken Texas State Fair Chili Shepherd’s Cottage Pie Austintacious Tortilla Soup I’ve never had a group I bring camping not like these. |
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Lawnchair107 |
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straighthairedcurly |
Camp Chow I've had their berry cheesecake, turkey cranberry dressing, and a couple couscous dishes. |
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boonie |
I like most of the Food for the Sole meals but have not had the new Curried Cauliflower. Favorites are Coconut Rice and Cuban Black Beans, Ratatouille w/Nutty Quinoa Pilaf, Roasted Sweet Potatoes w/Kale and Quinoa. The 2 cold-soak Slaw meals are a nice change of pace and tasty. Hawk Vittles favborites are Bacon Baked Beans and Cashew Curry (I get the quinoa substitution). Outdoor Herbivore's Blackened Quinoa, Lickety Split Lentils, and Thai Lemongrass Curry. Heather's Choice has a Salmon Chowder that's really good. I should try one of the others. |
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sns |
2) Packitgourmet 3) Pinnacle Foods 4) Bushka's Kitchen We try a few new ones each season to keep expanding horizons & knowledge base. |
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Jaywalker |
Blackdogyak: "Unlike the 1970s and 80s...there must literally be more than fifty of these manufacturers now."And they have gotten soooo much better than they use to be. |
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Lawnchair107 |
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Loony_canoe |
Packit Gourmet : Favorites; Chili, Shepard's Pie, Diner Deluxe eggs, |
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Jaywalker |
I also find that even within one brand, there will be some that I really like and others that put me off. So I pick and choose from several brands. I like some from Camp Chow, and like that they are on the Gunflint. A few but not all have a crazy amount of sodium if that matters, and I've found for some the recommended amount of water leaves them very soupy, but generally I still like CC. Alpine Aire and Backpacker's Pantry have some good ones, as does Good To Go. REI has a couple new brands I have not tried yet too. |
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Northwoodsman |
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schweady |
Breakfast Skillet Scrambled Eggs with Ham and Peppers Beef Stroganoff with Noodles Beef Stew Lasagna with Meat Sauce Chicken and Dumplings Chicken Breasts with Mashed Potatoes Turkey Dinner Casserole Pasta Primavera Chicken Fried Rice Chicken Fajita Bowl (a bit spicy) Chicken Teriyaki with Rice (a bit sweet) Backpacker’s Pantry Pad Thai was excellent flavor, but a bit putzy Camp Chow Shrimp Alfredo was a nice flavor, but need to reduce water amount |
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Jaywalker |
boonie: "My current go-to's for several years now are Food for the Sole, Hawk Vittles, and Outdoor Herbivore. Boonie, I’m curious - do you get these at a retail outlet or do you order online? |
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Frenchy19 |
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Ausable |
Beef stroganoff Beef, vegetables and mashed potatoes with gravy Chicken a la king with rice Creamy wild rice asparagus soup Creamy fish chowder Frying pan breads all of their vegetables and desserts except for the "pies" Alpine Aire: Mountain chili 3-cheese chicken pasta with zucchini etc. Spicy chicken curry Mountain House: Chili mac with beef Chicken teriyaki with rice and vegetables Lasagna with meat sauce Grilled chicken breasts and mashed potatoes Beef stroganoff |
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bottomtothetap |
Also looking for good suggestions on a freeze-dried veggies option for side dish. These are not as easy to find anymore. Maybe they are too hard to do well. Last year I treid a coule of choices from Cache Lake. While the corn was a LITTLE better than the peas, neither one was really very edible at all. After looking at their product list, I see that Camp Chow also has some veggies available. Opinions are appreciated! |
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schweady |
Mountain House Breakfast Skillet Mountain House Pasta Primavera Mountain House Chicken Fried Rice Mountain House Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken Mountain House Lasagna with Meat Sauce Mountain House Beef Stew Mountain House Beef Stroganoff with Noodles Good To-Go Mushroom Risotto Camp Chow Shrimp Alfredo Backpacker’s Pantry Pad Thai AlpineAire Grilled Chicken with Spinach Alfredo Pasta Fernweh Food Co. Green Tamale Pie |
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zootownboarding |
Loony_canoe: "Peak refuel: Favorites; Chicken Alfredo , Beef Stroganoff For individual meals peak refuel is my go-to by far. Great taste, and a lot of calories! |
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Blackdogyak |
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sns |
Lawnchair107: "sns: "1) Trailtopia Sorry for the delay...absolute favorite is the pesto chicken! Think it's my single favorite from any company. Also have excellent cheesecake desserts. |
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Hammertime |
I just got into these last year and am looking to branch out. The mountain house lasagna with meat sauce and chicken burrito bowl were a hit with our group. |
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boonie |
It would be best to clarify with Camp Chow. |
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tigag |
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HowardSprague |
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Lawnchair107 |
sns: "1) Trailtopia What do you recommend from Trailtopia? |
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kbad |
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PeaceFrog |
boonie: "Online at websites of the same name. Occasionally you might find some at the Garage Grown Gear site. " Checking out the Garage Grown Gear site. I like what they offer so far. Making many notes. Thanks for the tip. PF |
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Blackdogyak |
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bottomtothetap |
boonie: "Summer Skin - When I look at the nutritional labels and compare Camp Chow to brands I'm more familiar with, I'm confused trying to determine how much Camp Chow to buy (it sounds like good stuff!) to feed everyone and what the nutritional content really is. For example if I look at Camp Chow's Beef Stroganoff label, it indicates one serving per container but that a "serving" is 115 grams. On the other hand, the Mountain House Beef Stroganoff label identifies a container as being two servings at 61 grams/serving. That makes Camp Chow's "serving" almost 2 times the size of Mountain House? Am I mis-reading the label or is there really that much difference? Does this mean that for about the same price you're basically getting about as much from Camp Chow as you are from Mountain House and number of packages purchased should be the same?? |
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SummerSkin |
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boonie |
Go Here , click on a category (entree, etc.), choose one (Wild Mushroom Chicken Stroganoff). There is a small picture of the nutrition label (click to enlarge) which gives the single serving size weight (oz. & Grams), the basic nutrition info, and a list of ingredients. |
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Swampturtle |
Harmony House foods has lots of fruits & veggies & soup mixes. Freeze dried & dehydrated. Always wanted to try Hawk Vittles, but I dehydrate my own meals. I started my dehydrating adventure using Linda Yaffe recipe books amongst others. I never knew Hawk Vittles used recipes right from her books (my eggbake!). I read recently Hawk sadly passed away, he used to comment on the ADK site from time to time. The website is still up & running, but I don't know if it will remain that way. I'm going to order a few things myself using some great advice here, even though I make my own, it's nice to try something new. Many companies I've used have been listed already. Cache lake, backpackers pantry, MH. Still buy all my desserts, mostly backpackers pantry. Harmony house |