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Mountain House Chicken Teriyaki with Rice

Mountain House Pro Pak meals review: Convenience and variety are the two main benefits of freeze dried Mountain House Pro Pak Meals. I've always prepared my own backpacking meals from real food or home made dehydrated food. However, when I was planning my first thru-hike of the John Muir Trail I decided to try the popular Mountain House Pro Pak Meals.  I think that the main benefits of these Pro Pak meals are convenience and variety. One can order these meals online on Amazon, buy them at REI,… Full review

Mountain House Homestyle Turkey Dinner Casserole

Great for camping, this is a hot meal that will satisfy with fantastic flavor, just like Thanksgiving dinner! As a member of another website, sometimes I receive products in exchange for an honest review and that is the case with this turkey dinner. I had the pleasure of saving this for my first night on the Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain, Georgia. The flavor was amazing...just like a Thanksgiving meal. I'm a chef, so I'm picky, and I thought that it was very satisfying and the seasoning… Full review

Harmony House Gourmet Soup & Chili Blends Sampler

Vegan meal mixes with imaginative names, but they don't deliver on taste or calories. They can be rescued by adding fats or other extras, so they might work for some people. “Mighty thin stew, though, You could read a magazine right through it.” —Woody Guthrie, Talking Dust Bowl Blues OK, they aren’t quite that transparent, but that song came to mind as my wife and I passed around the first four of these trial-size soups and stews that Harmony House has offered up for backpackers. They just… Full review

OMeals Brown Rice, Quinoa & Lentils

It's good food, heats very well, but despite company claims as the backpacking food that'll change backpacking, each meal is so heavy that they are really only good for activities like canoeing/rafting, day hiking, car camping. I stopped by REI Albuquerque to get some food for an additional setup week at my camp at Burning Man.  I got items from Mountain House, Backpacker's Pantry, etc and they had something new, self-heating OMeals, so I bought eight meals. They are ready-to-eat, not freeze-dried… Full review

Mountain House Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

Crave it, even when at home. This is by far one of our favorite meals. The flavor is excellent. As with many of these meals, we add a little extra water and usually let it sit a bit longer than instructed. If you don't want to gamble on a flavor, this one is recommended. Full review

Mountain House Beef Stroganoff with Noodles

Excellent backcountry meal! My favorite of the Mountain House variety. Have sampled 4-5 different offerings, this being the overwhelming favorite. Honestly, it's really good. Part of that is that I could eat anything after a day of hiking, but the flavor is nice. From reading forums over the years, I'm not alone in declaring this one of the better dehydrated, readily available options. I don't have the time or talents to prepare a fancy meal, so I lean on these for sustenance. Never been disappointed… Full review

Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry

Pretty bad. Will not buy again. I love the Mountain House staples (Lasagna, Chili Mac, Stroganoff), but I'm always looking for something different. Problem is MH has meat that is sized to how you'd cook at home, while Backpackers Pantry has these tiny little diced cubes; there's no comparison. BP does package its meals well though; rounded corners and less air than MH. (I poke holes with a pin in MH meals to remove the air and then tape over them. Also I cut off the corner points to keep the from… Full review

Wild Planet Albacore Wild Tuna

I’m a big fan of Wild Planet Tuna for backpacking lunches because of the excellent flavor, texture, ingredient list, and nutrition profile. Add to that, their sustainable fishing practices and it’s a winner. Tuna packets are a popular foundation for backpacker lunches, providing needed calories and protein. The Mylar packages are relatively convenient in the backcountry, being single serve and shelf stable. I’ve regarded them as a treat due to their weight, but as I’ve tired of other lunch… Full review

Mountain House Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

On the trail, Mountain House's Spaghetti with Meat Sauce satisfies the palette and fills the stomach (when you eat the whole bag). The taste is pleasant and far less salty than I was expecting. Being neither a fan of spaghetti or pre-packaged backpacking meals, I was quite pleased. Those who know me know that I'm not a fan of pre-packed backpacking meals. I find them usually flavorless and too salty. Usually, I either dehydrate my own meals, or I steer towards at-home easily prepared meals.  Side… Full review