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Peak Refuel Homestyle Chicken & Rice

Flavor. That is the most important part! While on a recent 3-day/2-night backpacking trip, one very skeptical friend of "eating out of a bag" actually enjoyed this dinner! And second, the amount of water needed was right on, which seems to be a frequent challenge with some meals. So, this one will be in my pack again. And again. It even pleasantly surprised my dear hiking partner, who was extremely skeptical of eating any of "that fake trail food you do". And to be fair, there are some camp meals… Full review

Bushka’s Kitchen Lentil Lunch

This is a delightful, cold soaked meal for a lunch or dinner on a hot hiking day when trying to make miles. Almost like a light soup, but cold...   This is a nice, delightfully filling, cold-soaked meal for lunch or dinner on a hot hiking day. I found this aromatic when I opened the pouch, with a sweet nice smell to it.  You can see the fresh ingredients—lentils, cucumber, apple, bell peppers, onion, apple juice, apple cider vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, dijon mustard, garlic powder, dill,… Full review

Bushka’s Kitchen Unstuffed Pepper with Ground Bison

Unstuffed peppers... They taste just like stuffed peppers with all the fresh ingredients and tomato sauce. This is a small company that does batch to order. I found out about this company from the website cleverhiker. So I took a swing and ordered some food. Think stuffed pepper meal, just unstuffed. The meat is espresso-salted Bison and it comes with San Marzanos tomato sauce and bell peppers, onion, and quinoa. This has a very aromatic smell and flavor. The cost is a little high, but they source… Full review

Wild Zora Summit Savory Chicken

We are avid backpackers and this was a great meal. Not only is the food great, the package is lightweight and easy to store. Wild Zora has great products. The food is delicious and healthy. We backpack for several days at a time and Wild Zora is the way to go backpacking. We saved space and weight with the products. After a long day of walking these meals hit the spot. Full review

CampFare Beef Burgundy with Field Vegetables

I occasionally get to test out meals and new gear in our own camping environment. I was asked to review Campfare meals. There were three of us and we brought out three Campfare meals  to eat for one night and ended up using all of these meals in conjunction with each other in order to have a rounded meal (and due to amounts of food in the packaging). This "stew" has great well rounded flavor and is jam packed with veggies and beef. It is definitely our favorite out of the three we tried. The soup… Full review

CampFare Beef Burgundy with Field Vegetables

The beauty of these types of heat-and-serve meals is they're perfect for backcountry excursions, boat trips, car camping, and RV life. All you need is water, a heat source, and a pan or pot large enough to heat the small pouch. Highly recommend this product. First off, these meals taste great. Even if we're away from home and our stocked kitchens, we still want food that is tasty, flavorful, and hot or cold, as the case may be. Specific to this Beef Burgandy with Field Vegetables meal, the burgandy… Full review

Wild Zora Summit Savory Chicken

This meal is especially great for camping or for a quick easily prepared meal while on the go. Just add boiling water and wait 10-15 minutes and boom it’s ready. It made for a great meal on my trip. Looking forward to trying their breakfast meals. Will be buying from Wild Zora again soon! Full review

CampFare Chicken Tikka Masala with French Green Lentils

Quicker and way more tasty than dehydrated meals! CampFare's Chicken Tikka Masala is Indian Restaurant good. No joke, it was delicious. It was a chilli like consistency and would be best to eat out of the pouch or in a bowl with a spoon, not spread out across a plate. I was camping with a camp stove and a smaller sauce pan to heat water, not backpacking with my JetBoil. The package is on the larger size so you will need a JetBoil pot large enough to submerge most of the pouch.  Super easy to prepare. Full review

CampFare Wild Alaskan Salmon

Great substitution for freeze-dried meals. Great for backpacking, or even in case of emergency. Easy to prep and not a lot of cleanup. I decided to pair this salmon with the brown rice and quinoa packet from Camp Fare. I'm a bigger guy and need a little more to keep me going. The salmon tasted good and was a decent portion, and with the rice, it was just enough. My only issue was, I tried to heat both packets simultaneously in almost boiling water for 4 min. instead of the recommended 2-3. I was… Full review