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#88541 - 01/31/08 11:00 AM What if I just want to buy?
Mosey Offline
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Registered: 03/18/07
Posts: 13
Loc: Wisconsin
Can anyone recommend a good website for buying ingredients for dehydrated food? The jerky and onions I can do myself, but what about powdered milk that isn't in post-Armageddon sizes, powdered eggs, tomato powder, sour cream, etc.

Seems like I need a folder of bookmarks just to make a breakfast burrito these days.

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#88542 - 01/31/08 12:21 PM Re: What if I just want to buy? [Re: Mosey]
sarbar Offline
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Registered: 07/15/05
Posts: 1453
Loc: WA
One place to start is:
http://www.barryfarm.com/our_store.htm

Barry Farms though be careful - not everything is precooked (the beans).

For ready to go vegetables, cooked beans and TVP:
www.harmonyhousefoods.com

Also,
www.justtomatoes.com

And....go to Amazon! You can find many of these items from nearly every company up there.
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#88543 - 02/10/08 07:33 PM Re: What if I just want to buy? [Re: Mosey]
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Registered: 12/23/07
Posts: 255
Loc: Expat from New Orleans, now in...
Mosey, just remember that for everything you bring that is totally dehydrated, you're also gonna have to carry or find water to rehydrate it. To me, backpacking is also about good food. There is no badge of honor given to us for suffering through bad food on the trail just to save a few ounces, or for that matter, to save a few pounds.

I think some of us get so caught up in just how deprived in the name of weight saving we can be, that we miss the whole point of enjoying ourselves when on the trail. And a good quality meal on the trail every evening is an excellent way to enjoy yourself. There are people on this forum that even bake breads while backpacking.

For the dehydrated foods, I buy them already made up from the grocery store. I look for packaged soups that have dehydrated beef or chicken in them, and instant mashed potatoes, three minute rice and grits, and macaroni and cheese, and a dozen other ready to cook with boiling water foods that cover the shelves in every grocery store. I have never purchased a Campmore or Mountain House dehydrated, over priced, camper's meal in my entire life, and I've eaten well and packed light too. Lighten up on yourself, and don't be so concerned about the weight of your food, eat well, and enjoy yourself on the trail. I carry about 14 pounds of food for a seven day hike because I'd much rather carry good food (heavy or not) than eat Ramon noodles at night. Just my thoughts. Brum
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#88544 - 02/12/08 10:55 AM Re: What if I just want to buy? [Re: Brumfield]
Earthling Offline
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Registered: 02/22/03
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Loc: USA
Finally, a post with some sense out of the Man <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> It's what I would've posted had I had a quicker trigger finger barry <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />
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#88545 - 02/12/08 07:08 PM Re: What if I just want to buy? [Re: Brumfield]
DTape Offline
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Registered: 11/23/07
Posts: 666
Loc: Upstate NY
Probably the primary reason for me to shave pounds (or ounces) off my pack weight is so I can carry food. I enjoy wilderness cooking.

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#88546 - 02/13/08 12:45 PM Re: What if I just want to buy? [Re: DTape]
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Registered: 02/22/03
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Back in the day you'd be hiking along; and could tell which was a really good camp to be in by the smell that floated by as you were on the trail <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />
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#88547 - 02/13/08 02:30 PM Re: What if I just want to buy? [Re: Earthling]
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Registered: 12/23/07
Posts: 255
Loc: Expat from New Orleans, now in...
Earthling wrote:

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Back in the day you'd be hiking along; and could tell which was a really good camp to be in by the smell that floated by as you were on the trail <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />


Brumfield wrote:

Yes, I miss those days. But, I make a point of stirring up a good kitchen smell at my fire every night on the trail. I've ended trips a day or two early,just because I didn't ration my food well enough to last as intended. Brum
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