Let's see...

we had a lot of fun with alligator jerky from our daughter in New Orleans. And Some of ther Tasty Bite meals were good--we liked the Pad Thai. These meals weigh a bit more than freeze dried (8 oz or so) but they still work for shorter trips.

And we tried too many different recipes for Gorp to even remember. And they were all good, so long as they had at least 25% dark chocolate M&Ms. Ginger, craisins, pecans, almonds, raisins, peanuts, cashews...toss it all in there and mix it with those M&Ms!

My down jacket is a Marmot from REI, cost me $100 on close out sale.