Thanks to everyone for sharing their experiences and knowledge. I gave it a try this past weekend when my daughter and I went out backpacking. The weather was horrible (cold and WINDY) but the food was pretty good.

We tried the tuna casserole thing with a packet of tuna and some microwave "easy mac" with a white garlic sauce. I chose the microwave variety because of the feedback I got that the pasta is pre-cooked as opposed to most pasta. I could have boiled regular pasta of course but that would have meant more time and fuel. As it turns out it was getting dark and cold by the time we set up camp and started thinking about dinner so the time savings was useful.

Thanks again to everyone. I may become a freezerbag gourmet yet! I guess I'll know when I buy dehydrator!

Heber