Thanks Sarbar, we used 93% lean hamburger and rinsed it out well with hot water after cooking it. I wish we did have a food vacume sealer but we don't. I'll just have to use freezer bags. I bet it will be okay though. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> We're going to send our dehydrated food and backpacking stove (not the fuel though) UPS to my dad's house so we don't have to carry that stuff on the plane, and I'll check the hamburger for spoilage before we hike.
I hope you have a great trip OregonMouse! I wish we had all of your experience to take with us on our trip, but we'll just have to wing it! I'll definately file a trip report and post some photos when we get back from Idaho. We want to hike the Grand Sawtooth loop if we can hang in there long enough. We've been walking with our packs on every day now. My hubby pulled his Achilles tendon though so he's seeing the doc this morning. I hope it has time to heal before we go.