These packable meals will last for months and have way less sodium.

Dehydrating food has been a practical preservation strategy since ancient times. Today, dehydrated foods pop up everywhere from your favorite snack aisle to your local sporting goods store.

When she sets up camp at the end of a long day of hiking in the Rocky Mountains, the last thing Renee Botta wants to do is cook. So she doesn’t. Instead, Botta pulls out a collection of plastic ...

If sliced bread was a clever invention, dehydrated meals are genius. Lightweight, compact, long-lasting, and high in energy, all of the meals listed below can be prepared by simply adding hot water.

I’m a former professional chef and food writer, and I used to agonize over my backcountry meals. How much water-laden fresh produce was I willing to haul into the wild? How many microcontainers of ...

Dehydrating food is considered one of our oldest—if not oldest—method for preserving food. For as long as our species has been gathering, foraging, and throwing spears at wild beasts, we have been ...

Benjamin Tepler is a Senior Gear Editor at Outside with a focus on hiking and backpacking equipment. As a former food critic, he is a strong advocate for the advancement of better-tasting backpacking ...

Master Food Preservers of San Mateo and San Francisco Counties sponsor a series of free classes every year, online and in person. Taught by students who went through their multi-week training program, ...

Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with new picks for 2017. You can find last year’s picks on Page 2. Modern innovation has advanced the pursuit of ultralight gear — the contents of hiking ...

No matter if you’re trekking on a rugged backpacking trip or simply going on a hike for an afternoon, bringing high-quality (and tasty) food with you is a must for staying energized on the trail.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Figuring out what to eat on a camping or backpacking trip can become its own adventure, especially in the backcountry, when access ...