Chicken Teriyaki with Rice Brand: Mountain House (Pro-Pack) 575 calories / 115g = 5 cal/g I made the mistake of seeing this already on the REI website so I went in knowing it was one of the highest rated freeze-dried…
Chicken Fajita Filling Brand: Mountain House 320 calories / 77g = 4.2 cal/g I was honestly a bit excited about this meal because I’ve begun to realize that you can make freeze-dried food a lot better with a little bit…
This past weekend, I was doing an exploratory trip to Vermont to check out the terrain and some of the accessible crossings/points on the Long Trail for my thru-hike attempt in a month. My wife, son, and I stayed at…
Southwestern Style Beef Nachos Brand: Alpine Air 780 calories / 191g = 4.3 cal/g As I’m discovering with most freeze-dried food, it needs longer than the bag says. I went 15 minutes when the bag said 10-12 and it was…
Tomato Chipotle Pasta with Chicken Brand: Backpacker’s Pantry 420 calories / 162g = 2.59 cal/g The pasta texture was nice, compared to the rice we had previously. However, the directions seemed inaccurate because most of the water was not absorbed…
I’m going to be adding some reviews here of freeze dried food that I’m testing for my upcoming Long Trail hike. New Orleans Style Rice with Shrimp and Ham Brand: Mountain House 625 calories / 145g = 4.31 cal/g A…
On my last hike of the Wildcats/Carter/Moriah, my friend +Josh Ain mentioned that he and his brother were going to do a Presi traverse in a month if I wanted to tag along. I had somewhat sworn off this hike again, as…
Every year for the past five years or so I’ve taken part in a walking contest at work, called Walktober. The goal is to get as many steps as possible in the whole month. So my friend Josh who also…
My friend Josh and I had a trip to the Bonds planned for today but the weather looked really awful so we scratched it. However, I had the time set aside anyway and I was bummed I wasn’t going to…
After failing at doing a two-day yo-yo traverse last month, I decided to shift my one-day pemi loop into a two-day pemi loop. This is not because I didn’t think I could do it in one day, but rather because…