There is a growing (though still not big) market for vegan and plant-based backpacking meals. The two companies in this review both make vegan/plant-based meals. Nomad is also gluten-free, while Firepot offers meals with gluten (pasta). The difference between the two companies is how the meals are dried for long-term storage. Firepot is one of… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: Two Vegan Paella Meals
Month: September 2024
Float Away
Yesterday was like Fall arrived on Whidbey Island. It was a wool sweater day, and by the afternoon, we had the yellow leaves flittering down out of the trees, with the sun trying to peek through. But in the early morning, the fog was thick on the Salish Sea. You could see just across the… Continue reading Float Away
When The Man Questions A Bit Hard
It's the late summer of 2002—nearly a year out from 9/11. And for me, it's about the last thing on my mind that summer. I spent 2002 chasing hiking dreams with my then 4-year-old son (my oldest, Ford). With his long legs, he was turning into a hiking machine. Long hikes that summer had become… Continue reading When The Man Questions A Bit Hard
Seagulls and Seastars
I was standing in the front of a Washington State ferry last week when a large Seagull landed on the deck on the outside of the webbing. As it landed, I noticed it had a seastar in its beak. It dropped the seastar upside down, pecked at the inner part, and started swallowing it. Seastars… Continue reading Seagulls and Seastars
Commercial Meal Reviews: 3 From Bighorn Mountain Food
Bighorn Mountain Food is newer to the commercial freeze-dried meals market. Currently, they have six meals: three pasta-based, two rice-based, and one with beans. I paid $48.46 on Amazon for a 3-pack, making each meal $16.16, putting it in the average cost of meals on the market now, and meal prices are not going down… Continue reading Commercial Meal Reviews: 3 From Bighorn Mountain Food