Food Finds · Trail Cooking

Meal Review: Luxefly Basecamp Mexican Corn Esquite

Street corn? In a mylar bag? How could I pass that up.....I developed an addiction to street corn years ago. As I opened the bag of Luxefly Basecamp's Mexican Corn Esquite, I was hit straight in the face with a trip to Flavor Town. I have a major thing for street corn, as I mentioned,… Continue reading Meal Review: Luxefly Basecamp Mexican Corn Esquite

Trail Cooking

Twenty Five Years Slips By

TrailCooking started a long time ago, in 2001, though it looked nothing like it does now. This all came from eating awful meals on the trail in 2001, which is an origin story for so many outdoor companies. Choking down awful freeze-dried meals that hadn't changed since the Boomers found backpacking in the 70s, and… Continue reading Twenty Five Years Slips By

Food Finds · Trail Cooking

Meal Review: Dottie’s Chicken and Dumplings

We reviewed PackitGourmet's Dottie's Chicken and Dumplings in the spring of 2021, and it felt like time to revisit it, as it had been 5 years Dottie's Chicken and Dumplings is a stoup - soup-like, but a full meal, heavy on chicken, vegetables, and dumplings. It is sold as a single-serving meal for $14.99 If… Continue reading Meal Review: Dottie’s Chicken and Dumplings

Food Finds · Trail Cooking

Food Find: Mom’s Banana Puddin’

We reviewed PackitGourmet's Mom's Banana Puddin' back in 2018, and that might as well be forever, am I right? Summer is on the way, and dessert is always a favorite thing after a hard day. Mom's Banana Puddin' is sold as a single-serving; sharing is easy - just bring muffin liners and serve it up.… Continue reading Food Find: Mom’s Banana Puddin’

Trail Cooking

The Truth Of “Pack Only What You Like”

I have written about food for/in the outdoors for a very long time, and there is one truth that never fails: "Pack only what you like". Seems simple enough, but it is a real issue that is easy to get mired in. Back in the day, when hiking forums were the place to be, at… Continue reading The Truth Of “Pack Only What You Like”