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
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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
Commercial Meal Review: Beyond Outdoor Orange Chicken Meal
In our quest to find more brands in the emerging outdoor meal industry, I came across Beyond Outdoor Meals. The company is Utah-based, and with a short time of research, I was able to find out they are part of a bigger group. Can I prove that? No. But it's pretty darn obvious when one… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: Beyond Outdoor Orange Chicken Meal
Commercial Meal Review: Farm To Summit Meals
There is an odd take in the world of hiking/camping/outdoor meals these days. You are either a freeze-dried or a dehydrated company. This is just an oddity I have noticed. It used to be that companies often interchanged ingredients - and most companies still do. Dehydration is having a bit of a renaissance in what… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: Farm To Summit Meals
We Need Your Input: Commercial Meal Reviews
Over the years, we have reviewed many commercial meals for the outdoors, often finding new brands to share, but also brands that have been around for 10, 20, or even 40 years. This version of the TrailCooking blog has 19 pages of commercial meal reviews. When the site was hacked in 2018, I decided not… Continue reading We Need Your Input: Commercial Meal Reviews