My backpacking trips tend to involve two markedly different approaches to eating. If I’m backpacking alone, I favor dehydrated camping meals (usually Firepot Mac n’ Greens) that I can whip up quickly ...

Figuring out what to eat on a camping or backpacking trip can become its own adventure, especially in the backcountry, when access to civilization is limited. Sure, there are plenty of tasty ...

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.

Adam Roy is the executive editor of Backpacker. He lives in Colorado’s Front Range, where he spends his free time hiking, climbing, and running his home mountains. I’m a former professional chef and ...

Looking for camping meals that are easy to prepare, easy to clean up, and taste amazing? When creating a weekend camping menu, we try to create or source easy recipes that are simple enough for the ...

Can meals made in a pouch taste great and also be considered healthy? A taste test and nutritional breakdown of just-add-water dehydrated meals. As a huge proponent of eating something fresh at every ...