Favorite (and why) Backcountry Pre-Packaged Meals

[swift]

Mountian house for fast and easy but not the best nutrition
Homemade for better nutrition
Usually I eat 1 MH and 2 Homemade type meals and that balances out the salts and fats carbs for what I need per day
I will go to just homemade after my stock of MH is gone probably a couple years 😜

[Jonathan_S]

For anyone wondering about the olive oil, these are the ones I use.  Every one of my MH gets one.  Like I mentioned before, the nutrition enhancement is good but the oil really enhances the flavor as well.  Plus, when you kill something, smother a tenderloin in olive oil, season with some salt and pepper packets from the mini mart, let sit in a ziplock till dinner time, and fire roast that sucker.  Next level mountain dining right there

I buy em by the 100 pack because any other way is a tad expensive and I go through a ton of them so it is worth it to me


http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003MZFL1I/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1454169454&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=olive+oil+single+serve+packets&dpPl=1&dpID=31dP-NCs4EL&ref=plSrch#

I've used olive oil packets and the little sauce packets from Taco Bell too.  The downside to that is that I have to buy something at Taco Bell 

[Karl Blanchard]

For anyone wondering about the olive oil, these are the ones I use.  Every one of my MH gets one.  Like I mentioned before, the nutrition enhancement is good but the oil really enhances the flavor as well.  Plus, when you kill something, smother a tenderloin in olive oil, season with some salt and pepper packets from the mini mart, let sit in a ziplock till dinner time, and fire roast that sucker.  Next level mountain dining right there

I buy em by the 100 pack because any other way is a tad expensive and I go through a ton of them so it is worth it to me


http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003MZFL1I/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1454169454&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=olive+oil+single+serve+packets&dpPl=1&dpID=31dP-NCs4EL&ref=plSrch#

I've used olive oil packets and the little sauce packets from Taco Bell too.  The downside to that is that I have to buy something at Taco Bell 

Get on my level bro

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GZHCC12/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1454172905&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=tapatio+packets&dpPl=1&dpID=41ewxKg8HOL&ref=plSrch#

[Jonathan_S]

  Pepsi and Tapatio rep

One thing that hasn't been mentioned is Peanut-Butter, Honey, Bacon-Bagel Sandwiches (say that ten times fast)

I've gone nine days with nothing but Mountain House, Tuna Fish and PBHBB Sandwiches.  I felt great at the end of it...although I was craving a steak.

[Karl Blanchard]

I usually only bring 5.  After 4 or 5 days they kind of lose their deliciousness for me.  I use Flatbread instead of bagels though.  The bagels always seem to get so dang tough after 3 or 4 days.

Almond butter and jelly singles in tortillas is my new thing this last year.  Pretty tasty.  Long live Amazon Prime!!!!!

[Jonathan_S]

They get pretty bland, it's true.  Great calories though.

I was kind of hoping this thread would bring some more advocates of the lesser known brands from the woodwork.  So far all my thread has tempted me to do is buy a $4000 freeze drier and more overpriced Tapatio packets 

[mossy8352]

Mountain House for me , chili mack, tuna, stroganoff are my favorites but I have to watch the salt.
For other I make my own soup/stew mix onions, potatoes, carrots with a dehydrator. I use salt free spices from Oregon and add them to my soup/stew mix. I make my own jerky and will add pre bought beef sticks and low sodium spam in individual packages along with powdered eggs and my own bannock mix.

[Jonathan_S]

  mossy8352, do you use like a regular dehydrator?  One that is used for fruit leather and jerky?  Or do you have something a little fancier?

[Karl Blanchard]

Also, you don't need a freeze dryer to make your own.  A simple deydrator will work too.  One of my favorites is carrots, corn, and peas, and burger.  Deydrator it, then once on the mountain,  put it in a recycled MH bag with appropriate amount of boiling water.  Once hydrated, add Idahodian garlic herb mashed potatoes and BOOM!!!!!  Delicious mountain version of Shepards pie

[Karl Blanchard]

Here is a random question for you all.  Does anyone actually like the MH beef stew?  It is hands down the worst one I've had and I've tried them all!  The "potatoes" are not from this planet I'm pretty certain

[7mag.]

Here is a random question for you all.  Does anyone actually like the MH beef stew?  It is hands down the worst one I've had and I've tried them all!  The "potatoes" are not from this planet I'm pretty certain

Yeah, it was the first MH I tried. It made the rest of them better....except any of the breakfasts, powdered eggs are gross.

[kentrek]

Red lobster style biscuits and any type of honey or sweet additive are a new favorite aswell

[kentrek]

Here is a random question for you all.  Does anyone actually like the MH beef stew?  It is hands down the worst one I've had and I've tried them all!  The "potatoes" are not from this planet I'm pretty certain

That stuff is mouse bait

[Jonathan_S]

Also, you don't need a freeze dryer to make your own.  A simple deydrator will work too.  One of my favorites is carrots, corn, and peas, and burger.  Deydrator it, then once on the mountain,  put it in a recycled MH bag with appropriate amount of boiling water.  Once hydrated, add Idahodian garlic herb mashed potatoes and BOOM!!!!!  Delicious mountain version of Shepards pie

Haven't tried it yet...I think I'll give it a whirl in our dehydrator.

Here is a random question for you all.  Does anyone actually like the MH beef stew?  It is hands down the worst one I've had and I've tried them all!  The "potatoes" are not from this planet I'm pretty certain

No...it's what I would call "no bueno"

Here is a random question for you all.  Does anyone actually like the MH beef stew?  It is hands down the worst one I've had and I've tried them all!  The "potatoes" are not from this planet I'm pretty certain

Yeah, it was the first MH I tried. It made the rest of them better....except any of the breakfasts, powdered eggs are gross.

I like the breakfast scramble enough.  I hits the spot for me.

Red lobster style biscuits and any type of honey or sweet additive are a new favorite aswell

I like that.  Drop biscuits in the backcountry 

[7mag.]

I used to make drop biscuits and gravy all the time, but I stopped taking a pan. I will still do it on fishing trips, but hunting trips are all business.