Poor man's mountain house

[2MANY]

that's why I pay the uber mule fee

You better make sure you confirm your driver's authenticity.

[boneaddict]

My poor mans Mtn House alternative was to buy a $3k freeze drier....may have outsmarted myself on that one

I was thinking the same thing.   I was looking at them though for other reasons.     Pretty dang cool.  The consumables keep adding to that cost too!

[Buzz2401]

I personally think the variety and the ease of use is worth the couple extra dollars for prepackaged meals over making your own.  You can find them on sale alot and its convenient to just add water to the pouch.  But I can see the fun and satisfaction of doing it yourself.  Overall $4-$5 for a meal is not that bad.

[Jonathan_S]

My poor mans Mtn House alternative was to buy a $3k freeze drier....may have outsmarted myself on that one

I was thinking the same thing.   I was looking at them though for other reasons.     Pretty dang cool.  The consumables keep adding to that cost too!

This is true, the oil it burns through isn't cheap!  We use it for putting up all kinds of stuff and a few friends like to have some things made occasionally.  For a couple years, I worked in a place with no fridge but had hot water.  I ate freeze dried meals, two meals a day for months on end and it was delicious.

[Jonathan_S]

To the OP, have you tried just dehydrating simple things like lasagna, chili, soups?  Those turn out pretty good

[huntnnw]

I personally think the variety and the ease of use is worth the couple extra dollars for prepackaged meals over making your own.  You can find them on sale alot and its convenient to just add water to the pouch.  But I can see the fun and satisfaction of doing it yourself.  Overall $4-$5 for a meal is not that bad.

  not like I am eating these everyday

[MonstroMuley]

Tag

[Skyvalhunter]

Double tag

[kellama2001]

 Triple tag? 

[Doublelunger]

To the OP, have you tried just dehydrating simple things like lasagna, chili, soups?  Those turn out pretty good

No, I need to give it a shot though. I don't have a dehydrator but I think I could do some stuff in the oven pretty easy.

[Jonathan_S]

  and honestly if the whole tuna/ramen thing sounds tasty then you'll probably eat anything 

[mburrows]

Instant mashed potatoes and tuna packs are good too! ....at least to my taste buds lol

[KFhunter]

My poor mans Mtn House alternative was to buy a $3k freeze drier....may have outsmarted myself on that one

I was thinking the same thing.   I was looking at them though for other reasons.     Pretty dang cool.  The consumables keep adding to that cost too!

This is true, the oil it burns through isn't cheap!  We use it for putting up all kinds of stuff and a few friends like to have some things made occasionally.  For a couple years, I worked in a place with no fridge but had hot water.  I ate freeze dried meals, two meals a day for months on end and it was delicious.

supposidly they have a new oil less pump, no more replacement oil ?


I don't have one, just doing some reading and thinking on it.   gonna wait a couple years I think

[Doublelunger]

and honestly if the whole tuna/ramen thing sounds tasty then you'll probably eat anything 

Haha well ya this concoction isn't winning any awards but as you know things tend to taste a lot better at the end of a long, hard day!

[MerriamMagician]

For those of you who like the instant mashed potatoes route, if you have a Winco nearby to shop at you can buy huge quantities of them in bulk for very cheap. They also have other good backpacking foods in bulk such as trail mix, nuts, and a bunch of other stuff.