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Backpacking Food Bags For Storing and Reconstituting Dried Meals With Hot Water

Our boil-soak pouches are designed for backpackers who need a reliable bag to store dried meals and reconstitute them by adding boiling water. These high-temperature stand-up “cook-in pouches” can withstand temperatures up to 230 degrees Fahrenheit (110 degrees Celsius). With a shorter bowl shape, each pouch can hold up to 4 cups (0.95 liters) of liquid. How to use: Place food in the bag, pour boiling water over it, stir, seal shut with the zipper, and allow the food to reconstitute for several minutes. Below, we demonstrate reconstituting a dried meal mix using the boil-soak pouch with Outdoor Herbivore’s Lemongrass […]

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Outdoor Herbivore Shelf Life

What is the Approximate Shelf Life of Outdoor Herbivore Meals? If you are looking to purchase a significant amount of trail food or want to put together a vegan preparedness kit, you’ll need to know the storage life. We’ve now added Storage Life on our website for each product to help you with planning. You can view this information on the product description tab. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see it. Outdoor Herbivore’s meals, on average, will store for two years under proper conditions, making them suitable for short-term emergency preparedness rather than long-term storage. The reason for […]