Best Practices for Packaging and Storing Homemade Backpacking Food

The main job of a food storage bag is to prevent moisture and air from permeating the contents inside. Standard household freezer bags are readily available and inexpensive, making them appealing for storing homemade dry foods or repacking commercial backpacking food to reduce space. Storing dry food long-term in non-barrier […]

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Easy DIY Backpacking Meals Using Bulk Dried Foods

Do you enjoy making backpacking meals? Purchasing bulk dried food can save you money on long hikes, and it allows control over portions, ingredients, and sodium content. Here’s a selection of Outdoor Herbivore’s instant bulk foods for DIY backpacking meals – Instant Bulk Dried Foods by Outdoor Herbivore Baja Black […]

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Stay “Souper” Warm | Why Soup is the Ultimate Winter Backpacking Fuel

When your fingers and toes become frosty after trekking through a day of sloshy, snow-covered ground, nothing sounds better than digging into a hot meal next to a toasty campfire. Yet, winter conditions often make it problematic for making a fire. That soggy kindling just isn’t going to fuel a […]

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JMT Resupply: Mailing Food on the John Muir Trail

The John Muir Trail (JMT) is located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, spanning 211 miles from Yosemite Valley to Mt Whitney plus 11 more miles to Whitney Portal. Most of the JMT is shared with the longer Pacific Crest Trail.  Except for a few miles, the JMT […]