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Food and Consumables

Bear Canisters: Design, Use Cases, and Reviews

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We hope this guide will help you understand bear canisters a little bit better. You’ll learn about various testing agencies, bear canister design, materials, usability, and user experiences. Lastly, we’ll make some recommendations for bear canisters that reflect unique combinations of value, weight, and capacity.

Helps Reduce Sodium, Sugar; Yucky Eating out of a Sack

Gear Review

1/29/24. Bought one 4 or 5 yrs ago when they went on sale at local Big Box store. Ditto all the accoutrements needed to do it all correctly. Nothing mechanical…

man drinking coffee by a tent in the mountains

Publisher’s Gear Guide Update (Nov ’23)

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The Publisher’s Gear Guide has been updated. This gear guide contains recommendations in various categories by Backpacking Light Publisher and Founder Ryan Jordan. This is the gear he actually chooses to use on his own trips.

Lite AF Dyneema Flat Bottom Bear Bag Kit

Gear Swap

I have a Lite AF Flat Bottom Bear Bag Kit (19L / 1.3 oz) which will hold 5-7 days worth of food. It has never been used in the field….

FoodSaver Vacuum Food Sealer for dehydrated meals, snacks, drink powders & backpacking food storage – Free Shipping

Gear Swap

Food Saver 4400 Vacuum Sealing machine, recipe book/instructions, extra bags, and a 11″ heat seal roll. Great for dividing up dehydrated meals, powder energy drinks, and long term storage of…

Backpacking Food

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A curated guide to backpacking food ideas, meals, ingredients, strategies, skills, podcasts, forums, research, education, product recommendations, and more.

Home Freeze-Drying vs. Other Trail Food Preparation Strategies

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Drew Smith talks about the place of home freeze-drying in the wider context of trail food strategies, and attempts freeze dried french toast!

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2022 Backpacking Light Members Choice Awards

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First annual Members Choice Awards – what gear do our members use and love as we near the end of 2022?

Good To-Go Packaged Meals

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Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Good To-Go Packaged Meals.

Food for the Sole Packaged Meals

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Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Food for the Sole Packaged Meals.

Peak Refuel Packaged Meals

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Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Peak Refuel Packaged Meals.

Is Buying a Home Freeze-Dryer Worth the Money?

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Home Freeze-dryers are handy but expensive. Are they worth the cost? We show you how to find out.

How to Store Freeze-dried Food

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Best practices for storing your freeze-dried food (plus one killer chiles rellenos recipe).

Why is it hard to freeze-dry liquids?

Article

In part four of his ongoing series, Drew Smith tackles freeze-drying a smoothie.

Why Freeze-Dried Food Retains Taste and Nutrition

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In part three of his ongoing series on freeze-drying, Drew Smith explores the science behind how freeze-drying preserves important nutrients – and why it matters.

(2) Loksak Opsak Bags 9″ x 10″

Gear Swap

I have 2 Loksak Opsak bags lying around. Size 9″ x 10″ Original packaging not included. $11 shipped

foodsaver vacuum sealer for backpacking

Foodsaver v4440 Vacuum Sealer

Gear

Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Foodsaver V4440 Vacuum Sealer.

packit gourmet bag sizes

Packit Gourmet Cook-in Bags

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Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Packit Gourmet Cook-in Bags.

WTB gossamer gear warm sak pot cozy

Gear Swap

If you have one that you’d like to unload, hit me up. Medium size please. Thanks.

How Does Freeze-Drying work? (The Physics of Making Freeze-Dried Backpacking Food)

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Why and how does freeze-drying work? The physics and science of freeze-drying your own backpacking food, plus a killer freeze-dried hash browns recipe.

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