The freeze dried Mountain House camping meals are gross… I think these Knorr sides will be way better, tried the cheddar broccoli one last night and it was ok, better than the freeze dried stuff. Just bring them to a boil in 1 and 1/3 cup of water and let it sit for 10min. This is for more than one trip.
I need to figure out how to dehydrate or buy dehydrated black beans then I could make like the Spanish rice one and throw some beans in there and make burritos…
We used to use Knorr sides as actual sides. They are LOADED with salt. Maybe you need extra salt when you are out on strenuous hikes, but I don’t recommend them for regular meals.
I feel ya, probably ok on the long hikes cause you sweat it out, maybe even good but yeah…
I get those Knorr products once in a while, for the convenience
The freeze dried camping meals are gross, expensive and they’re loaded with sodium too…
They aren’t even necessary. Also, you can relax a little on these hikes, the Knorr’s are OK I think.
Did you remember dental floss? 
I’ve heard some of that freeze dried stuff will fill you up with methane
Speaking of food…
It’ diner time
Unless you’re in Europe, you’re on Early Bird dinner schedule, ya old fart.
He’s in bed by 5:30…he needs time to digest his dinner.
According to Fletcher (peace be upon him), if you soak dried beans for an hour or so (*), they’ll cook up nicely in about twenty minutes. I’ve done this and it works.
(*) put the beans and water in a covered pan at your last rest break before dinner, and Fletcher (pbuh), be careful in hoisting your pack back on.
Some hikers just cook their ramen and stuff in a pouch they keep down in their crotch to heat it. Cold soaking they call it… that way they don’t have to carry a stove or cooking pot lol.
Gooooooooooooooood Morning Vietnam!!!
For the drive up, or the drive home a hot meal
Or Dudette!
The theory is that the company that made the crotch pot made it as a joke and then it was so popular they never revealed it was a joke.
I’m noticing this hiking stuff is like its own special type of drug addiction… I realized I’m pretty junked out on it after I saw the water I poured out that I filtered the other day and after spending probably $1500 on gear in a couple months. I dream about hiking all night lol.
That approach would piss me off.
Yeah, but your rice would have that nutty aroma that is so desireable.
some people would have free cheese 
I’ll try it. My 15 dried soup bean mix says to soak the beans overnight but maybe that’s not neccesary. 
