I’ve lived off these foods on several hiking trips and adventures and my partners always marvel at the ease of prep and variety of foods we can enjoy on our adventures. This is very highly recommended!

I bought this kit at least 5-6 years ago to teach and prep my son for Boy Scout backpacking and while leading the Boy Scout Cooking Merit Badge course. I found it in the garage recently and tried a recipe -- no noticeable difference in freshness. Since you're only using a tiny scoop of each ingredient, it makes a ton of meals with a big variety for a great price. Many of the reviews I read then (or maybe the included instructions) said to mix up a batch and add water about an hour or so before you start cooking. That step is really important. It helps everything re-hydrate and takes up less fuel when you do start cooking. I can't say if it helps with the corn and peas though. Also, the extras like rice, noodles, egg crystals, seasonings, etc. are very important as the ingredients have very little flavor on their own, So don't forget to bring your favorite all-purpose seasoning mix and add the water in in advance. If you can forage a few fresh ingredients to add in, even better.

Hi All,I just bought this pack, but was wondering what the shelf life is since there is no date on the packaging.

I ordered this kit to experiment with FBC for my husband’s upcoming trip to the Grand Canyon. The meals we are able to make with this kit taste amazing – so much better than the store meals! It doesn’t seem like a lot of food until you start using it and see just how little you use to make filling meals. Like others, we had trouble with the corn and peas re-hydrating. I plan on keeping those for soups this winter. This kit is great for an easy, tasty, healthy meal option on the trail. Bonus - meals from scratch are perfect for those in our group who have food allergies to a few ingredients found in almost every pre-made store bought meal. I would definitely recommend this kit.

I bought this kit last summer and have been using it to supplement my own dehydrated food for my backpacking adventures. I love the fact that I can count on HH foods for the basics and all I have to worry about are the fancy stuff. This year I am hiking half the Colorado Trail and used up most of the bags. I know this may sound weird, but I have used the empty bags for other things like holding tea and drinking chocolate. They are sturdy, seal well and don't retain odors. Why not use them again. I did not give 5 stars as the peas and corn never got soft in the same amount of time re-hydrating as all the rest of the veggies and beans, but other than that, I love your food.