Dehydrating food has been a practical preservation strategy since ancient times. Today, dehydrated foods pop up everywhere from your favorite snack aisle to your local sporting goods store.

Figuring out what to eat on a camping or backpacking trip can become its own adventure, especially in the backcountry, when access to civilization is limited. Sure, there are plenty of tasty ...

If sliced bread was a clever invention, dehydrated meals are genius. Lightweight, compact, long-lasting, and high in energy, all of the meals listed below can be prepared by simply adding hot water.

Start dehydrating your snacks for a change and discover these Food Dehydrator Recipes that you can easily make at home. Using a dehydrator is great for making homemade chips, jerky for backpacking, ...

Dehydrating food is considered one of our oldest—if not oldest—method for preserving food. For as long as our species has been gathering, foraging, and throwing spears at wild beasts, we have been ...

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Adam Roy is the executive editor of Backpacker. He lives in Colorado’s Front Range, where he spends his free time hiking, climbing, and running his home mountains. I’m a former professional chef and ...

Dehydrated foods are almost universally panned. They're only for emergencies. They're what hardcore backpackers rely on only in the backcountry. It's the stuff NASA shoved on astronauts because the ...

Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with new picks for 2017. You can find last year’s picks on Page 2. Modern innovation has advanced the pursuit of ultralight gear — the contents of hiking ...

No matter if you’re trekking on a rugged backpacking trip or simply going on a hike for an afternoon, bringing high-quality (and tasty) food with you is a must for staying energized on the trail.

Dehydrating food has been a practical preservation strategy since ancient times. Today, dehydrated foods pop up everywhere from your favorite snack aisle to your local sporting goods store.