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Freeze dried?

Post by jeepmang 3333 » Tue Mar 14, 2017 11:26 am

So what's everyone's fav freeze dried foods? Been looking to check out the commercial stuff from mountain house and backpackers pantry so I'm looking for recommendations as well as the best place to buy. I really like the granola with blueberries in the hashbrown MRE.
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Re: Freeze dried?

Post by elandil » Tue Mar 14, 2017 12:12 pm

Oregon Freeze Dried, the supplier you see in the MCW's and LRP's, is actually Mountain House. Personally, I've always found the MH to beat out both BP and Wise for FD foods. Wise seems kinda bland, and BP tries to have....well, unusual menus, but most of their stuff comes out too salty.

So far my fav is the MH Stroganoff. It's good... :P
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Re: Freeze dried?

Post by rationtin440 » Tue Mar 14, 2017 12:58 pm

I've always preferred mountain house over all others.
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Re: Freeze dried?

Post by housil » Tue Mar 14, 2017 2:21 pm

rationtin440 wrote:I've always preferred mountain house over all others.
MH is great, but have you ever had a Norwegian one? To me they are even.
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Re: Freeze dried?

Post by rationtin440 » Tue Mar 14, 2017 4:05 pm

I've never tried the Norwegian ones housil. Do they have the same amount of sodium as MH?
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Re: Freeze dried?

Post by parafireboy » Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:04 pm

I've always been a big fan of Mountain House.
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Re: Freeze dried?

Post by sparkingdogg » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:02 pm

Another vote for MH. BP isn't that great in my opinion. As mentioned, too much sodium. My local Walmart has a small selection of MH in the camping isle. The biscuits and gravy is excellent (in my opinion) and just the right sized portion. Costs about $5. Excellent breakfast for when in the bush! Add boiling water, wait 10 minutes, have a cuppa while it hydrates. I have a few per year. Good stuff.
I love the smell of 2 stroke oil and MRE coffee in the morning!
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Re: Freeze dried?

Post by sourwes » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:14 pm

Another vote for MH...They have an "essentials" bucket for about $60 at my local Walmart that has a nice selection of meal items that's definitely worth a try...
it is what it is....
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Re: Freeze dried?

Post by jeepmang 3333 » Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:12 pm

That's great guys! Im so glad I've found this tight knit extremely helpful communtity that has been so welcoming to a complete newb with my questions! Everyone on here rocks!
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Re: Freeze dried?

Post by fatoutdoors » Sun Mar 19, 2017 9:24 am

MH is great. I like them better than alpineaire. If you are looking for larger individual packages valley on Amazon are suprisingly good. Although I don't remember salt level.

In my opinion both are superior to backpackers pantry. I will admit there are MH I don't like but they are overshadowed by the good. There are a lot out there that cater to different needs so try them all. It's a lot of fun.

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