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    Dehydrated meals

    Hi Team.

    So got a wee trip in March. Been doing homework on meals. Needs to be Gluten free as I'm awaiting a diagnosis on either IBS or crohns disease and want to maximize what I get out of the food. So been eyeing up the options. So with that and cost being a factor what meals is everyone going to? Really meals I've tried and liked, had radix before they went vegan and loved them, had bc and will eat them but am yet to tro go native meals. Or is there a brand or 2 I'm missing? Like say a MRE?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rock river arms hunter View Post
    Hi Team.

    So got a wee trip in March. Been doing homework on meals. Needs to be Gluten free as I'm awaiting a diagnosis on either IBS or crohns disease and want to maximize what I get out of the food. So been eyeing up the options. So with that and cost being a factor what meals is everyone going to? Really meals I've tried and liked, had radix before they went vegan and loved them, had bc and will eat them but am yet to tro go native meals. Or is there a brand or 2 I'm missing? Like say a MRE?

    Cheers for the replies.
    Radox are GF as are most BC Real meals aren't well not many.
    I've been trying Radox but not overly liking them.
    I'm on the search as well as I need Gluten free as well.

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    I tried and liked the old Radix meals but not their new vegan stuff. Back Country also make the Outdoor Gourmet brand, more expensive but much nicer.

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    I don’t know about GF but give Real Meals a go. Nathan makes great dehy’s:

    https://realmeals.co.nz/our-food/dietary-requirements/

    I liked Radix too but won’t touch them now

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    You wont find many freeze drys that don't have gluten in thenlm unless you go with the new woke Radix meals. I've been trying a heap of different ones lately to determine what I'll take in wapiti ballot and real meals are pretty good the Wilderness stew is really good. Still have a couple of the old Radix pre woke era meals that haven't expired yet so will be taking them also. Outdoor gourmet have bugger all calories for their weight compared to normal backcountry so something to be aware of if needing fuel to sustain you on a big hunt
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst View Post
    You wont find many freeze drys that don't have gluten in thenlm unless you go with the new woke Radix meals. I've been trying a heap of different ones lately to determine what I'll take in wapiti ballot and real meals are pretty good the Wilderness stew is really good. Still have a couple of the old Radix pre woke era meals that haven't expired yet so will be taking them also. Outdoor gourmet have bugger all calories for their weight compared to normal backcountry so something to be aware of if needing fuel to sustain you on a big hunt
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    I grabbed a couple of those BC smoothies. I really liked them. Quick and easy and pretty good if you leave then to hydrate for a few minutes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwijames View Post
    I grabbed a couple of those BC smoothies. I really liked them. Quick and easy and pretty good if you leave then to hydrate for a few minutes.
    They're awesome at home if you put them in the freezer for a bit, they come out like soft serve
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    Just don't go for the BC honey soy, I had one Monday and couldn't eat it way too sweet for me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Happy Jack View Post
    Just don't go for the BC honey soy, I had one Monday and couldn't eat it way too sweet for me.
    It's the only one my 10 year old boy likes apart from Sweet & Sour. Sweet tooth!

    General comment about Back Country Cuisine. The nutritional profile varies enormously from product to product. Most of them don't suit me, but I've found one I'm happy with in terms of taste and salt content and stick to it.

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    After just carrying in all my family's food in the form of ready-made pasta (effin heavy!!)I have found Back Country freeze-dried meals in New World for $13.50 I bought some just then for me and the kid's next outing.
    I dont know if they have all what you are after but I have also just bought a food dehydrator and you can dehydrate all what you want yourself with that to your needs. $60 Kmart

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    Quote Originally Posted by SAUM View Post
    I dont know if they have all what you are after but I have also just bought a food dehydrator and you can dehydrate all what you want yourself with that to your needs. $60 Kmart
    The advantage of this is also that you can be sure that the ingredients are GF. It may be a bit more time consuming to prepare, cook then dehydrate and pack but the upside is that you can have food that you really know you like.
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    Real meals are 1000% nicer than Back country. As Ryan said the Wilderness stew is amazing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stug View Post
    Real meals are 1000% nicer than Back country. As Ryan said the Wilderness stew is amazing.
    Just really hard when looking for GF

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    That's a bugger about the gut, mate. Have you looked at buying a dehydrator and a vac sealer and making your own? I did a couple - take a bit of time, but bloody easy, bloody delicious, and you know exactly what's in them. I just made 1.5kg veni mince mix with tomato and veges, dehydrated it to about 50% weight, then vac sealed and froze. On the hill, just added back water I took out, stirred it up, add rice and you're away. There's a thread on DIY Dehy somewhere.

    If that's not your thing, I really like GoNative. Dehy's wreck my gut, so with that and a 20% discount thru NZDA, I'm willing to accept the extra 80-100 grams per meal for GoNative. A mate tried Real meals and was raving about them. A bit too pricey for me, but could be worth a look if they are GF.
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    People thinking Radix have gone woke have no idea, I'd leave my number and have a chat to anyone who thinks so. More to duscuss the reality of the business decision which their primary business is fueling athletes travelling worldwide.

    I run a mixture of realmeals & radix.
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