Thread: Dehydrated meals

I use radix as well, they require about half the water a back country needs to re-hydrate. Important when tops hunting in summer

Cheers for the replies folks! Litterly food for thought.

Have tried the real meals before and I liked them. I'm looking at the go native range too as their boil in a bag.

Real Meals are good, but small. I'm not a big eater, but they're not big enough for me. Radix? Whatever their motives, I don't want a vegetarian/vegan meal, they are gluten-free though.

Really rated the Real Meals when I was using freeze dried. But, found that when in the tops/big country I prefer carrying my own frozen homemade vacuum sealed meals. Bring a pan - just love it. Normally have a 350-450g meal, but don't need to source water and much, much kinder on the gut. Maybe run a combo, frozen meals for a couple of days, and then freeze-dried after. Did a 6 day roar trip and carried in eggs, bacon, pita pockets for breakie, along with homemade granola (not GF), snacks for lunch and frozen homemade meals for dinner. Kept meals together and on the bottom of the tent floor, and kept really well. The other thing you can do is vacuum seal cooked rice/potato and mix and match your proteins or add venison while hunting. So good!

There is a new player to NZ called "Firepot" that do dehy meals, pretty sure they're from the UK.

Anyone tried them yet? They look expensive but sound tasty.

Funny timing, had to shop in New World today and discovered an option similar to Go Native. Haven’t tried it yet, brought a chicken & vegetable
Here is a link to check out
https://www.moanameals.co.nz/

Went and did a bit of a test yesterday. Tried one of the radix breakfast meals on a empty stomach. It lasted me a good 5 hours on the river before I needed fuel. So safe to say I've got the breakfast aspect sorted out now. Had looked at the de hyrdator for $60 which caught my eye. Only catch would be needing a vacuum sealer also

My go to breakfast in the hills for years is 2/3 cup quick oats mixed with a little drinking chocolate, milk powder and dried fruit. Just add boiling water and eat. Quick,cheap and just works.

No fancy packaging or prices. However the one I struggle with is lunches as I need a decent amount of fuel to keep this body going despite its size.

I’ll be the newbie to ask the dumb questions (hopefully for others too).

What does “easy on the gut”?
Does this food block you up or give you the runs?

These are very different expectations to manage and plan for. We’re hoping to be hiking/camping in a few months.

Or is it specifically related to being GF?

Originally Posted by Plaas Japie

I’ll be the newbie to ask the dumb questions (hopefully for others too).

What does “easy on the gut”?
Does this food block you up or give you the runs?

These are very different expectations to manage and plan for. We’re hoping to be hiking/camping in a few months.

Or is it specifically related to being GF?

Well for me, they sure don’t result in any form of blockage. Quite the opposite

Originally Posted by chainsaw

Well for me, they sure don’t result in any form of blockage. Quite the opposite

Thanks mate. I had to ask the biology question. It makes the difference between packing more fluids or extra undies.

I’ll keep this in mind when tracking as well, so I know if it’s deer or a hunting party on the dehyd.

I like the radox breakfasts have them for dinner all the time

Originally Posted by 199p

I like the radox breakfasts have them for dinner all the time

Just had one of their Mango Breakfasts and must admit it wasn't too bad

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Just had one of their Mango Breakfasts and must admit it wasn't too bad

Smash some brown sugar in there and i try carry in cream too its bloody good that way. I normally do the apple pie or mixed berries

Originally Posted by 199p

Smash some brown sugar in there and i try carry in cream too its bloody good that way. I normally do the apple pie or mixed berries

Carry in some milk powder works awesome too.