Backpacking Meals Taste Test | Good To-Go

I'm stuffing my face with over 126,000 calories so that I can give you the best damn food advice ever (when it comes to backpacking meals, that is).
In this video, I have the whole line up from Good To-Go backpacking meals, and I'm doing a taste test to let you know which ones were my favorite.
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[@GarouLady]

while I love the flavors I really wish someone would start making low carb meals for those of us who are diabetic. no matter how you cut it 65 carbs for half a package is way too many carbs for any diabetic.

[@HuckOutdoors]

You need to try some Packit Gourmet!

[@microburst9059]

Nope... this is the best dehydrated back packing food you can bye. It’s real food.

[@HuckOutdoors]

@@microburst9059 LOL have you not tried Packit? Real food bud.

[@microburst9059]

@@HuckOutdoors I have not tried it! Good to hear, the good to go’s are so good, its hard for me to trust another brand! I’ll check it out! Thanks yo!

[@daveevans7151]

Was literally eating the three bean chili while watching this. Preparing for a trip in a few weeks and trying them all so I do not become the stinky kid. 🤣🤣🤣 Looking forward to trying the others I have. I like these because of the sodium content or lack of. I hate salt bombs during a trip…by the end of my backpacking trips, I am so sick of the meal in bag items. Excited about these.

[@fredrickhardyway]

Thanks, I was going to go for some Packet Gourmet, but you changed my mind, especially the Gumbo!

[@GiffysChannel]

The Gumbo is my favorite so far.

[@StaggerLee68]

We must have got a bad batch or something. Bought 6 of them for a bike packing trip. These things were un-cookable, quite disgusting to put in your mouth and worthless. It's unhealthy to eat uncooked food like that and regardless of how much boiling water we added... crunchy dog shit. We ended up just not eating them after 5000calorie days out there. The last three I tried to eat at home after the trip... f@cking gross and another $45 tossed in the trash. It's amazing these things are still on the market. I'd rather live on sand and Swedish Fish for a week.

[@D9Stub]

I was on a 30 mile through hike in Colorado and I had the Thai curry one with me but I never got around to eating it unfortunately it’s sitting in my store of extra backpacking food that I have I might have to dig it out and try it 😂

[@StaggerLee68]

Toss it in the garbage while you still have the chance. Don't waste time cooking it and certainly don't carry it anywhere.

[@ateniense_]

I got hungry watching god damn

[@BackpackingTV]

Time to head to the outdoor store...

[@albailey1094]

The Bibimbap is one of the worst things I have ever eaten... and I'm not picky.

[@bobbyboombeck]

It's hard to trust you as clearly this is an ad or sponsored or both. I've had the Mexican quinoa one and it was awful and I never went back. I'm curious about some you tried so I'll give it a go but... All of them are good???

[@BackpackingTV]

Hey Bobby, thanks for your note. It's not sponsored by this company or an ad for them, I just really like the meals from Good To-Go so I reached out to them to see if they'd send me some meals to do this video. Happy they were on board to do it. I think they're good but I get that not everybody has the same taste!

[@sickboy1031]

Yeah the vegetable korma was terrible

[@c0ba1t]

Chicken Gumbo ruined my night out in Dolly Sods. It was terrible. I ended up feeding the wildlife with most of it.

[@c0ba1t]

All I have to say is bland as hell. And the Okra doesn't reconstitute well.

[@adamthompson8140]

Had a similar experience with their Pad Thai. It wasn’t awful, but wasn’t great either. Tasted like a cup of noodle with peanuts. Not sure how they got away with calling it Pad Thai.

[@AmyRoutt]

You posted this video the day after I bought some from REI because they were on sale. Trying them out for the first time this coming up weekend! I did NOT pick up the Pad Thai or Thai Curry though. Dang ittt

[@BackpackingTV]

Dang it, indeed! Next time, Amy. What did you get for this weekend?

[@AmyRoutt]

@@BackpackingTV I got the kale stew and chili. Pretty excited to try them

[@StaggerLee68]

Don't bother, dog shit in a package.

[@DesertHavaGarden]

I wish you gave more details on the specific flavor like salty, sweet, specific herbs?

[@BackpackingTV]

Noted for next time!

[@justwandermaya]

If you're going on a very long day hike without a jetboil or ability to make fire to boil water, couldn't you use a Thermos Food Jar and boil / cook before leaving. Thermos usually keeps food hot for ~7hrs.

[@BackpackingTV]

If you trust your thermos enough, you could certainly try it! Just might take awhile longer for your meal to be ready...

[@commmarine9547]

You are a huge fan of indian food, and thats why you stunk up the tent.

[@exploringearth3223]

What I like is there low in saturated fat and none of the garbage you can’t even pronounce just good food

[@polishpotatos9282]

Bruh you played gas chamber with you buddy’s in that tent. Always pack gas mask. Always

[@blouptqy]

I guess the flaw is we know you're sponsored, so we know it's going to be positive. Other channels are more honest.

[@SindyJ37]

Yeah I'm glad you said this because i felt the same when he shared they sent the expensive food to them for free...i don't want to waste a bunch of money on food that looks like soup

[@jenniferhauck334]

Maybe that's why Katmandu Curry is on sale at REI

[@mikeyoung7086]

Good job Made me hungry

[@SindyJ37]

Why not only test one or two at a time instead of wasting so much food?

[@tedsamuels3203]

He didn't say much about the company that makes them , I done forgot the name ?

[@StaggerLee68]

DogShit Food Company- Grossville, New Jersey (turnpike)

[@laurenmcillfaterick8091]

They look awesome!! I'm going to keep my eyes open for the Thai Curry and Pad Thai! :)

[@microburst9059]

They are made in Kittery Maine. I pass right by the facility frequently!

[@StaggerLee68]

If you know Thai food at all... you'll be quite disappointed.

[@mobileprofessional]

SMASHING #subscribed ... and we even got a song to boot 4:26

[@dtaylor4200]

Is Backpackers Pantry the brand that shall not be named? Their Pad Thai is INCREDIBLE. Don’t avoid that brand all together!

[@alorr4uz]

I tried 5 or 6 of backpackers pantry meals and they are ALL awful. couldn't finish them even super hungry. being vegetarian (ovo/lacto/fishes) these GTG meals appeal to me. very few options for me from mountain house which tastes a lot better. I'll give packit gourmet a chance at some point I guess. thx for the taste test. I'm not sure I can eat fish from a bag however.

[@brianjaynes1030]

+1 for Backpackers Pantry Pad Thai. Amazeballs!

[@odgreenoutdoors20]

Hey was wondering does one bag fill you up? Or will you walk away hungry?

[@BackpackingTV]

Hey there, great question! One bag will should fill you up, obviously this depends on how much you can put away. We took some of these on our winter camping shoot last year, and two bags fed three very hungry and cold people. Hope that helps!

[@shaneshelton2375]

Maybe show the inside of the product next time 🤷‍♂️

[@greggtilghman6349]

It's what was not said that bothers me most. Even on their website, they do not include nutritional information that I could find easily, I couldn't even find it clicking on every link on their page. Nothing about sodium, nothing about cholesterol or high fat, nothing about added sugar. For older backpackers and hikers, this is a big concern. The obvious health tags, gluten-free, Organic, vegan/vegetarian addressed while the concerns absent is a big red flag to me.

[@sabrinarobinson5160]

I was looking for the same thing. If you go onto their website, pick the meal you’re interested in and scroll to the 2nd photo. It displays the back of the packaging with all nutritional facts. Hope this helps!

[@lindsaybaker6963]

I would have loved this so much if it wasn't for the chewing in my ear haha

[@superjoshlopez]

I can’t believe I just watch you eat all that goodness and at the end of the video I found myself super hungry... lol!

[@SindyJ37]

The meal itself may be light but seems like having to carry all the water kinda counteracts the convenience

[@braedonstewart868]

If you can purify your water in the wilderness you can cut a lot of the water weight. Also freeze dried meals last a hell of a lot longer. Normal shelf life for freeze dried is like 5 to 6 years.

[@mikee2482]

If you're going to do a comparison, it should be different brands.

[@BackpackingTV]

Hey Mike, this one was just a taste test among the Good To-Go offerings, but we see your point!

[@mrlesdavis]

@@BackpackingTV Lots of brand comparison reviews out there, but none are apples to apples. I'd love to see you compare all the Pad Thai options, but as a blind taste test.

[@RichardColwell1]

Please do Mary Jane Farms food

[@GiffysChannel]

Pretty sure that's CORN chowdah

[@shanleyoutdoors1631]

KatMandu Curry destroyed me

[@margaretmccullough4457]

You are obviously being sponsored by them

[@BackpackingTV]

Hey Margaret, I'm actually not sponsored by Good To-Go! I just really like their meals, so I reached out to them to see if they'd send me some options to do this video which I'm happy to say they agreed to!

[@StaggerLee68]

They couldn't pay me enough to eat this dog shit, for real.

[@SindyJ37]

@@StaggerLee68 yeah the noodles looked like complete mush.

[@EricFleming231]

there are some decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing…

[@BackpackingTV]

Good ones exist!

[@ultramagapatriot5874]

They are very pricey! Compared to other meals. I may order a couple and do a taste test myself

[@BackpackingTV]

All pre-packaged backpacking meals are pretty pricey. At least with these you get better quality!

[@ultramagapatriot5874]

@@BackpackingTV true

[@mattruetz2088]

Thanks

[@CragScrambler]

126 thousand calories?

[@GiffysChannel]

That was an expensive meal lol

[@StaggerLee68]

It a waste of money, ended up throwing $45 worth of them out after suffering through the first 3 on a bike packing trip.

[@RichardColwell1]

Please do Mary Janes Farm food

[@BackpackingTV]

Thanks for the rec!

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

I've heard of Kathmandu, it's right next to NoKanDu 😃💩☠

[@ChiIeboy]

Ease up on the caffeine....that's my "best damn food advice ever." Update: Okay, if you are unwilling to name the maker of "Katmandu curry" (or any other product manufacturer) then you are entirely deserving of the thumbs-down I just served you.

[@leodanryan966]

You lost me at vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian. I'm a meat lover and I don't eat that crazy stuff. Thanks for the heads up.

[@LukePighetti]

At least these guys mark it clearly, many others do not