Best Dehydrated Meals for Backpacking (Dehydrated Meal Taste Test)

Dehydrated meals are are a great option for backpacking and hiking. Dehydrated meals can be a quick and easy way to eat a hot meal while you're in the outdoors. We did the work for you and tasted meals from Mountain House, Backcountry, Ready Wise, Good To-Go, Backpacker's Pantry, Trailtopia, and Peak Refuel. Find out which ones tasted the best and worst.
There's nothing worse than getting caught in the wilderness with a bad tasting dehydrated meal. Make your adventure a good experience by having your favorite comfort foods.

[@chadsilver352]

This is awesome 👍. I always wanted to do this myself but haven't gotten around to it. Thanks for the video!

[@outsidewithanna]

Thank you! I’m glad you got something out of it! 😊

[@dailydouble2286]

Thank you. Been doing my own ratings for my personal use. This helped me steer away from ones I don’t need to bother with.

[@jboggs3275]

Poor Travis 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@mistermac4118]

Thank you for this test. I have come to the conclusion Mountain House is the way to go much like you did. Happy trails!

[@skeetercoddiwomple6269]

Great vid, thank you. If you haven't tried it yet I highly recommend the Mountain House curry!

[@leodanryan966]

Mountain house are not dehydrated, but freeze dried which is a much different process and shelf stable for much longer. We're at the beginning of the video, so I'm certain that you will probably make this error more times during the video. It's really important to differentiate between dehydrated and freeze dried. Also, the blue mountain house bags are the pro pack meals and are higher in calories than the regular adventure meals.

[@SonoranVibezzz]

What is your favorite brand? I've only had Peak biscuits and gravy and it was really good.

[@blakebell6720]

I have never tried the Dahl bat but, I would try other peak refuel flavors also they tend to be as good or better then mountain house in my opinion

[@MrHadite81]

Freeze dried, huge difference.

[@chriscortinas1940]

The only opportunity I see with this video is that you used a different type of meal from each company. You should have used the same type of meal across the board and then given an opinion. In my experience most people stick to the basic meal types. Like breakfast skillets and stroganoff. Y’all went off course with those Asian and curry meals.

[@heymrcody]

guess you have to sacrifice flavor for the views you get while hiking 😆

[@outsidewithanna]

Haha absolutely! I never expect a gourmet meal. 😊

[@danoesq2]

Freeze dried is not dehydrated.

[@adamp.2517]

He looks like he was forced at gun point to do this 😂

[@manowar4046]

None of these are worth it because they cost more than $5 and they don't even fill a full-grown man up.

[@tjdement8229]

More like 10.00

[@shastafide420]

Would have been nice to see the actual finished products and not the package. Useless

[@nomadmarauder-dw9re]

Will no one else point out that none of this food is dehydrated? It's freeze dried.

[@logicaldude3611]

You have to add boiled water and then it comes back to life. Nobody cares what it’s called. They’re not living on it on a daily basis. Is your Bachelors in Science from Harvard or Yale? Stanford? Or did you not need a degree from those to be an ass?

[@djcrashtest2000]

She sounds controlling.... But anyways... If you're comparing brands, stick to the same flavors. Plus...You only tried ONE flavor per brand. That curry flavor may not have tasted the best, but it (and the brand) could've offered the most/best nutrients and calories.

[@commmarine9547]

You sound judgemental...But anyways, what kind of comment is that about someones wife. SMH

[@brianthomason5022]

Your husband looks so uncomfortable

[@thelast1900]

Mountain house and then a couple peak. Mountain house is the best overall.