Finding the best backpacking food pouch suitable for your needs isnt easy. With hundreds of choices can distract you. Knowing whats bad and whats good can be something of a minefield. In this article, weve done the hard work for you.
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1. Mountain House Pasta Primavera
Feature
Zucchini, spiral macaroni, cauliflower, broccoli, red & yellow peppers and green beans in a creamy, parmesan cheese sauce.Just Add Water. Plan Easier. Travel Lighter. Eat Heartier.
Two and a Half 1-Cup servings
Allergens: Milk, Soy, Wheat
30 Year Taste Guarantee
Description
A wonderful assortment of vegetables served with a light cream sauce and noodles.Ingredients: primavera sauce: zucchini, cream, cauliflower, broccoli, red peppers, nonfat dry milk, yellow peppers, modified corn starch, green peas, and contains 1.5% or less of seasonings (hydrolyzed soy and corn protein, dextrose, torula yeast, soybean oil), parmesan cheese (part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), onion powder, butter (cream, salt), maltodextrin, sea salt, culture whey and whey powder, autolyzed yeast extract, spice, granulated garlic, natural flavors, turmeric and safflower oil. precooked pasta: durum wheat semolina Allergens: peas, wheat, milk, soy.2. Mountain House Sweet and Sour Pork with Rice
Feature
Pork, rice, onions, green and red peppers, smothered in a delicious pineapple sauce.Just Add Water. Plan Easier. Travel Lighter. Eat Heartier.
Two and a Half 1-Cup servings
Allergens: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Anchovy
30 Year Taste Guarantee
Description
Mountain House Sweet & Sour Pork with Rice
This classic Asian-style dish is served to you piping hot. Made with real pork, rice, onions in a fantastic pineapple sauce. Even people who dont usually like sweet and sour anything tell us they love this recipe. Bring along for camping, backpacking or hunting.
Who is Mountain House?
For nearly 50 years, Mountain House adventure meals have consistently been the premier choice of campers, backpackers, and survival experts. Born out of freeze dried meals we make for the United States Special Forces, Mountain House food has proven history of reliability and most importantly, delicious flavor.
With just-add-water preparation and no-mess cleanup, Mountain House is not only the perfect camping or backpacking food, but also for keeping on hand just in case of an emergency. Additionally Mountain House meals have incredible shelf life. With the longest proven shelf life in the industry and a guarantee to taste virtually indistinguishable from new for 12+ years in pouches and 25+ years in cans, Mountain House is the perfect emergency preparedness or survival food to keep on hand.
From the bottom of the deepest ocean, to the tops of the tallest mountains, to the battlefield and back, Mountain House is the food people trust when failure is not an option. Consistently chosen as the best tasting food among outdoor and survival brands, Mountain House is the best camping, backpacking and survival food money can buy.
Mountain House Meals are Perfect for:
- Emergency Preparedness
- Camping
- Backpacking
- Hunting
- Fishing
- Travel
- Occasional Everyday Use
3. Mountain House Chicken and Dumplings with Vegetables, Pouch
Feature
Quick prep! just add water to the pouch and you're good to go in less than 10 minutes, with no cleanup2 servings per container
Allergens: milk, Wheat
30 Year Taste Guarantee
Description
Fall in love with this new Southern recipe from Mountain House. Layered flavors of chicken, vegetables, and fluffy dumplings in a white Gravy gives this recipe that home-cooked flavor everyone's looking for. Leave your kitchen at home, pack in this adventure meal, and just add water to enjoy.4. Mountain House Lasagna with Meat Sauce Pro-Pak
Feature
Pasta with cheese in a rich tomato meat sauce makes this a favorite Italian entre.This vacuum sealed and compact Pro-Pak pouch won't expand at high elevations. Just Add Water. Plan Easier. Travel Lighter. Eat Heartier.
Two 1-Cup servings
Allergens: Wheat, Milk, Soy
30 Year Taste Guarantee
Description
Lasagna with beef, noodles, and cheese smothered in a Italian tomato sauce5. Mountain House Chili Mac with Beef
Feature
Quick prep! Just add water to the pouch and you're good to go in less than 10 minutes, with no cleanup!Two and a Half 1-Cup Servings
Allergens: Wheat, Soy
30 Year Taste Guarantee
Tow and a Half 1-Cup Servings
Allergens: Wheat, Soy
30 Year Taste Guarantee
Description
A mouthwatering spicy chili with macaroni and beans.Ingredients: cooked beef (beef flavoring, salt), enriched macaroni (durum semolina, niacin, iron [ferrous sulfate], thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), kidney beans, tomato paste, chili seasoning (chili pepper and other spices, dehydrated onion and garlic, hydrolyzed soy protein, potassium chloride, paprika, sugar, maltodextrin, beef extract, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, autolyzed yeast extract, caramel color, natural flavors, citric acid), modified corn starch, salt and dehydrated onions. Allergens: wheat, soy and sulfites6. Big Sky International Insulite pouch, Metallic Silver
Feature
Primaloft insulation, reflective material to retain hot/cold temperaturesCompressible, folds/Stuffs to a very small size
Freestanding design
Enjoy eating outdoors while camping, backpacking, hiking, trekking, bike packing
Great for rehydrated meals and freezer bag cooking
Description
Insulite(TM) pouch uses premium PrimaLoft(R) insulation, and reflective material to retain temperature. It is like a little sleeping bag to keep hot foods hot, or cold foods/drinks cold. Made with a durable non-woven fabric. Comes in Retail package. Size: 25cm x 25cm (10in x 10in). Compressible, folds/stuffs to a very small size. Ultra Light weight: 43g (1.5oz).7. Mountain House Beef Stroganoff with Noodles
Feature
Tender beef, noodles, and mushrooms smothered in a rich sour cream sauce.Just Add Water. Plan Easier. Travel Lighter. Eat Heartier.
Two and a Half 1-Cup servings
Allergens: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Egg
30 Year Taste Guarantee
Description
Mountain House Beef Stroganoff with Noodles
Mountain House Beef Stroganoff is hands down one of the most popular meals we make. Made with real pieces of tender beef and savory mushrooms and onions in a creamy sauce, one bite will make you a believer. No longer do you need to waste time cleaning pots and pans after a meal. Simply add hot water and youll have a delicious meal you can eat anywhere!
Who is Mountain House?
For nearly 50 years, Mountain House adventure meals have consistently been the premier choice of campers, backpackers, and survival experts. Born out of freeze dried meals we make for the United States Special Forces, Mountain House food has proven history of reliability and most importantly, delicious flavor. With just-add-water preparation and no-mess cleanup, Mountain House is not only the perfect camping or backpacking food, but also for keeping on hand just in case of an emergency. Additionally Mountain House meals have incredible shelf life. With the longest proven shelf life in the industry and a guarantee to taste virtually indistinguishable from new for 12+ years in pouches and 25+ years in cans, Mountain House is the perfect emergency preparedness or survival food to keep on hand. From the bottom of the deepest ocean, to the tops of the tallest mountains, to the battlefield and back, Mountain House is the food people trust when failure is not an option. Consistently chosen as the best tasting food among outdoor and survival brands, Mountain House is the best camping, backpacking and survival food money can buy.
Mountain House Meals are Perfect for:
Emergency Preparedness
Camping
Backpacking
Hunting
Fishing
Travel
Occasional Everyday Use
8. Mountain House Rice and Chicken
Feature
Perfectly seasoned rice and chicken in a savory sauce accented with pimentos.Just Add Water. Plan Easier. Travel Lighter. Eat Heartier.
Three 1-Cup Servings
Allergens: Soy, Wheat
30 Year Taste Guarantee
Description
Satisfy your hunger in an instant with a hot meal of chicken and rice with pimentos is a cream sauce.Ingredients: precooked enriched rice (enriched with niacin, iron[ferric orthophosphate], thiamine mononitrate, folic acid), cooked chicken, corn oil, pimientos, salt, modified corn starch, hydrolyzed corn soy wheat gluten protein, chicken fat, sugar, onion powder, spices, citric acid, soybean oil, turmeric, and spice extract. Allergen information: soy, wheat.9. Mountain House Breakfast Skillet
Feature
Hash browns, scrambled eggs, crumbled pork patty, peppers and onion for breakfast!Just Add Water. Plan Easier. Travel Lighter. Eat Heartier.
Two 1-Cup servings
Allergens: Egg, Milk, Wheat, Soy
30 Year Taste Guarantee
Description
Ingredients: freeze-dried hash browns (potatoes, vegetable oil [contains one or more of the following: canola oil, cottonseed oil, palm oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil], disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, dextrose]), freeze-dried precooked eggs (whole eggs, egg yolks, nonfat dry milk, modified corn starch, corn oil, salt, yeast extract, sunflower oil, smoke flavor, xanthan gum), freeze-dried pork sausage ([pork, salt, spices, sugar], textured vegetable protein [soy flour, salt]), freeze-dried red and green bell peppers, freeze-dried chopped onions. Allergens: eggs, milk, soy, wheat10. Mountain House Beef Stew 6-Pack
Feature
Enjoy 6 pouches of your favorite entree in one easy to store bulk caseQuick prep! Just add water to the pouch and you're good to go in less than 10 minutes, with no cleanup
Two and a half 1-cup servings per pouch
Allergens: Soy, Wheat
30 Year Taste Guarantee
Description
Made with tender dices of all natural beef, potatoes, peas, and carrots. Just add water. Plan easier. Travel lighter. Eat heartier.11. Mountain House Beef Stew
Feature
Made with tender dices of all natural beef, potatoes, peas, and carrots.Just Add Water. Plan Easier. Travel Lighter. Eat Heartier.
Two and a Half 1-Cup servings
Allergens: Soy, Wheat
30 Year Taste Guarantee
Description
A simple beef stew in a thick gravy that's perfect for warming your soul after a long day enjoying the outdoors.12. Mountain House Chicken Fajita Bowl 6-Pack
Feature
Enjoy 6 pouches of your favorite entree in one easy to store bulk caseQuick prep! just add water to the pouch and you're good to go in less than 10 minutes, with no cleanup
Two 3/4-cup servings per pouch
Allergens: Soy
30 year taste guarantee
