Take familiar food farther from home

Removing water reduces the weight of food. Prepare meals and snacks you already enjoy, then test packing, portions and rehydration at home before relying on them during a trip.

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Lightweight food packed for hiking and outdoor travel

Practical possibilities

What you can make

Prepare lightweight meals, snacks and ingredients for hiking, camping, fishing, road trips and travel away from refrigeration.

Trail meals

Prepare complete, tested meals in portions matched to one person or one stop.

Fruit and protein snacks

Pack lightweight snacks that are easy to divide between days and bags.

Camping ingredients

Carry useful vegetables, sauces and meal components without their original water weight.

Road and RV food

Keep familiar food available where refrigerator and freezer space are limited.

Lightweight meal packs being organised for an outdoor trip — Plan complete meals, snacks and add-ins around the route, activity and available water.

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See the ingredients, preparation and finished possibilities

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A hiker carrying lightweight food on a trail — Removing water helps reduce food weight while keeping familiar ingredients in the plan.

A prepared meal rehydrated and ready to eat outdoors — Test rehydration time and water quantity at home before relying on a meal away.

Portable savoury ingredients prepared in compact portions — Use smaller packages for food you expect to open and finish in one stop.

Freeze-dried meal components arranged for easy packing — Label each pouch clearly so breakfast, dinner and trail snacks are easy to find.

Make more of the food you prepare

From everyday convenience to seasonal preservation, choose the benefits that fit your plans.

Carry less water weight

Dry food is lighter and often more compact than the same food in its fresh or cooked form.

Choose your own meals

Control flavour, ingredients and portion sizes before leaving home.

Prepare before the trip

Test every meal, package and rehydration method in familiar conditions first.

From preparation to use

From fresh ingredients to ready-to-use food

Think through the complete path from food preparation to the way the finished batch will be used.

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Start with
One cooked meal spread in even portions across the trays.
02
After drying
A lightweight dry meal divided into the serving size needed for the trip.
03
Pack and label
Package each serving with its name, date and tested rehydration instructions.
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Use it later
Add the measured amount of hot or cold water appropriate to the tested meal.

A better finished result

Plan the result before starting the cycle

Preparation, complete drying and prompt packaging are part of the result. Use the owner documentation and food-handling practices appropriate to the food.