Mountain House Freeze Dried Meal 9-Pack Price: $79.99 Shipping Options:: $5 Standard OR $10 Two-Day OR $20 One-Day Shipping Estimates: Ships in 1-2 business days (Monday, Apr 06 to Tuesday, Apr 07) + transit Condition: New
Your palate will no doubt vary, but I found these rather salty. Then again, if you’ve been hiking all day, you’re going to be looking to replace a lot of the salt you lost through sweating.
Hungry after hiking all day? Sure, I’ll scarf a serving (or two!) of these down.
Tired after a day at the office, and too lazy to cook a real meal? You might want to pass on these.
We also use the family ones for quick car camping meals - the saltiness is just what you want after running around all day, and the ease of preparation is fantastic. Sometimes you get back to camp after dark and just do NOT want to deal with cooking and cleanup.
Mountain House is by far the best freeze dried food you can get. This price is very good for 8.6 oz. If you want to buy in the future check out Nitro-Pak, they offer good prices on Mountain House but not as good as woot today!
These are marketed as a family pack, so assuming a family of 4, you would have about (1) day of food for $80. You must also have a water source and a way to heat/purify said water if it is not clean.
Never go by how many servings there are, check nutitonal facts and count the calories.
Total calories for the 9-pack = 10,650.
I will say that most of them don’t taste bad. Except their Pad Thai dish. And I love Pad Thai.
I used to eat Mountain House all the time for backpacking. These are some of the best freeze dried foods. But I had to cut down on sodium which these are high in. I dehydrate my own backpack meals now.
These meals will keep for years if the seal is unbroken. Once opened the contents should be used within a few days (depends on the humidity). Since they are “5 serving” packets you’ll want to plan ahead. For an individual or a couple this may not be the best package size. I’ve also found that when backpacking I can easily eat two “servings” at a meal.