Freeze Dried Food Companies
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Ran into something different online today:
Real Turmat
Drytech AS, Norwegian manufacturers of the REAL Turmat range of expedition foods, makes a wide variety of food packets for people on the move. These products form the basis of Norway’s Arctic Field Rations.
The Drytech REAL freeze-dried meal pouches can be found with one of two labels: REAL Turmat, which translates from Norwegian as Tripfood, is the civilian range and has either Orange (21x main meal), Light Grey (2x breakfast) or Light Yellow (3x soups) packaging.
Their REAL Field Meal is the military range, which currently has 19x main meals in Light Olive packaging and 3x breakfasts in Light Grey.
I hear they’re quite good so I intend to try some out soon.
Real Turmat
Drytech AS, Norwegian manufacturers of the REAL Turmat range of expedition foods, makes a wide variety of food packets for people on the move. These products form the basis of Norway’s Arctic Field Rations.
The Drytech REAL freeze-dried meal pouches can be found with one of two labels: REAL Turmat, which translates from Norwegian as Tripfood, is the civilian range and has either Orange (21x main meal), Light Grey (2x breakfast) or Light Yellow (3x soups) packaging.
Their REAL Field Meal is the military range, which currently has 19x main meals in Light Olive packaging and 3x breakfasts in Light Grey.
I hear they’re quite good so I intend to try some out soon.
Interesting. It's available in the US through an international distributor only.
I bought some Reindeer Stew and other entrees online today from THIS company in the UK that sells Real Turmat and other things.
I’ll post up when it arrives.
I’ll post up when it arrives.
Do let us know if the freeze dried version is as well.
Shelf life on the European varieties is decent but considerably less than the comparable American freeze dried meals.
Here's a beef stew meal option that arrived from over the pond with about a 6 year shelf life by Summit to Eat in the UK.
Here's a beef stew meal option that arrived from over the pond with about a 6 year shelf life by Summit to Eat in the UK.
These compact Tent Meals from the UK are interesting to me for a number of reasons. I like the size (shown next to standard Mountain House for scale) and the fact that a guy could likely make up his own home brew meals based on this example for pennies on the dollar.
I'd bet the US ones have more sodium in them at well; one of the main reasons I rarely eat any of it (I'm sodium sensitive but I've never used much salt anyways). Same with much of the packaged foods at the average Asian market (especially MSG). In fairness, they use a lot of sodium in all of their cooking all over Asia in my experience.
@Dave Wait a minute... I do not see any Chicken ala king or beef stroganoff in you mix... not to mention beef or pork patties.... What is this all about? 
Times have changed, but MRE’s have gotten better!
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Speaking of #10 cans, you used to be able to go to your local mormon canning place on scheduled days and buy and can your own stuff depending on what they had in stock. I'm not mormon and I don't know any anymore so I don't know if that's changed with all of the craziness going on.
Lehman's has some canned meat in stock right now (shelf life five years from canning date) as well as canning supplies (and all sorts of other cool stuff).
https://www.lehmans.com/search?w=ca...hierarchy:Kitchen$2520$2526$2520Food$252FFood
One of the links I have saved (a bit dated but lots of recipes):
https://trailcooking.com/
Also pick up copies of:
Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpacking and Paddling
Backpack Gourmet: Good Hot Grub You Can Make at Home, Dehydrate, and Pack for Quick, Easy, and Healthy Eating on the Trail
The Dehydrator Cookbook for Outdoor Adventurers: Healthy, Delicious Recipes for Backpacking and Beyond
Recipes for Adventure: Healthy, Hearty and Homemade Backpacking Recipes
I've got the 1st two and have looked at and used the second two as well (cousin has them). It's pretty easy to put together your own meals from dehydrated stuff then vacuum seal it. I've eaten stuff I made that was a couple of years old with no problems (I'm a big fan of hot sauce though).
Speaking of #10 cans, you used to be able to go to your local mormon canning place on scheduled days and buy and can your own stuff depending on what they had in stock. I'm not mormon and I don't know any anymore so I don't know if that's changed with all of the craziness going on.
Lehman's has some canned meat in stock right now (shelf life five years from canning date) as well as canning supplies (and all sorts of other cool stuff).
https://www.lehmans.com/search?w=ca...hierarchy:Kitchen$2520$2526$2520Food$252FFood
One of the links I have saved (a bit dated but lots of recipes):
https://trailcooking.com/
Also pick up copies of:
Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpacking and Paddling
Backpack Gourmet: Good Hot Grub You Can Make at Home, Dehydrate, and Pack for Quick, Easy, and Healthy Eating on the Trail
The Dehydrator Cookbook for Outdoor Adventurers: Healthy, Delicious Recipes for Backpacking and Beyond
Recipes for Adventure: Healthy, Hearty and Homemade Backpacking Recipes
I've got the 1st two and have looked at and used the second two as well (cousin has them). It's pretty easy to put together your own meals from dehydrated stuff then vacuum seal it. I've eaten stuff I made that was a couple of years old with no problems (I'm a big fan of hot sauce though).
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