Is this good for dehydrating meals for backpacking?
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I just got mine and haven't had the opportunity to explore all it's capabilities but I believe it will be good for that purpose. In fact, that is one reason I got the product.
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Jeanne: I would be glad to answer your question, but I bought the dehydrater for my daughter-in-law as a Christmas present. She hasn't yet let me know how good it is. I am sorry that I can't be of more help. Eloise
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Definately. We make turkey jerky and dehydrate pineapple and other seasonal fruits.
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We dehydrate everything from fruits & veggies to meats. I think it will do fine for what you need.
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This dehydrator is perfect for that! I've dried various fruit & vegetables already with it...works great!! You can even do meat jerkies!
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Check out the GSI ones. Lighter for backpacking. What people don't realize with a pressure cooking and backpacking is that sure, it's heavier than other backpacking products but you save weight with the food you can bring. You can bring ANY dried or freeze dried food and reconstitute it in minutes. Beans, rice, sun dried tomatoes, ect.. in minutes. Oh and also, if you want a hot meal at high altitude and not wait a forever to eat? Pressure cooker! Use it for everything they are awesome.
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I have not had a chance to go camping yet. I go next month. So I just went into the kitchen and used it. It i very thin, however it made a great scrambled egg. I can see it is no longer flat, but not so out of shape it will affect it. It is very light so back packing would be great with it. I will add more after I have really used it.
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The product is designed for weather resistance for back packing and third world environment. However, I would never submerge my camping stove and I would dry it if it got wet. I strongly recommend drying the Guide 10 after rain exposure and not taking it swimming. It can survive a quick mountain rain.
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the water packs should be ok if you keep them out of direct sunlight and reasonably protected from damage i.e canvas day pack etc. loose under yourseat or in your glove box is probably not a good idea. keep in mind if these packs get hot enough or freeze they will burst. as with any survival food stuffs keep it updated. if they are outdated don't toss them use them for rehydration of your emergency food when you cook. hope this helps. vic
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Hi Melinda, that is some really hard questions to answer because it really depends on how thick your pieces are on any thing you put in it. Some things also have more density to them (less air space) so they take longer than something light. But it takes between 12-20 hours for anything you dehydrate. Some foods I found are better not to dehydrate. Vegetables work great if your going to make a soup or stew, but to just rehydrate say broccoli and cook just it, for me it's tough and chewy but cooked in a big pot of soup with other dehydrated veggies works fine. I have never done meat in mine and don't plan to so someone else would need to discuss that with you. I hear that jerky does great. On u tube there are videos of people dehydrateing just about everything and tell you how long and all. That is what influenced me to buy 2 of them. Good luck to you, hope you find the answers your looking for.
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Definitely dehydrated vegetables. I think I remember tiny, tiny shrimp but could have gotten it confused with another instant noodle product
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No. The dishes are pretty shallow. Out of curiosity, why would you dehydrate soup?
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I've never taken it on a trip although I've been tempted. I did take mine to a potluck once and it wouldn't work after transit. I'm not sure why. I think it may work with travel if it was very thoroughly dried before being packed. I think I may have gotten water where it shouldn't be because it did work again after a couple days...I assume it dried out.
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I am not sure about bean soup, but I have taken left over ham and beans, given them a quick rinse with cold water and placed them on this item. I dehydrated them in my Excalibur and it worked great. Even the tiny bits of ham dried and tastes good. I dry left over cooked rice, chick peas, and and black eyed peas. I also peeled some sweet potatoes, sliced them in the food processor then cooked them quick in a large pot of water. I took a spider and removed them from the water and placed them on this product. After I dried the slices of cooked sweet potatoes I ground them to powder. I fit 18 pounds of sweet potato into one quart jar plus a 1/3 cup measure. Yes...18 pounds in a quart jar ...radical!
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yes, I use it for camp cooking. Its sturdy and about the right height. Works fine for me!
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We've only used it for dry food. I truly don't know for certain if it would work with wet or mixed food.
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I haven't used mine for dehydrated items, but it surely should work. I use it for other dry items like crackers and cookies. A friend uses it for dry sausage they do in a dehydrator. I am so glad I purchased this appliance. I use it so much, It seldom even leaves the countertop!
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I've had excellent results with this pot and titanium in general while backpacking. However, care must be taken to never heat the pot while empty or warping may result.
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Yes, just tried it and it works just fine. I assume you are asking if you can rehydrate food while still in the bag. Carefull not to scald yourself.
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You need A LOT of water to rinse these before cooking/heating up. Might be able to rinse and reseal them in plain water..but would be heavy in backpack compared to freeze-dried.
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Yes and Yes.It is light (under 4lbs)- which is perfect for backpackingIt is very waterproof. Had it on a canoe trip and it rained, heavily, for 2 hours, then drizzled for a couple more after that.The tent was dry inside and even underneath.