Cleverhiker food guide
Trail-tested recommendations on the best freeze-dried meals, camp kitchen essentials, and tips for impressing your friends with your culinary prowess.
Backpacking Food 101
Instant mash? Check. Ramen noodles? Check. Ultralight flask with your favorite whisky? Double check. In our Backpacking Food 101 Guide we break down all of the essential trail foods and give tips on how to jazz up meal time.
Best Freeze Dried Meals
For real, some of these are so good we would eat them at home. In our Best Freeze Dried Meals list we separate the studs from the duds.
Best Energy Bars
We don’t mean to brag or anything, but snacking is definitely one of our top skills. Check out our Best Energy Bars list to find out what’s in our snack bag.
Best Hydration Mixes
Water just got a whole lot more exciting. We put hundreds of electrolyte powders, tablets, and drops to the test to bring you this list of the very Best Hydration Mixes.
DIY Backpacking Meal Recipes & Food Dehydrator Tips
Sometimes if you want something done well, you gotta do it yourself. In our DIY Recipes & Food Dehydrator Tips post, we share all of our favorite home-brewed backpacking meals.
Easy Camping Recipes
We’re avid cooks both at home and on our adventures, and it’s taken decades to dial in this list of our favorite camping recipes.
Best Vegan & Vegetarian Freeze Dried Meals
Our mothers never had to tell us twice to eat our vegetables! Find out which meals are worth their weight in broccoli on our Best Vegan & Vegetarian Freeze Dried Meals list.
Best Backpacking Stoves
Remember that one time you tried going stoveless? Yeah, let’s not do that again… Pick up a sweet new stove from our Best Backpacking Stoves list!
Best Camping Stoves
Whether you’re looking for a simple stove to boil water for coffee or you want some serious BTUs for creating Michelin star masterpieces, our Best Camping Stoves list has you covered.
Best Backpacking Cookware
If you’re in the market for new backpacking cookware, you’ve come to the right place. Our team of wilderness experts has used dozens of cooksets to make hundreds of meals on trails all over the world.
Best Camping Cookware
We love cooking outdoors. Food just tastes better when you’re surrounded by nature and fresh air, especially after an action-packed day. But to make the deliciousness happen, it takes a great set of cookware.
Best Coolers
Do you like keeping stuff cold? We thought so. Take a look at the hottest coolers of the year on our Best Coolers list.
Best Camping Coffee Makers
There’s nothing like sipping a steaming, hot cup of coffee in a scenic outdoor setting. But when you start looking for the best way to brew the perfect cup of joe, you’ll quickly find that there are a ton of coffee makers out there.
Best Water Bottles
Sometimes it’s the little things that make the biggest difference. Say goodbye to your old dinged up water bottle and treat yourself to something nice from our Best Water Bottles list!
Best Water Filters
Clean water is a key ingredient of any great trail meal! Head on over to our Best Water Filters list to see our favorite trail-tested picks for filtering and purifying.
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