How about a compact sixpack of freeze-dried outdoor food, ideal for 48 hour-trips? We’ve got a few different six-meal sets here. Originally created for special forces but also perfect for hikers, hunters, and active outdoorspeople. A very long shelflife and doesn’t weigh much. Easy to heat in the bag, even without smoke and fire with the included heater bag.
Each set includes a tactical Heater Bag, which is ideal for situations where you cannot boil water or build a fire. The idea is pretty simple. Put water in the food bag and close the bag properly. Put the heater pad in the heater bag, pour 1,5 dl water on top of it, place the food bag inside, and close the heater bag. The heating process starts within 30-180 seconds depending on how warm water you use. Heat the food for 15-20 minutes. We recommend stirring it once after 10 minutes.
Note! Keep your hands away from the holes where the hot steam escapes the bag! Hot steam is hot, you know. The water exposed to the heater pad is not suitable for drinking or cooking. You can use the heater bag at least ten times but you need a new heater element every time. If still in doubt, check out the simple instructional video below:
Freeze-drying is a clever food-preservation method with a fairly long history. The Indigenous people living in South American Andes discovered two centuries ago that if they take frozen foods higher up in the mountains where the air pressure is lower, the ice crystals start to vaporize. The water content of freeze-dried food is very low, so it requires no preservatives but still has a very long shelf-life. This method was utilized more broadly 50 years ago for storing the food of the American special forces in the Vietnam War.
In modern freeze-drying, the food is first frozen quickly and then the temperature is slowly raised in a vacuum chamber. During this long process, water is removed from food, but the vitamins and nutrients remain. The process complies with the EU requirements and uses no unnecessary additives that would artificially increase the calorific value. Freeze-dried food gives you real energy and nutrition even in the most difficult conditions.