The compact vacuum pouch takes up less space in your backpack and won't expand in high elevations. These complete, nutritious Pro-Pak meals are specially designed for adventure seekers like you.
| 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful  Perfect change of pace in my Oregon fire lookout tower, By Mac T. "Lookout Ranger" (Oregon wilderness) - See all my reviews This review is from: Mountain House Pro-Pak Freeze-Dried Food Pouches (Misc.) I am staffing a fire lookout in the Oregon wilderness this fire season. It is my first time as a fire lookout (I'm a retired airline pilot). Although I do all the cooking back home on the East coast (in a dynamite gourmet kitchen), the scratch cooking and cleanup were wearing me down in the cramped confines of the lookout (15 X 15, no grid power, haul water for cooking and cleaning up 60 steps, etc).Then I discovered Mountain House Pro-Pak single-serving freeze dried entrees. I also buy the 2-serving packages, and have the leftovers for breakfast or lunch (the USFS provides me with a propane stove and refrigerator). Last night I fixed a Mountain House Rice & Chicken entree and steamed some fresh broccoli as a side disk. It was wonderful. Cleanup was much easier than when I cook a full meal (even a one-dish meal). Tonight I am having a Mountain House Beef Teriyaki with Rice entree and a spinach salad. I'll fix meals from scratch again from time to time .. maybe. But I love... Read more 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful I Love Pro Paks!, By This review is from: Mountain House Pro-Pak Freeze-Dried Food Pouches (Misc.) So, I was the scoutmaster of a troop of 80+ boys and am an avid outdoorsman. Got a bunch of them scouts to do backpacking. Now I'm leading small groups of beginner through advanced backpackers out on trips. I remember freeze-dried meals from the 70's. Ugh! I've tried a number of different brands including Mtn House, Backpacker's Pantry, Harmony House, Mary Jane, and Natural High. Some good, some not quite so good. I've not had a bad Mountain House yet, and the Pro Paks are the best. Lots of food tightly vacuum-wrapped in rugged pouches you can eat out of. I've done a bit along the AT and most thru-hikers bring rice and homemade mixes because they can pack it light - and because it is cheap. The Pro Paks aren't really cheap, though you can find good buys out there (much closer to $5/pack in bulk) if you look.I'm unsure what the problem was with the one low rating that's posted. I have consistently gotten good meals out of these and I've tried most of the varieties (all but... Read more 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful  Too much pepper, Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Mountain House Pro-Pak Freeze-Dried Food Pouches (Misc.) I wish I would have known the amount of peppers that were going to be in this. I know it should have some peppers, but it was overwhelming with every bite. I gave it 3 stars because overall it is a quality meal. Lightweight, compact, easy to make, and filling; the taste was just way off for me. I saw where some people were complaining the rice was a little hard but I did not experience this. I did leave it in the bag a minute or two longer due to reading that from other reviewers so that may have made the difference.Overall, like I said, it is a quality meal while you're on the trail but unless you really love peppers then I wouldn't recommend it on taste. |
