The Complete Trail Food Cookbook: Over 300 Recipes for Campers, Canoeists and Backpackers

This is the second trail cookbook that I've purchased. In contrast to the first one, this book is a lot easier to use. Rather than cooking up entire meals and then dehydrating them, the recipes in this book call for dehydrated ingredients, which you then mix with water on the trail and cook for your meal. This makes the dehydration process much faster and simpler.I've found the selection of recipes to be varied, and I've enjoyed all of the recipes that I've tried so far. I'd recommend the book to anyone who wants to start saving a ton of money by packing their own food for trips on the trail.

I really REALLY love their original Food Dehydration Bible, so when I came across this title with the same authors, I instantly decided this to be a must-have.Upon delivery, I realized this was a pretty darn close replica of the Food Dehydration Bible and that a few recipes and section titles were rearranged to tailor it to more of a backpacker. While that's a great idea to cater to separate markets, I wish I had known this before purchasing it since there was barely, if any, new material.Good book to have if you don't have the other...so just make sure you own ONE of the copies!

Wanted because I am looking to make my own dehydrated meals. All the premanufactured foods are TOO HIGH in salt and other crap.

The book and its contents are ok. There are a lot of good ideas and recipes. The two complaints I have is that Some of the recipes are very complex for a backpacker. Maybe not for a canoeist/kayaker or car camper but I was hoping for more of a "prep your meals at home and vacuum seal then add water and boil when you make camp" approach. The other issue that I have is that it is almost exactly word for word the same book as "the dehydrator bible" by the same authors. I would recommend the book but only one or the other... Not both

book description was exactly as expected and speedy shipping!

Great recipes to make for hiking and camping trips. Can't wait to try some even at home.

This book takes you step by step to begin creating your own dehydrated meals.Excellent recipes, good variety, I can't wait to try some of these out.

I felt the recipes were good, nothing wrong with that. But this kind of food is for someone that drives up to a campsite or has a horse and buggy. I backpack and try to keep my gear load down to 30 pounds. I felt the recipes were a little to intricate for making a wholesome meal after hiking 10+ miles with 30 pounds on your back. I'm not complaining about weight. I'm in incredible shape and have carried more than 50 pounds of weight for trips that don't offer resupply (i.e. water). I just want a tasty meal without 30 minutes of preparation.

Je l’ai acheté pour mon père, et en le feuilletant ensemble, j’ai trouvé qu’il était même meilleur que ce que j’avais pensé ! Très complet, ils donnent des trucs pour la déshydratation de tous aliments, très belle recettes, j’adore ce livre ! Je suis très heureuse de mon achat!

This book is amazing, I got it as a way to rethink how I do kayak camping for next summer and wow does it have some really amazing meal and food options, if you're a backpacker, kayak/canoe camper you need to get this book it will give you great ideas and you will never rely on store bought pre-made dehydrated meals again. You will enjoy great meals without all the weight and cost of store bought meals.

So far we've tried out 2 recipes and they've been alright but would need to be tweaked for the future. A for ideas for what to make/eat and how to dehydrate the food B- on taste and overall meal.

This is a really complete book! It was great for a beginner like me. I have tried three recipes from it so far, and they were all excellent! This book will be my go-to for future trips.

Great ideas here, and helpful if you're just getting started with dehydrating for camping (as we were). I found the recipes relatively customizable, and we ate very well given we had to pack everything in with us.The money this will save you on those ready-to-go camping meals will pay for the book many times over!