My backpacking trips tend to involve two markedly different approaches to eating. If I’m backpacking alone, I favor dehydrated camping meals (usually Firepot Mac n’ Greens) that I can whip up quickly ...

No matter if you’re trekking on a rugged backpacking trip or simply going on a hike for an afternoon, bringing high-quality (and tasty) food with you is a must for staying energized on the trail.

Figuring out what to eat on a camping or backpacking trip can become its own adventure, especially in the backcountry, when access to civilization is limited. Sure, there are plenty of tasty ...

There’s more to backcountry cooking than boiling water. After all, dehydrated meals and oatmeal get old after a few days. Many backcountry hunters, anglers, and campers have shared the disappointing ...

Adam Roy is the executive editor of Backpacker. He lives in Colorado’s Front Range, where he spends his free time hiking, climbing, and running his home mountains. I’m a former professional chef and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Oso Meals is bringing “abuelita-approved” food to the mountains. A couple years ago, friends Dominque Barrera and Felipe Vieyra took a backpacking trip in ...

A symphony of flavor with each chop, as Martha Díaz deftly slices through cilantro and chayote, all in the name of diversifying outdoor recreation."Backpacking – when I started with my girlfriends, it ...

Louise Barton remembers the exact backpacking moment when her career path changed. “I’m a botanist by training. I started working for the Forest Service and we were in Yellowstone doing huge off-trail ...

Food is often the number one topic on any backpacker’s mind. Alex Roddie taste tests mouth-watering backpacking meals. The ...