Freeze dried food. Doesn’t sound too appealing at first. But when you are hiking 2000+ miles, and want something light in your pack, these are probably a pretty good option. Well, on this episode of Quest for the Best, we have avid backpacker, Mike here to tell us all about life on the trail and give us a taste of some of the foods you might be eating if you are on a through hike. So let’s dig right in!
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Which Mountain House meals are we trying today?
Beef Stew
Breakfast Skillet
Chicken Teriyaki
Who is on this freeze dried quest?
Nate, getting a beer.
Michael, Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/@HeadNorthMikeMcKay
Matt, am I recording?
Amy, are you recording?!?
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The History of Mountain House
At Mountain House, we trace our roots to meals we made for the United States Special Forces. During the Vietnam Conflict, the military put out a request for food that tasted better, lasted longer, and weight less than old K and C rations. Our parent Company, Oregon Freeze Dry, responded to that request and won the contract. We immediately started making freeze dried food as Long Range Patrol rations for the military. We’ve continued making food for the United States Special Forces and other branches of the military ever since. As the war began to wind down, we took our surplus rations to military surplus and sporting goods stores, where they rapidly sold out. It was then in 1969 that we realized the great consumer demand for good tasting, easy to prepare freeze dried food and Mountain House was born.
For over 50 years, consumers have continued to choose Mountain House as their favorite brand of freeze dried food for on-the-go adventures, emergency preparedness and survival. With just-add-water convenience, easy no-mess cleanup and home-cooked flavors, Mountain House is the best freeze dried camping, backpacking, hiking and emergency preparedness food money can buy.
Mountain House is nestled in the heart of the lush Willamette Valley of Oregon, just south of Portland.
The Results
**SPOILER ALERT!**
Listen to the episode first if you do not want the results revealed to you yet!
3rd Place: Chicken Teriyaki
Amy - 4
Matt - 5
Michael - 7
Nate - 5
2nd Place: Breakfast Scramble
Amy - 5
Matt - 6
Michael - 7
Nate - 7
1st Place: Beef Stew
Amy - 6
Matt - 7
Michael - 8
Nate - 6
There you have it. Mountain House Beef Stew receives the Quest for the Best seal of approval.
Check out their website to get some to try yourself!
https://mountainhouse.com
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