Gluten Free pre-pared food options for overland?

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Reaching out to you all for some info. on gluten free food rations for staying good on the trail without refrigeration. I know there are companies that make emergency rations where you just add hot water and youre good to go. Plus a shelf life of a couple years. However they all seem to have gluten haha. Anybody out there have any luck with easy to prepare gluten free trail food/rations?
 
Seems like most of the "meal in a bag" type stuff is just freeze-dried, so perhaps you could experiment with making your own? REI seems to have a pretty decent article on preparing your own dehydrated foods, which I found here: How to Dehydrate Food: Fruits, Vegetables, Meat & More | REI Co-op Journal

Also seems to me like buying a halfway decent food dehyrator and doing it yourself at home would be notably cheaper in the long run, compared to tracking down specifically GF dried foods.
 
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Snerk said:
Seems like most of the "meal in a bag" type stuff is just freeze-dried, so perhaps you could experiment with making your own? REI seems to have a pretty decent article on preparing your own dehydrated foods, which I found here: How to Dehydrate Food: Fruits, Vegetables, Meat & More | REI Co-op Journal

Also seems to me like buying a halfway decent food dehyrator and doing it yourself at home would be notably cheaper in the long run, compared to tracking down specifically GF dried foods.
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Yes! I have a small dehydrator somewhere in the garage and I have done that time to time for backpacking trips! Thanks for the help!
 
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Yes! I have a small dehydrator somewhere in the garage and I have done that time to time for backpacking trips! Thanks for the help!
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Cheers! Plus it seems like a good idea for food longevity, too. Could easily spend some time prepping a bunch of stuff to toss in the pantry so you can just grab & go on future trips :)
 
I don’t need to but usually try to stay gluten free. Just heard about this brand that sounds good but I haven’t had a chance to try them yet -

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Snerk said:
Also seems to me like buying a halfway decent food dehyrator and doing it yourself at home would be notably cheaper in the long run, compared to tracking down specifically GF dried foods.
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I've tried the dehydrator route, but always find it's too much work to make a habit. My compromise has been to cook stew/chili/etc... freeze servings and vacuum-seal them. I just grab a few from the freezer for each trip.
 
matttrent said:
I keep strict paleo. Here are my go-to choices for ready-made meals.
There are likely many other options out there that are GF without being paleo. I haven't looked into those, but hopefully this is a start.
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I need to bookmark these, lol. Thanks! My wife is super on the gluten free train but our family is firmly on the Organic/Clean food train as well so this works great together!
 
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