The problem with buying backpacking food off the shelf? Unlike a tent, pack, or pad, you can’t “try out” a dehydrated pouch ahead of time. It may sport a photo of artfully styled green chile mac and ...

Cooking in the backcountry is a delicate balance of luxury and weight-savings. Will a plastic, $5 spork suffice? Probably, but we'd rather dine in style. We gorged on cozy pasta dinners, sipped canned ...

The other day I wrote a column on cooking while backpacking. Right after writing it I was at the July 4th Fireman’s Breakfast in Middleton and saw Steve Weston, who is a really good chef and ...

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 ...

Food is often the number one topic on any backpacker’s mind. Alex Roddie taste tests mouth-watering backpacking meals. The post We taste test the best backpacking meals 2026 appeared first on TGO ...