so I'm planning a thru-hike on the Long Trail. I'm considering buying dehydrated meals for dinners, but they're much more than I want to spend. Anyone have any ideas for inexpensive, easy to plan meals? I did meals for a two week trip and it took forever to make all of them...not something I really wanna do again. I've got one month till I start the trail so thats all the time I have to plan. I would also prefer not to clean my pot everyday too, so just add water would be preferable. Help!

Edited by staind454 on 07/18/2009 12:29:34 MDT.

If you have a food dehydrator start drying things like leftovers... chili, spaghetti sauce, soups and the like. They rehydrate quickly, are inexpensive and because you are cooking at home anyway - you reduce your workload by using leftovers.