Food 
Review: Carb Boom Energy Gel(0)
For the past six to nine months, I’ve been looking for a high quality energy gel at a lower cost than GU. While I make a lot of my own energy gel these days, it’s nice to have some pre-made gel on standby if I get lazy. So, whenever I run across a new gel, [...]
Review: PROBAR meal bars & Fruition snack bars
These days, one has so many options to choose from when it comes to meal and energy bars. While looking for a meal bar with a less-processed ingredient list, we discovered PROBAR (and their new, snack-size bars, Fruition). Both the PROBARs and Fruition bars are made from whole-food, organic ingredients. Started in 2001 by Art [...]
Backpacking Recipe: Corn Chowder
After a long cold day backpacking, there’s nothing better than a bowl of warm chowder. Here’s our version of corn chowder that only requires boiling water to prepare on the trail.
Pre-packaged Backpacking Food
Backpacking meals are a great option for quick, no-mess meals on the trail. However, they do have a reputation of being less than appetizing, and after a long day of hiking, do you really want to sit down for a bland meal that doesn’t even look like food? Daily Hiker put a few brands to the test; read more to see how they stacked up.