Backcountry camping food includes ingredients used to prepare food suitable for backcountry
camping and
backpacking. The foods differ substantially from the ingredients found in a typical home kitchen. The primary differences relate to campers' and backpackers' special needs for foods that have appropriate cooking time, perishability, weight, and nutritional content. To address these needs, camping food is often made up of either
freeze-dried,
precooked or
dehydrated ingredients. Many campers use a combination of these foods.