Non Refrigerated Dehydrated Food?

germin8

I am going cycling-camping soon and wanted to take my dehydrated treats. Will they be ok in my backpack when I cycle for 2 or 3 days?

I think someone mentioned that they don’t refrigerate their dehydrated food and lasts for weeks on the counter… is this true?

queenfluff

I don’t refrig my dehydrated stuff and it lasts. I have brought with camping before and everything was fine. That is mostly the point of dehydrated food anyhow! ;)

germin8

Yeah, I thought they would last longer… in the fridge. I didn’t think they were okay outside of the fridge for so long. I didn’t want to try it either so my food doesn’t go bad… I always took some ice with me… but not this time.

Is this only for dehydrated food w/ nuts and seeds… or is does this also include dehydrated fruit roll-ups, apples, bananas?

queenfluff

Dehydrate fruit will keep fine. I would just make sure to keep it in an tightly closed container so it doesn’t get wet or bugs etc.

sweetpea

If you’ve got a cool bag use that. Also, making sure the dehydrated food is completely dry will keep longer. Sweet things tend to do better than savoury in my experience. Happy travelling!

germin8

Thanks for the info queenfluff & sweetpea. Glad to know I can take dehydrated fruit… my favorite. :o)