Hi,
This is the Trail Eating Newsletter, a short, once-a-month note focused on practical food ideas for hiking, camping, and backcountry trips.
Each issue highlights one or two useful things worth knowing right now. No noise, no weekly emails.
Featured guide
Dehydrating Food for Backpacking with the Fundamentals
If you’re trying to reduce pack weight or simplify meal prep, dehydrating food is one of the most effective tools. This guide walks through the basics of what dehydrates well, common mistakes, and how to build meals that actually work outdoors.
→ Read the dehydrating food guide
What’s new on Trail Eating
- Continued refinement of trail-focused recipes built for reliability and packability
- Ongoing updates to guides to keep them practical and easy to use
- A steady focus on season-aware outdoor food, especially for the shoulder and colder months
A practical note for this month
When dehydrating food at home, consistency matters more than perfection. Simple, repeatable methods almost always outperform complex setups that are hard to maintain.
More updates are coming steadily. This newsletter will stay monthly (the first day of each month) and will be easy to read.
Thanks for being here,
Andre (Trail Eating)