Happy Camper meals review

Yeah been using them for a few years myself. Just wish they'd bting back the lamb shanks. Just tried the new lamb ragu gnocchi on a recent quad expedition. A bloody
welcome change from cans lol. I heat tbe sachet in the bill then use the water to mix up some deb potato. Add a tin of mixed veg and voila....a goumetty treat for the weary explorer.

Cheers Mick.

Hi Austag, I have used “Easy Meals” for some time now. Similar concept, about $9 each meal. I use them at home if I am on my own, sometimes add a few extra frozen veg to the packet to increase volume while heating.

Macca.

Yes good tucker.

I guess now that lamb shanks have become fashionable eating they have gotten too expensive and thus would make Happy Camper lamb shank meals prohibitive cost wise.

We need to breed sheep with eight legs - that should help!

Must try them for hiking and motorcycle trips....they couldn't be any worse than those dehydrated foods, some of those are shockers.
For hiking and motorcycle the only downside I can see is the amount of gas needed to warm them.
Not a problem on a 4wd trip but for 4wd trips I'll stick to fresh food thanks and other types of contingency food.

We were selling Happy Camper meals (and Back Country which I think taste better and use less room) via the ExplorOz Shop about 10 years ago but in those days folks didn't seem to value the expense of convenience as much as they might these days and due to food having use by dates, it became unviable due to low sales.

We figured, people were still cryovacing or using other convenience foods.

Like you, we have sampled all the meals - but the issue is space. They are full sized meal packets (eg. lamb shanks) so do use up space unlike dehydrated packs.

But either option is really too expensive for a family to rely on for all meals - buying 4 packets per meal is too much. Maybe you can justify it if you're just a solo traveller, fair enough. We actually found the freeze dried Back Country to have a much nicer gourmet taste and much lighter/smaller to carry - if only using for emergency food then space is an important consideration.

I've only tried the Back Country stuff and it is absolutely tasteless. It may be OK if you're desperate but noodles or cup-o-soup is at least one level better and a damn sight less expensive.

Don't think I'll bother attending any restaurants you lot recommend if you think this stuff is fit for human consumption LOL

Regards

How to prepare Back Country products;

1. Open packet and empty contents into a pot of boiling water;
2. Bring to a brisk simmer for 10 minutes;
3. Empty cooked product into porta potti;
4. Eat the empty package.