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SAVING MONEY ON BACKPACKING FOOD
By Steve Williamson
(C) Williamson Imagineering
Many people find the purchase price of prepackaged "backpacking food" to be inhibitive. Such dehydrated foods are convenient, however, as well as light and easy to carry. This article details some very simple ways that you can save money when feeding
yourself on backpacking trips while keeping that convenience and conservation of weight and space found in store-bought dehydrated