>>1268693>>1268876The mountainhouse and other prepackaged meals are actually really good once you are used to camp food, just I am used to spending about $15 a day, not $15 a meal.. I get a lot of the uncle bens or seeds of change meals, they weigh more but you can eat them straight out of the bag uncooked and they are like $3 for 500 cal. plus they have tons of variety, more if you buy stuff to mix into it.
Dry pasta or rice weighs the same no matter how it's packaged..
Also,
>>1269356you don't need a long spoon, just put the bag up against a piece of wood or something (usually whatever I am sitting on) and take the top half the bag off with your pocketknife. The bag will now open up and sit properly like a bowl.