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Harmony House Backpacking Kit

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The Harmony House Backpacking Kit features 18 zip pouches of dehydrated vegetables and beans allowing you to make your own tasty trail dishes!

Kit includes: carrots (2), diced potatoes (2), green peas (2), tomato dices, sweet celery, cut green beans, sweet corn, green cabbage, red and green peppers and chopped onions
Kit also includes: black beans, northern beans, lentils, red beans and pinto beans
1 kit provides over 70 servings; number of servings and serving size vary per pouch
Add approximately 1 part vegetables to 2 parts water and allow to soften, or use directly in soups and stews and simmer until done
Nutrition facts displayed here and on packaging may differ; information on packaging reflects actual contents
*Discount will be applied when you check out; offer not valid for sale-price items ending in $._3 or $._9

Allergens: peas

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Harmony House Backpacking Kit Customer Reviews

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Harmony House Backpacking Kit

4.4

(based on 9 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (8)
Flavorful (7)
Nutritious (7)
Easy to prepare (6)
Quick cook time (5)

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking (7)
Extended trips (5)
Weekend trips (4)
Car camping (3)

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Apr

2013

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

My new standard for thru-hiking

By MobileHomeKid

from Charlotte, NC

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Pros

Comes With Recipes
Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight
Nutritious
Quick Cook Time

Cons

1 Page Recipe List
Recipe List Is Short
Short Recipe List1 Page

Best Uses

Backpacking
Extended Trips
Weekend Trips

Comments about Harmony House Backpacking Kit:

I purchased this amazing box of goodies for a 3-day, 2-night getaway for two, and there was plenty of food left over. I was overwhelmed by how many different ingredients were in the box. The recipe list also helped since I was in a hurry when making the purchase and didn't have time to look up what I was able to make with all the ingredients in the box.
If every stop on the Appalachian Trail carried this box, life would have been so much more simple and MUCH more cheaper when I hiked for 2 months on the AT last year.

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Apr

2013

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great and easy to use product.

By 1lwillard

from Austin, Texas

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Gluten-free
Lightweight
Nutritious
Quick Cook Time

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Extended Trips
Weekend Trips

Comments about Harmony House Backpacking Kit:

If you are looking for lightweight, healthy meals (and gluten-free to boot) then look no further.
I have made and combined the meals with the recipes provided, and have also added to other food products to make it either go further, or improve taste.
Great product, and hard to beat the price compared to other dehydrated/freeze-dried food products.

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Aug

2012

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

I would buy this product again and again

By boha0025

from Minneapolis

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight
Nutritious
Quick Cook Time

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Extended Trips

Comments about Harmony House Backpacking Kit:

I used this product while rafting down the Grand Canyon. It was a great lunch/dinner option for me because I am gluten free and opted out of the group meals.. We didn't have much space so it worked perfectly. I brought along a couple things of chicken broth and just mixed everything with that a hot/cold water depending on the mood. Everything tasted great. I loved the beans, onions, carrots and cabbage the most. I was gone for 12 days and came back with enough to last me another week or so! I would definitely take it on a back packing trip or even camping.

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Oct

2010

(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Awesome

By careforthebear

from New London, CT/ Austin, TX

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Pros

Creative
Flavorful
Lightweight
Nutritious

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking Dinner

Comments about Harmony House Backpacking Kit:

My best friend and I split this kit for a 10 day backpacking trip, and loved it. We prepared the meals a head of time by combining ingredients into one of the bags using the provided recipes or our own. You might want to buy rice or noodles and spices. At the end of the trip we still had extra, which we have used for weekend backpacking trips. I probably wouldn't want to use the kit for long trips because I would be too tired to care about a creative meal, but for a 10 day trip and weekend trips the Harmony House pack was awesome.

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Aug

2010

(13 of 21 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Too much water and fuel needed!

By Hoofer with Woofer

from Seattle Area, WA

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Pros

Variety

Cons

Long Cook Time

Best Uses

Comments about Harmony House Backpacking Kit:

The advantage of being able to make a variety of meals was what attracted me to this product originally. But the preparation requirements of both water (which means more pumping!) and fuel (even after pre soaking) erased any real advantage as compared to other freeze dried products -- this became apparent on a recent week-long trek in Washington's Enchantments with a 7-person party where I was the only backpacker with Harmony House. Potential customers will note that one must bring their own spices (and I also suggest a dash of olive oil) in making any recipe from this product. One big advantage of this product, however, is the lack of whey products to those with whey allergies/intolerances. So I can neither totally recommend nor condemn this product!

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Feb

2010

(9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Yummy in my tummy

By Jo mum

from CO

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight
Nutritious

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Quick Boost

Comments about Harmony House Backpacking Kit:

Makes my dehydrated food healthier and tastier. I can also make some light soup with this if I'm not very hungry.

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Mar

2009

(20 of 20 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

certainly tasty, but not perfect

By MN robin

from minneapolis

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Long Cook Time

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Harmony House Backpacking Kit:

I love that this pack makes backpacking trips ultra light while having variety. The only problem is the claim that you can just cook and eat with no soaking. Eating without soaking makes the digestive tract unhappy. Soaking is a must. With soaking, these vegetables are simply marvelous to have around.

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Aug

2008

(24 of 24 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

You can't go wrong here

By Sarah Kirkconnell

from Maple Valley, Wa

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight
Nutritious
Quick Cook Time

Cons

Best Uses

As a Snack
Backpacking
Car Camping
Extended Trips
Weekend Trips

Comments about Harmony House Backpacking Kit:

As a backcountry cookbook author and recipe developer I have used nearly every item that Harmony House Foods carries. Simply put their items are some of the best out there.
Their items work both in cold and hot meals. The beans are precooked so only need to be rehydrated to eat. All the vegetable are diced for quick use.
If you like eating a wide range of food and you like good taste get the Backpackers kit. It will last you through many trips, has great shelf life and you will find yourself eating better than ever!

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Oct

2007

(22 of 22 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great product

By saul to paul

from Indianapolis In

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight
Nutritious
Quick Cook Time

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Extended Trips
Weekend Trips

Comments about Harmony House Backpacking Kit:

This product is great. Not only is it light weight and easy to cook, you don't have to use much of it per meal. These pack small and taste great. They spice up every meal. No more tasteless meals just for energy. They even spice up Ramen noodles! Great for long treks. The pack comes with recipes that are really good and easy to make.

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