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$Backpacker\'s Pantry Pad Thai Veggie - 2 Servings$

Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai Veggie - 2 Servings

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This Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai veggie meal adds variety to any trail menu you have planned.

Spicy blend of vegetables cooks simply by mixing contents with boiling water in the pouch provided; let stand and serve
Gluten free
Nutrition facts displayed here and on packaging may differ; information on packaging reflects actual contents
May contain traces of peanuts and/or tree nuts
*Offer not valid for sale-price items ending in $._3 or $._9

Ingredients: rice noodle (rice flour and water), sauce (tomato, sugar, white vinegar (maltodextrin and distilled vinegar), vegetarian soup with imitation chicken flavor (maltodextrin, salt, autolyzed yeast extract, yeast extract, onion powder, turmeric extract (color), sunflower oil), garlic, lime flavor (organic maltodextrin, natural flavors), cilantro, crushed red chili pepper, salt), organic peanut butter (organic dry roasted peanuts, organic palm fruit oil), dry roasted peanuts, organic textured soy protein, bell pepper, green onion. contains: peanuts, soybean. Allergens: soybean, peanuts, may contain traces of tree nuts.

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Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai Veggie - 2 Servings Customer Reviews

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Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai Veggie - 2 Servings

3.1

(based on 31 reviews)

55%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to prepare (21)
Lightweight (18)
Flavorful (15)
Nutritious (10)
Quick cook time (8)

Cons

Lacks flavor (11)
Long cook time (7)
Difficult to prepare (3)

Best Uses

Backpacking (19)
Extended trips (9)
Weekend trips (8)
Car camping (5)

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- Avid adventurer (18), Casual/ recreational (8), Casual adventurer (4)
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Mar

2013

4.0

Pretty darn good!

By Big DP

from Carlsbad CA

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful

Cons

Heavy

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Weekend Trips

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai Veggie - 2 Servings:

I reviewed this before but have more experience now so I hope this is more useful the second time around, from a person who loves flavor and carrying as little as possible.

Consider using this as a main meal and bringing dehydrated soup fixings for an appetizer. You can easily stretch this one into a 3 person meal with some soup and snack/dessert options.

Excellent for short weekend jaunts and car camping. Consider alternatives for long treks and "ultra light" goings on.

Taste: excellent considering it is from a package. You can adjust the main flavors (peanut and heat). Less peanut flavor, add less peanut butter and crushed peanuts. If you like heat, bring an extra pepper flake package from your favorite pizza place. No other flavors besides that to change. Feel free to bring your choice of seasonings to tweak.

Package size: Large, and cannot be crunched down too much to make it useful as ultralight goods. Break the noodles all you want, you will still need some space unless you go to noodle dust, but then it is "pad thai mush." Still tastes the same, tho. Same with weight. You drop weight you lose calories and flavor.

An all around winner for those who love a range of flavors on the trail, and are willing to carry a bit of weight, go for it.

Happy Trails!

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Mar

2013

5.0

Sooooo Good!

By Mitch17

from Colorado

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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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 Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai Veggie - 2 Servings:

Man this stuff is good. Really good flavor and I found it very filling. As a vegetarian, I always look for meals with a lot of protein, and this one is awesome! Also, because of the peanuts and rice noodles, this meal has really good texture (not mushy). A friend of mine turned me on to it. She's gluten free, and has Pad Thai on pretty much every trip we go on. It's a winner!

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Jun

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Good meal, but only for one person

By kc7sqd

from Los Angeles, CA

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight

Cons

Small serving size

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai Veggie - 2 Servings:

I bought this meal for a two night backpacking trip, and I was very satisfied with it. Some of the comments about the meal lacking flavor are strange, because mine tasted great and had lots of flavor. The meal is light weight, and easy to prepare, just add boiling water. Many of the calories come from the peanut butter, which is not actually a traditional ingredient in Pad Thai. Traditional Pad Thai dishes use tamarind paste, but peanut butter has become a substitute in western dishes. Also, the pack is supposed to feed two people, but I was able to eat an entire pack by myself, and I was still a little hungry.
Overall, a good meal, just be prepared to finish it yourself.

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Feb

2012

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Like it

By BamaJack

from Hoover, AL

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Flavorful
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai Veggie - 2 Servings:

The flavor was great, spicy but not so much that you have to gather extra water. The cook time was a little long but no worries there as there's always something to be done around camp while you wait. I actually ate mine in my coffee cup as it is a pain to reach deep into the bag.

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Jun

2011

3.0

Needs a little help

By HobbitMan

from Columbia, MO

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Lightweight

Cons

Lacks Flavor

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai Veggie - 2 Servings:

I really love pad thai so I may be a bit too critical about a freeze dried product. It is lower in sodium than most freeze dried full meal products. The problem is pad thai is a very salty dish and this one is definitely lacking in that department. I didn't think it was horrible. I think it is unfair to expect authentic pad thai from a bag in the woods. I plan to try it again and bring a few extra ingredients. Namely the sorely missed fish sauce and lime juice. It also needs the coconut milk but I don't want to add that much weight to my pack.

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May

2011

5.0

Really?

By The Great Outdoorsman

from Woodbridge, VA

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Nutritious
Quick Cook Time

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Extended Trips
Weekend Trips

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai Veggie - 2 Servings:

That's just crazy, this stuff tasted great, I could've eaten the whole bag easily, but I must share with my lady. you HAVE to stir it constantly, she pointed that out and she was totally right. This was her first dehydrated meal and she liked it a lot, If I hadn't forgotten my spice rack, I could've thrown some salt in to this to help it out. Would buy again!

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Sep

2010

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Disgusting

By ThaDaint

from Hermosa Beach, CA

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Pros

Cons

Lacks Flavor
Long Cook Time

Best Uses

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai Veggie - 2 Servings:

Do not get the pad thai. It's disgusting, soupy and takes a long time to prepare compared to other MREs.

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Sep

2010

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Good Pad Thai on the AT!

By DjPhibes

from Delaware

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Nutritious

Cons

Best Uses

Big Dinner

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai Veggie - 2 Servings:

After a long day of hiking on the AT we settled into camp and I got to work making myself dinner. It took a little bit of time to prep compared to my hiking buddies who had canned soup and MREs but I'm sure I had the best tasting meal of the day. I was very hungry and could barely finish the whole meal even though it was delicious.

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Aug

2010

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Good Stuff!!

By canoe paddler

from Galesburg, Il

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight
Nutritious

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Extended Trips
Weekend Trips

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai Veggie - 2 Servings:

I just returned from a 7 day BWCA trip and had several of these for dinner. For one, I had never had Pad Thai before, despite being a vegetarian for 19 years. Great seasoning and very filling. Sticks to your ribs. I'd highly recommend this entree.