Services for Long Distance Hikers

If the thought of consuming processed rice and noodle meals, sugary snacks, energy bars, and other junk foods for the duration of your outdoor trip concerns you, then you have come to the right place. Outdoor Herbivore is your alternative to the commercial, chemically-processed trail foods. Each dish we offer is perfected on the trail, by long distance backpackers passionate about food, health, animal welfare, and the environment.  

Are you planning to hike a long distance trail? Are you interested in eating healthy AND staying satiated while on the trail?

We specialize in supplying food to thru hikers. Whether it is the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, Continental Divide, Mountains to Sea, or a lesser traveled trail, we can supply you with a pack full of dried backpacking food.

- Extra large meal portions endorsed by backpackers under all weather extremes.

- One-pot meal (just-add water) convenience.

- Delivery to all post office and business locations along the trail accepting package holds.

- Automatic bulk discounts for large quantity orders.

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Large Quantity Orders

Large quantities of our products can be grouped together and sold bulk. Bulk purchasers will enjoy discounts from 10% – 20%, depending on the number of items purchased. The discount will automatically be applied to your order during the checkout process.

Please call or email if you would like help planning your food or are planning to purchase a large order on behalf of an outdoor organization, such as the Boy Scouts.

  • 10% discount for 20 items or more
  • 15% discount for 50 items or more
  • 20% discount for 60 items or more

What can you expect?

Healthy, high calorie meals. Our meals contain minimally processed fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes to provide a carb-protein-fat combination that will deliver a sustained energy release, so you won’t feel dull and sluggish. All ingredients are 100% vegetarian. No artificial ingredients. Most ingredients are certified organic.

Easy & Fast Meal Preparation. All ingredients are dried. Just add water to hydrate and heat (if applicable). All meals fully hydrate in less than 15 minutes.

Varied Flavors – because everyone’s tastes are different. We combine dried grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, spices, and herbs to impart tasty, distinct flavors instead of just the standard salt & pepper seasoning.

Just throw it in your pack. Minimal (lightweight) yet durable packaging suited for wilderness travel. All ingredients are combined into a single meal bag. Note: We use light weight, non-gusseted packaging for our products. Our packaging is meant to save on weight and space.  It is not suited for adding boiling water and consuming from. We recommend purchasing reusable heavy weight reclosable bags for this purpose.

Light Weight. All meals are under 16 ounces per 2 persons. We’ve achieved incredible weight and size reduction by using only the highest quality dehydrated ingredients. Once the food is soaked / cooked the portions are 1-3X their dehydrated size.

Made by Backpackers. As vegetarian long distance backpackers, we understand the challenges in consuming enough calories to meet energy needs. Our meals are sure to satisfy your hunger and replenish your energy. Let us supply your meals for your next long distance hiking trip!

Locations that will accept and hold packages for thru hikers

Post Offices & Business locations along the AT
Post Offices & Business locations along the PCT