I use Mtn House for dinner and MREs for lunch. No need to carry a stove to heat water with the MRE. I'm lazy, and I think they are not too bad. I am still refining the snacks, but almonds, PowerBars, dried fruit, some gatorade packets and instant coffee are working pretty well. Getting the volume down to what is really required could be better. I need to consider rethinking my water purification. I have a Sawyer, but it says that freezing will damage the filter. Pretty hard to keep from freezing with temps in the teens. My camelback hose was frozen while hiking.