How long do you wait for freeze-dried food to rehydrate.?
Water at sea level boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit,
at 5,000 feet above sea level, the boiling point is 203 degrees F.
I live at 6,400' elevation and water boils at about 101 degrees F.
at 10,000 feet, water boils at 194 degrees F.
The lower boiling point means that the water is not as hot at 10,000' so you have allow freeze-dried food a longer time to rehydrate. As a rule of thumb, I double the time required. So if the freeze-dried bag says to rehydrate for 9 minutes at sea level then I wait for 18 minutes at higher altitude.
I like to backpack into timberline lakes in the Sangre de Cristo mountain and camp at about 11,200' elevation. Doubling the wait time seems to eliminate the major burps that can occur if I don't wait long enough.
What has been your guys' experience?
