What has been your guys' experience?
Wing it.
Mountain House times are usually pretty decent for my elevation (hike between 4000 and 7000 feet for the most part). Some of the other brands are such that you could double the time they call for and still chip a tooth. For the most part, if the yellowjackets aren't bugging me I'll wait 10-12 minutes rather than the 8-9 the package calls for. If the 'jackets are bad, dinner is in 6-7 minutes. Sometimes it depends on the camp location, how comfortable it is to just lounge around vs how much discomfort is pushing me towards bed.
For a while I had some terrible acid reflux with the freeze dried stuff. Turns out if I chug down a canteen of water after I eat that doesn't happen.
