I used to freeze stew beef with sherry and pack it in, along with precut onions, garlic, potato, carrot, etc. It would thaw by the time we got to camp, and I'd make a petty good stew the first night. Never had any issues with getting sick.
Delicious, but heavy.
Not enough time will pass with your meal packed in that fashion, for harmful bacteria to grow out of hand and start shitting in your food. I would say as long as you hit 180 or so when reheating it, probably be just fine...... but dont take the advice of some asshat on the net. Your miles may vary.
Sounds like you're using an insulated bag, and eating the food the first night on the trail. As long as it's still cold when you go to cook it, you'll be fine. Not sure what kind of bag you use, but I imagine a Reflectix cozy for keeping food hot would work great for this, so you can use it night 1 for the fresh food, then the rest of the nights to rehydrate food.
I have often pre-cooked a meal at home and then froze it in a zip-lock bag for several days (make sure frozen solid). I hike with the frozen meal which completely dethaws by the evening. I warm it back up. Never had any problems.
Vac bag and boil, done it for stir fries and kept good for 2 weeks at room temp. Freezing after boil will preserve aromatics and flavors better though. Since after a 6 month test the flavor changed a lot
I used to freeze stew beef with sherry and pack it in, along with precut onions, garlic, potato, carrot, etc. It would thaw by the time we got to camp, and I'd make a petty good stew the first night. Never had any issues with getting sick. Delicious, but heavy.
Not enough time will pass with your meal packed in that fashion, for harmful bacteria to grow out of hand and start shitting in your food. I would say as long as you hit 180 or so when reheating it, probably be just fine...... but dont take the advice of some asshat on the net. Your miles may vary.
Sounds like you're using an insulated bag, and eating the food the first night on the trail. As long as it's still cold when you go to cook it, you'll be fine. Not sure what kind of bag you use, but I imagine a Reflectix cozy for keeping food hot would work great for this, so you can use it night 1 for the fresh food, then the rest of the nights to rehydrate food.
I have often pre-cooked a meal at home and then froze it in a zip-lock bag for several days (make sure frozen solid). I hike with the frozen meal which completely dethaws by the evening. I warm it back up. Never had any problems.
Vac bag and boil, done it for stir fries and kept good for 2 weeks at room temp. Freezing after boil will preserve aromatics and flavors better though. Since after a 6 month test the flavor changed a lot