42 Trending Backpacking Meals Businesses [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 18th, 2023

Start A Backpacking Meals Business

Looking for some examples of a backpacking meals business?

Interested in case studies of a successful backpacking meals business? Check out our full list of success stories.

1. Greenbelly Meals

The best backpacking meal. Non-cook, lightweight and big nutrition. All natural ingredients and gluten free. Greenbelly Meals come with two fluffy meal bars in a single pouch for an easy, high calorie trail meal. Designed for thru-hikers and long-distance adventurers.

Where they're located: Atlanta
How much did it cost to start: $20K
Current team size: 6
Website traffic: 550K/month

2. Backpackers.com

Backpackers.com shares in-depth outdoor gear reviews, recommendations, and guides for backpacking gear, camping gear, and hiking gear with a dash of humor.

Website traffic: 130K/month

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4. Backpacker's Pantry

Enjoy our selection of freeze-dried food and dehydrated meals. Lightweight, nutritious and great for Backpacking adventures & Emergencies! Get yours today!

Where they're located: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

5. Valley Food Storage

The leading long term food storage company with clean and nutritious, long-term emergency preparedness food. We provide you with healthy, non-GMO products that we serve to our own families. Store food you'll love to eat!

Website traffic: 70K/month

6. TheEpicenter.com

Best Emergency Food Preparedness & Survival Supplies. MREs Ready to Eat, Freeze Dried & Dehydrated Foods, Water Filters Purification, Outdoor Cook Stoves, Gear.

7. The Yummy Life

This is a place to share recipes, random tips and thoughts, and have a conversation about all things yummy in life.

Website traffic: 130K/month

8. Packit Gourmet Backpacking Meals and Groceries

Packit Gourmet- Grocery items and meal packs made for campers, backpackers and other outdoor enthusiasts. Get all of your food for your outdoor adventure in one easy location!

9. Good To-Go

Good To-Go® creates the most delicious meals, using clean ingredients, to be enjoyed wherever your adventures take you. All you need is boiling water and in minutes you'll have a delicious meal, whether on the trail or at home. Good To-Go® meals are gluten-free, low in sodium and made with no preservatives.

10. Best Backpacking Chef

Learn how to make healthy, delicious backpacking food that packs light and keeps well. Complete step-by-step guide to making trail meals. Follow your hunger...

Where they're located: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Website traffic: 60K/month

11. Trail Butter

Be Trail Ready. Delicious, all-natural energy food alternatives that provide balanced, slow-burning energy in a convenient portable package, all while using only unprocessed, whole-food ingredients.

12. Trail Recipes

A collection of hiking recipes and backpacking food ideas. Find quick and easy meal recipes for your next trail!

Where they're located: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

13. THAT BACKPACKER

That Backpacker is a leading travel blog that offers travel tips and destination guides, while inspiring others to travel and see the world in the process.

14. Trailtopia

Trailtopia is dedicated to providing great and convenient food for all of your outdoor adventures!

15. Drizzle Me Skinny!

Weight watcher friendly recipes

Website traffic: 50K/month

16. TheFitLife

TheFitLife is a small, privately owned global company which develops and manufactures outdoor, sport and garden products. We design to provide the ultimate solutions for user who looking for innovative, durable, lightweight and compact gear. TheFitLife is now sold in over 15 countries.

17. Backcountry Foodie: Backpacking Recipes & Meal Planning Service

Backpacking food weighing your down? Lighten your pack without emptying your wallet by using our ultralight backpacking recipes.

18. Buy Survival Food by Mountain House Freeze Dried Food, Camping Gear, Survival Supplies and MREs

Buy Mountain House Freeze Dried Survival Food Kits,Survival Supplies,Camping Gear,MRE Meals with Free Shipping.Emergency Food and MREs from Survival Warehouse

Where they're located: Kankan, Guinea

19. Wild Backpacker

20. Dom's Outdoor

21. thruEAT

22. Excalibur Dehydrator Recipes

23. Wild Ideas: Backpacking Food Storage Containers

24. OutdoorPantry, Inc

Freeze dried ultralight trail food packaged for backpacking, hiking, camping, RV'ing, the office, and part of your disaster preparedness plan.

25. Brian's Backpacking Blog

Brian's Backpacking Blog is your number one destination for backpacking gear reviews, tutorials on how to make your own gear or modify what you have, trail reports, and resources for lightweight and ultralight hiking and backpacking.

26. Greenbelly

Healthy food, healthy, healthy eating, grubhub, skip the dishes, fast guys, delivery, Aerobic exercise, Health food, Salad, Sandwich, HealthyEats.com,franchise,

27. Bushka's Kitchen

Fuel your wild side with Bushka's freeze dried meals. Nutritionally dense and delicious; stay fueled on even the most rugged adventures. Whether you're backpacking, hunting, rafting, or just enjoying the great outdoors, make great food part of those memories. Ready to eat in 3 minutes; simply add hot water!

Where they're located: Oakland, California, USA

28. The Backpacker Co.

29. The First 40 Miles: Hiking and Backpacking Podcast

The First 40 Miles is a podcast for people who are new to hiking and backpacking. New episodes every Tuesday.

30. The Backpacking Site

A comprehensive backpacking guide for intrepid travelers. Information about 100+ countries, how to get around, work-travel, and gear reviews.

31. Backpacking For Beginners

32. wilderness cooking

33. LIGHTWEIGHT BACKPACKING EQUIPMENT, Ultralight Hiking Supplies

BACKPACKING EQUIPMENT Gear Store specializes in lightweight backpacking equipment, ultralight hiking supplies. With backpacking equipment & hiking essentials from the Gear Store, gear up & get out.

34. Central Valley Hiking and Backpacking Group -- Home Page

Central Valley Backpacking Club, Stockton, CA. ADULT Backpackers, Beginners Seasoned Veterans. Hiking Backpacking all levels experience High Sierras to Ocean-Coastal, Lassen, Sequoia National Parks, Yosemite, Desolation Wilderness, Whitney. Day Hikes, Week Long Treks!

Where they're located: Stockton, California, USA