As the war began to end in the late 60’s, Mountain House Foods took the surplus dehydrated food to military surplus stores, where they sold out very fast. It was then in 1968 that Mountain House Foods realized there was much consumer demand for dehydrated survival foodand Mountain House Foods was born.

Mountain House dehydrated meals have since accompanied great Americans to the moon and back!  For over 50 years, consumers choose Mountain House dehydrated food as their favorite brand of dehydrated foodfor emergency preparedness and survival uses. With #10 cans and Mylar just-add-water packages, Mountain House is the best freeze dried camping, backpacking, hiking, survival and emergency preparedness dehydrated food money can buy.

Secrets Behind Mountain House Dehydrates Foods

It’s not only the Mountain House chefs that have helped make Mountain House the #1 pick in dehydrated meals. Mountain House foods has these distinct advantages over others new to the dehydrated food market:

Simple to Prepare Mountain House Foods

Mountain House dehydrated food is easy to prepare. Simply open the #10 can or pouch, add water and stir. In just 10 minutes you’ll have a dehydrated meal you can enjoy anytime, anywhere! Because you can prepare our dehydrated meals in the pouch or can, cleanup is easy. Plus, you can use hot water to really warm your core. Or, if not heat source is available, cold water can be used just fine.

Mountain House is the Best Tasting Dehydrated Food

Mountain House dehydrated food taste home made because these dehydrated meals are prepared the same way you do at home. We mix our ingredients together in a (very large) pot and cook them like you do at home!

Long Shelf Life of 25+ Years

A pouch of Mountain House dehydrated foodthat you buy today will taste fresh in more than two decades from now. The shelf life for Mountain House food is 20+ years in pouches and 25+ years in cans.