dehydrated vegetables

[Lynx]

I was wanting to save some $$$$ and some space. How does dehydrated vegetables work on a long cruise to the Bahamas?

Please include when tried. I understand that some years ago the processes did change.

A link - http://waltonfeed.com/self/deh-veg.html

[AdriftAtSea]

While I haven't used dehydrated foods on a boat... I have used them backpacking.  However, I don't have any experience with how they do long-term, as most of the trips were relatively short. 

The biggest problem I noticed with dehydrated foods, from my camping trips, was that you do use an inordinate amount of water to prepare them.  Unless your boat has either very large water tanks or you have a RO desalinator, I think the amount of water they require to prepare would be the major obstacle to using them.  Backpacking, it wasn't much of an issue, as the streams in the White Mountains are relatively pure fresh water, and only require minimal treatment to be made potable. 

On a long sea voyage, having a large amount of your food stored in dehydrated form and running low on water would become a problem.

[Norm]

I have cruised all through the Bahamas and Caribbean with dried milk, legumes, and potatoes aboard.  No problems.  We had various containers of dried mushrooms, tomatos over the years but they never lasted long enough... high rates of consumption... to say much about longevity.

My experience has been that basic food is easy to come by and not terrible expensive.  The locals don't have so much money!  The thing that jacks up meal costs are fresh meats, condiments, and spices.  They may cost twice what they do in the USA when you are shopping on small islands.  Assuming they are available.

Thanks for the link.  We are going to give some a try.  Write about your experiences, OK?
norman 

[Lynx]

Thanks for the info. Seams a bit divided. I am going to get the sample pack
http://waltonfeed.com/samplepk.html for $ 12 to try them out.

Next year, when I untie the dock lines, I may have something if only the TVP and a few things  harder to get.

Would like to know if I can use the pressure cooker to rehydrate.

[AdriftAtSea]

Yes, the pressure cooker would probably work quite well for re-hydrating... the one major danger is that you can easily overcook things in a pressure cooker. ;)  But using one will reduce the amount of fuel it takes to rehydrate and cook.