survival food or camping food?

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One tip I picked up and have used, is to make a "pot cosy". Ideally, get hold of some foil-faced closed cell foam, or even cut up an old rollmat, and fashion a container with a lid just the right size for your cooking pot. When heating dehydrated meals on camp, bring the pot to the boil on the stove, then put it in the pot cosy. The food will continue to simmer and absorb the water.

The benefits are:
1 - Save fuel, and therefore weight
2 - If you eat the food straight from the pan, it keeps warm much longer, whereas food can go cold before you have finished eating it without such a device.