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You can get rid of 75% of that weight and have better variety with a little effort and planning Charles.
If you cook up a pot of beans at home then dehydrate them, one pound of beans then weighs about 4 ounces. As part of a meal simply rehydrate for about 40 minutes, to an hour. Cooking time is then reduced to about 10 minutes or so. Weight, cooking time and most importantly fuel usage is dramatically reduced. This girlie has packed a weeks supply of home prepared meals, drinks and condiments for a weight of less than 2kg. I had no repetitions and had a great time. You just need to think outside the box and get creative.