I bought 100 foil bags from eBay for about £10. I make a home made curry and put some in the bag, then use a cool iron to seal it. I'm basically getting a really nice curry that I can reheat when camping - or eat cold if I absolutely had to - for about £1 a meal.

Short answer, no. Long answer, no, absolutely not. A lot of these meals are aimed at the sort of people who pay £20 more for the 'tactical' version of whatever gear they buy, and the makers can see them coming a mile away, despite thier torch being painted black. It has no great calorific or weight advantage over similar meals that are less than half the price, but its what the pro's use so they have to have it.

Here in Scandinavia the Real Turmat is a bit cheaper, about £8.50, which is't cheap but not too expensive. I highly gotta recommend the brand "Blå Band", their dehydrated food is great - their "Wilderness stew" is one of my all-time favourites.

Well done for saving dozens of other people from wasting £15. I'd hate to think what it would do to my IBS. Normally I watch your cooking in your videos late in the evening and go to sleep starving because the food looks so good but I don't feel hungry tonight after seeing that stuff. I'll wait for my slimline bit of bacon, sausage, eggs, mushroons, beans, tomatoes and toast in the morning.

I can get 15 Pasta n Sauce packets for that price, just add water, more meals and lighter to carry and probably more calories per meal too... The only time id spend 15 quid on meal is for a take away Pathia... 15 quid is a p!ss take in all honesty...✌🏼💙

We pay the equivalent of about 6 pounds here in NZ. I always put more water into the packet and give it longer than it says on the packet. The brand here is called "Back Country Cuisine" I really enjoy them. I have food dumps all through the mountains and use them for extended trips and emergencies. The dehydrated foods last for some time and I can have up to 6 packets in the food dumps. I was once stranded in the forest for 5 days due to a terrific storm; I lived on the dehydrated food supplemented with tin food (I was near one of my food dumps) and was glad to have had it. I really think that they are overpriced and the only reason that I get them is because they are more convenient than tin food and lighter. Tin food in a food dump will "blow" after a few years. ATB Cheers From the mountains of NZ 😀😀

I had the kebab flavour it was really nice but £12.99 on Amazon last year but I’m sticking with my all day breakfast put in a bag for £2

I have always carried one or two of these on scout night hikes for emergancy use. And used them before the use by date. I would normally have a 24hour British army ration pack but you just can not get them at the moment. 9 times out ten I prepare food in advance and heat them through in a jet boil or pan. On Raynet events i go for the steak and all the trimmings done camping gas burner. Thanks for the Video as always

Ey up Dan. I tried these years ago and found them alright at best but then started to dehydrate my own meals. Initial outlay wasn't too bad. Best part is you can taylor them to how you like it.

Good honest review, can't argue with that! Never had a dehydrated meal so I find this very insightful.

I thought about trying them but the price of the things puts me right off, I got a dehydrator for a birthday present so i now make my own meals for camping.

Dan the best rehydrate meals in the US are peak refuel. Lot of protein and calories and restaurant quality taste.

These are helpful, even if I probably like pepper more! It gives a known unbiased review, and helps me when choosing what to try myself. Having said that, I will still buy a spare to test somewhere I can go get Maccas so I am not eating something I don't like with no alternative. No, you can't taste it for us, or tell us whether we will think it's worth the money, but your opinion is still worthwhile, thanks for letting us know if we even want to try! On some trips I make everything from scratch, on some everything is freeze dried, but most are a mix...

Love your honesty. 😊

Honest video Dan, those meals are also expensive hear in Australia, subscribed to your channel a few weeks ago and to be honest mate, my mrs and i can’t stop watching your videos, we watch a few each night, thanks for entertaining us mate, we love everything you do, Regards Eddy originally from Newcastle upon Tyne 👍

I’ve just bought 3 of them from Basecampfoods, the green packet versions are the full meal so double the calories, same price £10.99, which is the cheapest I could find. Only having these when I can’t take the fresh food I normally cook. I have got the CTM but also got the Pulled Pork one and the Chilli!

Dan a quick tip, 370ml of boiling water is approx 370g in weight (unless you want to be really precise, different calc for temp & purity of water ;) ) so as you are at home just put the packet on the scales, zero them and weigh the water. See how it compares to the markings on the packet. Cheers

I have gone off using the main meals on hikes and camps, developed my own main meals, but I do still take the deserts as they are great. Custard and apple crumble a favorite and rice pudding and strawberries. I think from summit to eat 👍

Great video Dan just got back from my weekend camp with my mate it was a great camp, going back for a three night in 2 months, I've tried the porridge it's tast great thanks shering a awesome video 👍

I’ve tried a few of the real turmat meal the reindeer stew is probably the best freeze dried meal I’ve ever had but as you say £15 is a lot but then I look at them as a treat. Also far cheaper on basecampfood about £11.

It’s a tasty meal I have had a couple of them, however dehydrated meals in my eyes are only useful when space and weight are issues. For example I did a 5 day bikepacking trip in France a few weeks ago and took all the food I needed to get through the trip. I didn’t want to have to rely on shops being open, or on my route. Space is an issue on bikepacking trips or hiking, so they can be useful, but for everyday camping I really don’t know why people but these! Just have ordinary food. If you can have a fire embrace the best way to cook. I roasted a lamb joint the last time I had a fire.

You can pick them up cheaper than £15 plus you can buy bulk and save money. It's just preference, I want as little weight as possible so I go for Real Turmat, never felt any of them overpowered with pepper. I think the ready cooked pouches taste more like 'real food' than dehydrated ones but I just look at it as weight versus fuel... Like I said before, dehydrating your own means it's lightweight and you get EXACTLY what you want.

The chicken tikka turmat here in Norway where it’s from is 79kr so around £6.70. It’s good stuff and one of best sellers here as it’s very light to carry. Bit more water and leave for 10 min… quality stuff.

I would not buy one . The one I don't get is Porridge......£6 to £7 . It's oats . Full stop . The Kilo bag of porridge costs what £2 . Add some dried fruit snacks .....job done .

Hi Dan, don’t comment on your food very often, but this one , the price is a complete p take , £7-8 would be top range price !!!! You should only buy wayfarer or any of these freeze dried ones when shops have 20% off, bite the bullet and stock up, even then they are expensive but handy for certain trips !!!!! Keep the excellent videos coming

I've tried real turmat, they're nice, no denying that. Would I buy another?? No. Fair enough for those on a mountain in the Himalayas but not for us wood dwellers. 15 quid is my beer and food for 2 nights camp 😂

Porridge for £6 even with cranberries is extortionate, I bought a vacuum sealer from Lidl, pack my own dried meals, last for ages.

I pick Pot noddles or supernoddles over them any day cheap and cheerful.15pounds each =millions of pound each year

I have had them but in the green norwegian army packs. I find them very tasty but the portions are too big for me so I end up carrying half of it back out. For that reason alone I stopped buying them. The drytech/real Turmat ration packs are excellent. Good snacks and probably the best isotonic drinks out. You make them up in their own pouch. The peach flavour is the dogs.. Very nice and does your muscles a favour after a long day up the hills.

These are by far the best tasting freeze dried/dehyrated meals on the market in my opinion. Sure, it's a little more expensive but validated by how good they are.

I have eaten several real turmat meals all the same, reindeer stew and they are delicious, certainly worth a try. Paul B

Have you thought about making your own versions of these Dan? If you chucked a load of Tesco's basic oats, milk powder, sugar and dried fruit in a bag I reckon it would be even nicer than the £6 porridge. Just need to heat it for a few minutes and stir it a few times :) love your channel, been following for years now

Yeah your right mate this is to much money considering you normally eat steak what would cost half the price and leave you feeling a lot more full but ad for the meal there brilliant for hiking but you can get them so much cheaper but as always another great video mate

I agree with you, a waste of money for what it is,a simple pot noodle with the addition of a couple of eggs & a packet of sandwich ham would be an efficient quick meal for under a 5 er!

I like that you tried it for me now I know what it tastes like thank you.

Thanks for evaluating this food for us. I would never buy as it's all too expensive for me. Precooking and sealing is the more economical way for me personally.

You can get these meals cheaper from Basecamp foods with free postage. You should shop around more for better prices for these types of meals.

Real is in my opinion the best producer of freeze dried camping food, by a good margin. I understand 15£ feels a bit steep in UK, here in Norway where they are produced they usually cost around £10. so add a few quid for shipping etc I understand the price. But again, things are more expensive over here, and importing expensive stuff will of course add to the price.

Could get that in my local indian restaurant with change too!!

Real Turmat is from Norway (Tur means journey, mat means food), and having worked over there for a long time, I know that they do not do spicy food at all and its very hard to get a hot curry over there. Maybe some of their other offerings might be better.

i have heard a few people saying how good them meals are. but i would not pay that price. i can get a really nice meal and a pint of ale in a pub for that price.

Best thing to do I think is camp where a take away will deliver a pizza :) Good size chunks of chicken for freeze dried though, takes longer to process.

I'll stick to the wayfarer chicken tikka for £4.50 It's nice to see this on the main channel. You should mention the second channel more often as I didn't know you had another one until recently.

Basecampfoods real turmat meals a lot cheaper, mate.

£14.99. Interesting because many local restaurants (Kent) are charging £14.50 for a main course now. The point I'm making is, if camping near a village pub/restaurant, that may be a better food option. Of course if on a remote hillside then the freeze dried bag meals are the way to go. 1,000 calories needed!

I buy fresh food when I go night fishing and waste alot I'm looking at the wayfarer meals at go outdoors to take now there easy to make less waste aswell what's ya opinion

The short answer is NO it's not worth it, you could get so much more for that price. Ive thought about buying them but the prucecoff them puts me off. Great video 🤙

Most of the army ration curies and full breakfasts are lovely, and im a very fussy eater. Not yet tasted our chicken & potatoe one yet tho.

Have you tried Huel hot and savory? Seems like it would be brilliant, works out to like £2.50 a meal too

No. But I’m still getting 10 full menu ratio packs, still boxed from the MOD for £60.00, from a place just down the road from me. All the best.🇬🇧

£15 was well overpriced, if you look around Real Tumat can be had for £9.99 for the main meals. Ive tried the Raindeer stew and the Chilli bean meals and really liked both. ATB Daz

£15 is a lot of money for a dehydrated meal, no doubt. I guess you’ve got to look at what the manufacturer is providing for that premium price. It must be quality of ingredients, given the calorie value wasn’t anything out the ordinary. I’ve paid around £6 for dehydrated meals and feel that’s a fair price point for the convenience of them.

For £12 I can send you a delightful dish made from chicken, mushrooms, sweetcorn and herbs on a bed of noodles finished off with a splash of soy sauce. All packed in a handy reusable plastic cup.(foil lid not reusable).

Thank this was a great video always wounded about these meals, any chance you could review the Firepot ones. In go outdoors £6.50 bye one get one half price

Cheaper on base campfoods. IMHO the best tasting out there

There are good but expensive the pulled pork and rice are great.it depends where you get them from also if you buy a few you often get a discount so they are 10 quid imo there a lot better than the cheaper 1s and taste way better

Mate you got done ,£15! I paid £17 for the whole 24 hour ration pack with that in it lol. Personally one of my fav mre brands , I also rate Bla Bland (wilderness stew with rice about £6-7) 👍 cheers Rob

Maybe your idea of adding more water would dilute the pepper power.

great vid

£15 is way over priced. We pay about £8 ish here. If we’re on a long walk, in the mountains for example we use them. Light weight and nutritionally good. Camping in the woods or an easier hike, I make a stew at home and just warm it up.

I don't like much pepper so no way would I buy that. Thank you for making that video!

How do we find your other channel?

15 lbs to 16 dollar U.S. little pricy but not that much more what they sell stuff at camping stores here. Last a long time. Hopefully tast good 👍

For the money I would rather buy an MRE, but thanks for reviewing 👍

Good review, I'm too much of a tight wad to spend 15 quid on a bag of curry but good on ya.

I can go too a restaurant for that pre 2020! I’d have to be absolutely starving to buy that taking the mick I reckon.

A love you big man but geesso wow 15 quid I understand you wanted to try it.Next they will be 50 quid for starter main and dessert!!!! A don’t have a problem with Army ration packs 24hrs more reasonable just being honest.All the best big yin 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I always thought everything out here in Sweden was more expensive, but theyre 8 quid a pouch out here

How many pot noodles can you get for 15 quid?

I see Haze outdoors eat these alot in his backpack packing. He seems to like them. Will be interesting to see what you think

These are about 7.50 GBP in Sweden with the current rates, they are made in Norway, my guess is you got screwed due to export cost increases caused by brexit. These are my go-to meals when going the distance as long as i've got water sources along the way, then these save weight and they taste really good for the price, especially compared to the "expedition food" brand and "Summit to shite". In any case, these "Real turmat" are not 15 GBP meals and i would not buy them at that price-point either. Thanks for the review!

Never mind McDonalds I can go to my local Greek restaurant or local curry house sit in and eat two courses for less than 15 quid and have a fresh, lovely hot meal sat down with a nice glass of red wine 🍷. Paying 15 quid to be hunched in a tent cold, eating what is essentially a McDonald's in a bag a convenience food. It's hardly survival or wild. If you have 50 quid to spend on a few meals for a couple of days camping good on you but not for me I wil be in the curry house 😋

Pot noddle or supernoddles for me every time and a lot for that price.15 pund each company making millions each year

Love the vids,try making your own meals in a bag.be interesting👍

Might as well have a Pot Noodle for a quid, add a can of tuna if you want to get some protein in, a lot cheaper and not much difference really

Winner winner chicken dinner . You could have gone to a proper curry house and got a proper chicken tikka masala with rice and a garlic naan bread and still had some money left over just saying, John from Sheffield in England

It's baby food on steroids. Wayfarer are very nice. Got some freeze dried to try. Shop around I think Basecamp foods might be a good start. Base camp foods cheaper and free UK delivery!!!! 👍😜

HOW MUCH I’d make my own, save money and know how it’ll taste! Stay safe atb 👍🦊

If I could afford real turmat I would honestly eat it daily, it’s so good.

I like to keep my Water for Coffee , Chocolate , Etc , rather than for Re - Heating my Food ! .🙂

I love these meals but I normally get the whole MRE that includes this main for about 14 quid each. Amazon is always a rip off. The mains by themselves are normally £8

Strange, these are about £7 in Sweden! About the same in Norway where they are made. And I thought scandinavia where expensive!

Good video ... i'm sure it tastes nice but for £14.99 it's a rip off. For that price you can make a weeks supply of the same and vacuum pack it yourself as i do .. because wild camping is becoming very popular companies such as these are simply cashing in ..

15 quid id could eat for a week at aldi before bush crafting took off i used get 10 army ration packs for 55 quid its made things alot more expensive

I don't think I've spent £15 for a main in a restaurant, never mind a dehydrated meal

Tur = tour Mat = food food for a trip. in Norwegian

Why did my comment get deleted? You asked for people's opinions!

I would be making my own. How hard can it be ? Ian from Southern Ontario, (New subscriber)

I all ways keep a bag or two in my pack .like you I enjoy cooking at camp so don’t use them just keep in my pack for emergency 🆘

Just think what you can buy instead of that like 2 or more sirloin steaks which would taste a lot better.if you prefer dehydrated meals buy a dehydrator and the silver bags like I’ve done plus a couple of dehydrator books.the only downside is the price of electric.have fun in being robbed 😢

Good honest video Dan £15 well overpriced, absolute ripoff

Love how you cringe everytime you say the price 😂 lol I find it hilarious and then to tell us you've got another dearer one one the way I literally rolled my eyes and chuckled loudly lol... Dan oh Dan you crack me up 😹😹😹

damn, thats pricey. could make a good batch of chicken or beef stew in a slow cooker for that price, which is a meal now and foil bag up portions for camping 4 or 5 times

That was disappointing, for £15, I was hoping when you opened it, a genie would pop out and grant you 3 wishes, think your channel is brilliant, and way enjoy watching your videos

Not for me pal , bit of steak onions mushrooms ketchup on a baguette, a lot cheaper & nicer .

Would have been better off with a 4-pack of Snickers for £1

£0.50p per mouthful... Like you said, it's a rip-off. These are restaurant prices!

Great taste, but a bit pricey even in Norway!

Sorry Dan for not watching all the vid ,I passed out when i heard the price !!! ............ hahahaha

For £15 I’d want the food to be amazing, so I’ll give that one a miss! 👍