Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Looking for easy emergency food to keep in your campervan, caravan or motorhome? In this video I test dehydrated complete meals from FirePot and Adventure Food to see whether hiking and backpacking meals make sense as a long shelf life backup meal for van life, touring holidays and rural campsites. If you have ever arrived late, found the local shop closed, struggled to park a larger van near food shops, or ended up with random cupboard items that do not make a proper meal, these lightweight pouch meals could be a useful option to store in your van for emergencies.
I compare the packaging, shelf life, cooking time, price, availability, meal choice, nutrition and practicality of FirePot and Adventure Food dehydrated meals for caravan, campervan and motorhome users. These meals are not the cheapest option, but they are compact, light, easy to store, can be eaten straight from the pouch and only need hot water, making them ideal as backup food for campsites, road trips, European touring, ferry delays, motorway stops or those moments when you simply get caught out with nothing to eat. Let me know in the comments if you keep emergency meals in your van and share your funniest or worst experience of running out of food while camping.
Looking for easy emergency food to keep in your campervan, caravan or motorhome? In this video I test dehydrated complete meals from FirePot and Adventure Food to see whether hiking and backpacking meals make sense as a long shelf life backup meal for van life, touring holidays and rural campsites. If you have ever arrived late, found the local shop closed, struggled to park a larger van near food shops, or ended up with random cupboard items that do not make a proper meal, these lightweight pouch meals could be a useful option to store in your van for emergencies.
I compare the packaging, shelf life, cooking time, price, availability, meal choice, nutrition and practicality of FirePot and Adventure Food dehydrated meals for caravan, campervan and motorhome users. These meals are not the cheapest option, but they are compact, light, easy to store, can be eaten straight from the pouch and only need hot water, making them ideal as backup food for campsites, road trips, European touring, ferry delays, motorway stops or those moments when you simply get caught out with nothing to eat. Let me know in the comments if you keep emergency meals in your van and share your funniest or worst experience of running out of food while camping.
