Realtree Dehydrators 50% off, Today Only (1/23/19)

There are two Realtree Dehydrators marked down 50% today only at Stage.

First up, the 8-tray model which is marked down 50%, bringing it from $170 to $85!  You’ll get free shipping as well, since it’s over $75.

This dehydrator has 8 drying trays with over 8 square feet of drying space.  Plenty of room to dehydrate all kinds of food at one time!

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Next, the 5-tray Realtree Dehydrator is $74.99, which is 50% off.  This one has over 6 square feet of drying space with 6 trays.  The thermostat is adjustable from 84 – 155 degrees Farenheit.  This one doesn’t come with free shipping since it’s a penny below the minimum.  So you could either look for something else to stick in your cart too, or just get the larger, 8-tray model  for a few more bucks.

I admittedly don’t know anything about this brand of dehydrator, but I poked around on the internet and it seems like a solid product.  It’s definitely a steal of a price for dehydrators with this kind of capacity and layout (they look like my Excalibur which I love, but it sells for a lot more than these, even on sale).

Dehydrators are 100% worth the investment if you dehydrate food often or want to start.  If you typically buy prepackaged dehydrated meals, I can assure you that you will quickly recoup the cost of this dehydrator (and make meals with far less sodium).

Here are a couple of resources I refer to repeatedly for dehydrated meals, beyond the things I like to dehydrate at home from my own recipes.  My dehydrator makes short work of leftovers, and nobody seems to mind them nearly as much on the trail as they do repeatedly on the dinner table:

• Backpacking Chef’s Website and associated cookbook
• Backpack Gourmet Cookbook  by Linda Jaffe.

• My blogging friend (and member of my Facebook group), Jan Ewen of Jan’s Jaunts has some great ideas and recipe on her blog.

Beyond these resources, here are just a few things I dehydrate at home that are staples in my backpack on trips:

• Watermelon:  It’s delicious dehydrated!
• Apples:  I typically sprinkle these with a little cinnamon and they’re my all-time favorite snack on the trail.  They really are better than any store bought dried apple–much more apple flavor the cinnamon really makes them yummy.
• Soups and Stews:  Just about any soup I make can be spread on dehydrator sheets and dehydrated (recipes coming, I promise!).
• Veggies from my garden:  If you’re like me and over plant in your garden, a dehydrator will quickly put your excess to good use.  It’s so nice to have a collection of dried veggies to add to simple meals on the trail to give them a bit more nutritional value.  And zucchini chips are the bomb.
• Homemade Jerky my family especially loves it when I make salmon jerky from the Backpack Gourmet Cookbook.