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The Post-Bulletin reports that getting a nutritious meal on a lengthy wilderness hiking trip is getting easier thanks to the spread of freeze-dried camping meals and developments in portable camping gear designed for cooking.
Places such as Tyrol Ski and Sports in Rochester, Minnesota, offer equipment like mini-burners for cooking and even sinks made of foldable plastic that can be carried around in a package the size of a handkerchief.
Brian Reichel, a salesman for Tyrol as well as being a keen backpacker, told the website: "Technology has really made it easier to eat pretty well when you are doing any sort of camping."
He added that a high-calorie diet is recommended for more serious hiking as the physical activity uses a lot of energy.
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