I bought these to take with me on my bear hunt in New Mexico. We were going to be camping in the mountains so you can only bring what you can carry. I heard about this product from my brother so thought I would give them a try. These are everything they describe. They are very delicious and worth the buy. They only take 10 minutes to make with boiling water. They are very light weight and small so they do not take up much room in your pack. I packed this in my pack with my jetboil for when we were going to be in the mountains all day and not going to be at the camp. I would suggest these for anyone on the trail for a quick delicious and easy meal.