No refrigeration?

[AlasKen]

hey Ken what kind of green chilies do you use.  I use Thrive brand not bad,

http://www.thrivelife.com/green-chili-peppers-freeze-dried.html

highdesertranger

As I am still living in stick home I dry my own.  I get a big bunch on Hatch chiles and roast and peal them.  I lay them out flat in my dehydrator and dry them.  I then crumble them and bag them in zipper vac bag or 1/2 pint canning jar and vac seal using the adapter.  I also freeze a bunch as well.  I have seen the Thrive option but haven't tried it yet.  As strange as it may seem our local Alaska grocery gets a large supply of Hatch NM chiles in each year that are available for about 3 weeks.  I usually buy about 40 lbs of them.  About 2/3 go in freezer and 1/3 goes in dehydrator.  I don't know how long they last but they will last at least a year dried and many years frozen.  Frozen get hotter each year.  I keep some commercial cans at home as well as I have never had good results canning my own (mushy).  I dehydrate a lot of stuff I like because I still can but that is probably a different post.  I was raised on a farm by depression era grandparents and was taught pretty young do for myself.

 

[NewYawkahBroad]

Since I don't like milk and rarely use eggs (which can be stored out of refrigeration for a while) I use the powdered kind for any cooking. They last well and if using them as an ingredient in another meal the taste and consistency matter a lot less.

Even though I take a cooler on long road-trips (no camper, just the truck) it's only for the beer and soda (priorities right?) I rely on shelf-stable food in a plastic tote that sits in the back of my truck in full sunshine on mega-hot days in the middle of summer. Certain things work better than others...less tomato based canned goods (like Chef Boyardee or chili type stuff) and more soups, Pasta-Roni meals etc. I treat road-tripping like backpacking...got to be quick, simple and easy food to make.