I don't expect to always make the decision in advance and prepare for the
night's camping. It's been years since I tried and freeze dried
backpacking foods, but my memory of them is unpleasant.

Larry,
My old stand-by delicacies:
M&M Peanuts
Fig Newtons
Coke
Budweiser &/or bourbon (or Danl type Pilsners)
Guy
"Thanks Lord, some days are just plain worth getting up for".
(Thinking ahead to the Deschutes & Madison)