[pct-l] Simplifying Meal Preparation

[Gustafson]

JJ, you young pup, I know exactly what  you mean  (I'm 63).  When I 
hike with others, cooking etc., can be shared, but alone?  Uh uh.  When 
I hike solo, I don't cook. Carrying less stuff (no pot, stove, fuel, 
etc.) is extremely important to me now.

I rely heavily on Bear Valley meal bars.  Check them out at 
http://www.mealpack.com/.  One of those a day.  I like cheese and 
bagels, crackers and peanut butter or tuna foil packs, and dehydrated 
hummus (rehydrated, of course) or tabouli with pita bread.  Rehydrated 
pinto beans with tortillas.  LOTS of jerky, either beef, turkey or 
salmon. Granola with Milkman powdered lowfat milk.  Nuts, some dried 
fruit, Halvah, payday bars.  Of course this works best if I can reward 
my asceticism at frequent intervals in trail towns or resorts.  The ice 
cream at Elk Lake Lodge was one such reward.  I also recommend 
supplements:  EmergenC as a breakfast drink, Hammer Nutrition's 
Phytomax (see http://www.e-caps.com/za/HNT?) for condensed vegetable 
nutrition.  I need to point out that I'm a section hiker, and have only 
put up with this kind of diet for a max of four week.  I'm only chiming 
in because I think it's very doable, when traveling light and 
simplifying the evening ritual is a priority.  I look forward to what 
other hikers suggest.

Two Legs

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>  I'm looking for breakfast and dinner ideas which require no cooking, 
> none at all. Please let me know what your experience has been. Have 
> you tried no-cooking-required meals? And if so, would you do it again 
> - and for an extended