[pct-l] Question about food

[Alden Dale]

I agree with Donna. I started out this last summer, and I had to  
force myself to eat even 1000-1500 calories per day. I just wasn't  
hungry. But for me, about a week or two into it, I really started  
picking up momentum, and after about a month I was taking about 5,000  
per day, doing 30's.

Just be flexible. Thats the beauty to buying most of your food along  
the way instead of doing mail drops. You'll find how much you eat and  
what you like to eat.

This last summer I found I love tortillas. I normally hate them, but  
for some reason when I'm hiking I found they're awesome, and I  
started downing up to 8 a day.

Also, I found in the colder weather, my calorie intake rose a lot. I  
had some 30° days through the sierras, and the nights were down to  
15° ish. During those times, I found I was eating about a third again  
as much (and much more at night, I was waking up four or five times a  
night to eat.)

So- be flexible. You'll learn pretty quickly how much you need. The  
time until the first couple resupplies won't be too bad though-  
almost everyone (that I've talked to, including myself) overpacks for  
the first leg.

Good Luck

alden


On Dec 10, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Scott Bryce wrote:

> It is estimated that a through hiker burns about 6000 calories per day
> on his hike. Do you carry enough food to consume 6000 calories per  
> day,
> or do you carry less, and make up the difference during town stops?
>
> I know the answer is different for every hiker, but I am interested in
> getting a rough idea how many ounces/calories per day a typical  
> through
> hiker carries.
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