[pct-l] Lingering with a question (redux)

Tue Feb 20 13:58:54 CST 2007

Monty,

At Snoqualmie Pass there is no reason to send it to the PO.  You can contact the lodge and mail your package to the lodge.  I contacted them last year to check if I needed to stay at the lodge in order to ship a package there and they said nope.  As it turned out, I did overnight there.  Again the nice thing about finding alternatives to the Post Office is accessibility.

Elevator

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "montypct" <montypct at gmail.com> 

> > Hi Monty - was there anywhere on the trail where you had problems finding 
> > resupply food? Thanks greg 
> 
> No, with one or two exceptions. 
> I shipped almost everything. 
> I have other requirements that require extra shipping, so I have another 
> reason to ship. 
> Everything arrived repackaged pre weighed and ready to go. 
> There's a few places I knew about that I bought food, but usually that comes 
> with having to go a little heavier on food for a day or two. Timberline 
> Lodge, per phone, twice, told me they had resupply type food. None. But 
> they had a decent hiker box so I did get resupplied. Snoqualomine Pass was 
> the toughest to get my box or find hiker food. I had to call the 
> independent postmaster on her cell phone a week before to have my box 
> available at the PO outlet instead of down at a main PO miles away where the 
> store all packages. I think I bought a gas statiion type hot dog or two to 
> suppliment my hiker box and that was as close as they got to real food. 
> Things may be different this year. 
> 
> This year I will intentionally short some of those packages so I can add on 
> some "first day out" extras along the way like a couple Quarter Pounders 
> with cheese at Cajon Pass (Hwy 15), a huge deli sandwich from Jensen's in 
> Wrightwood, something from a great grocery store in Agua Dulce, a burrito 
> from Tehachapi, Pizza (keeps very well) from Diamond Lake (Alt route north 
> of Crater Lake) and the Stehekin Bakery. All the bigger towns have "first 
> day food" that make my hike more pleasant. 
> 
> Resupply wise, my stops are mostly 3-4 days with exceptions of 2 and 5 and 
> maybe a 6 or two. 
> 
> Warner Springs Monty 
> 
> 
> 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "montypct" 
> > To: "BLW" ; "PCT-L" 
> > Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 9:23 PM 
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Lingering with a question (redux) 
> > 
> > 
> >>> Hello Monty, 
> >>> 
> >>> 1 1/2 pounds or less per day? Wow--I'm getting hungry just thinking 
> >>> about it. Yes, I'm curious--I've gone to thru-hiker.com and looked at 
> >>> some food recommendations there, and they seemed adequate to me. In 
> >>> any 
> >>> case, yes, I'd like your ideas as new information is always a good 
> >>> thing. 
> >> 
> >>> Ben 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Food for one day (shoot toward zero moisture) 16-24 0unces: 
> >> 
> >> Snacks (times three per day) 
> >> Nuts, trail mix, granola, dried pineapple, rasins, snickers, energy bar, 
> >> licorice, jolly ranchers, 
> >> jello instant pudding with powdered milk (sugar free weighs much 
> >> less).... 
> >> .......................... 2- 3.5 ounces 
> >> 
> >> Breakfast 
> >> Pop Tarts, granola (1/8 cup powdered milk to add water later optional), 
> >> anything multigrain (bread, breakfast and energy 
> >> bars)......................................... ....................3-4 
> >> ounces 
> >> 
> >> Lunch 
> >> Tortillas, pita, rice cakes, crackers with peanut butter(prespread) 
> >> .............................................3-4 ounces 
> >> 
> >> Dinner 
> >> Lipton noodle sides, freeze dried backpacker food (chili mac 
> >> etc)..............................................3.5-4 0zs 
> >> 
> >> Repackage EVERYTHING (almost) in the bags you put your produce into in 
> >> the 
> >> grocery store then cut off excess for a few reasons: 
> >> Lighter, less trash volume, and foods pack down much, much smaller than 
> >> in 
> >> original packaging or ziplocks. This is especially good for packing a 
> >> bear 
> >> canister. 
> >> 
> >> I also carry 2-3 ounces of instant white rice as a backup for emergencies 
> >> or 
> >> an addition to a noodle side I usually had food left over coming into 
> >> the 
> >> next town. The three times in lots of miles I've run low is by 
> >> misjudging 
> >> the number of days travel between resupplies, but on a per day basis I've 
> >> always had enough to get stuffed. 
> >> 
> >> If my math is correct we're looking at 16-24 ounces per day. 
> >> 
> >> On this diet, for example, I gained 2 lbs from the Canada to California 
> >> section doing up to 35 mile days. Also the lighter pack (5.5 lb. base 
> >> weight) took much, much less energy to carry and would allow me to carry 
> >> much more food (or anything) weight and/or volume if I wanted . 
> >> 
> >> I don't know any thru-hiker who ate more than me. I was NEVER hungry. 
> >> 
> >> Warner Springs Monty 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "BLW" 
> >> To: "montypct" 
> >> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 2:55 PM 
> >> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Lingering with a question (redux) 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> Hello Monty, 
> >>> 
> >>> 1 1/2 pounds or less per day? Wow--I'm getting hungry just thinking 
> >>> about it. Yes, I'm curious--I've gone to thru-hiker.com and looked at 
> >>> some food recommendations there, and they seemed adequate to me. In 
> >>> any 
> >>> case, yes, I'd like your ideas as new information is always a good 
> >>> thing. 
> >>> One problem with going ultra-lightweight is that I'm a photographer, so 
> >>> I'll need a little extra room and padding for camera gear. And my 
> >>> cousin 
> >>> and I are planning to bring a tent between the two of us (so that's 
> >>> probably another pound or two apiece). Your idea to custom fit the 
> >>> pack 
> >>> is right on, and a suggestion I plan to follow. If you've got any more 
> >>> gems, please pass them on (in fact, if you have a spare 24-105mm f/4 L 
> >>> lens, you could pass that on, too ;) 
> >>> 
> >>> Thanks, 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> On Feb 19, 2007, at 9:34 AM, montypct wrote: 
> >>> 
> >>>> Hi Ben 
> >>>> 
> >>>> It sounds like you've done a great job of reducing your base weight. 
> >>>> If you follow the same principles about food you can do a lot better 
> >>>> on 
> >>>> food weight that what a previous post suggests. 
> >>>> My food is about 1 1/2 lbs or less per day and is more than most 
> >>>> thru-hikers can eat. There's also ways to pack it that greatly reduce 
> >>>> the volume. If you're curious about these things, let me know. But it 
> >>>> looks like you are already pretty well educated with the base weight 
> >>>> you 
> >>>> have. 
> >>>> 
> >>>> If you're not hiking until 2008, you might have even more changes. 
> >>>> 
> >>>> A pack is the last thing to buy if you're going to custom fit it to 
> >>>> your 
> >>>> gear. My main thru-hike packs are only 1800 cubic inches. 
> >>>> 
> >>>> Warner Springs Monty 
> >>>> 
> >>> 
> >> 
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