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

Tue Feb 20 14:27:00 CST 2007

What was the approximate shipping cost per re-supply?

phil n

On Feb 20, 2007, at 11:58 AM, jeff.singewald at comcast.net wrote:

> 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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