[pct-l] Lingering with a question (redux)
montypct
montypct at gmail.com
Wed Feb 21 00:50:52 CST 2007
Hey Jeff
That sounds like good news and I hope you are right. I had planned to ship a box there this year. They also accepted them in 2005 when I was there.
Yogi called there a few times recently. She says the lodge is under new ownership and they didn't accept packages any longer.
Hope you're right
Monty
----- Original Message -----
From: jeff.singewald at comcast.net
To: montypct ; Greg Hardwick ; PCT-L
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Lingering with a question (redux)
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
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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
> in dependent 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 excep tions 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
> >>
> >> D inner
> >> 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, Fe bruary 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 i t 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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