[pct-l] Mt Humphrey Expedition PCT Training Expedition.htm

[reinholdmetzger at cox.net]

Tortoise,
I am not jealous of Switchback & Meadow Ed's food carrying technique I am amazed and fascinated by it.
I am amazed by their ability to pre store several weeks of calories in their huge storage tanks and therefore eliminate the need for pots, stoves, fuel & bear canisters and being able to pre-eat their meals in the comfort of their homes washed down with a cold beer and not waste precious hiking time with cooking & eating on the trail.
I was thinking if I could do that I could really crank some high mileage days, unfortunately I have that small storage tank which will store only half a day worth of calories.....bummer!!!

Say,..........How do I get a large storage tank like that???

JMT Reinhold
The energy miser

 

> On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:55:09 -0700, Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net> had
> this to say:

> >Shauna and All,
> >why are you so jealous of Switchback and Meadow Ed's food carrying
> >technique. By eating their food before hitting the trail they save all
> >the packaging weight, don't need a bear bag or bear cannister, stove,
> >pot, etc. They don't leave cooking debris and fire rings behind. They
> >even get to eat real food instead of the cardboard and sawdust like
> >stuff most thruhikers eat. Their technique is the traditional way to
> >carry one's food on long treks dating back to our prehuman ancestors.

> >And unlike Tom Reynolds, they don't have to cram 2 weeks food into a
> >bear canister for their week long trip.

> >In fact, I'm starting to pre-eat for my future trips. I'll be wear
> >packed by the time I hit the trail!


> >Tortoise
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>    Shauna wrote:
> It is good to be prepared for a future famine I suppose.
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> >Hiker97 at aol.com wrote:

> >> Shauna writes: You'll have better luck if you're not proceeded up the
> trail
> >> by a huge pot belly.

> >> I am shocked you  would talk about MeadowsEd like that!!  He is my friend
> and
> >> I do not think  of him that way at all.  But I guess you are young and
> >> slender and feel  like you can take shots at senior hikers -- just wait
> and someday
> >> you are going to get a big surprise.
> >>
> >> Say, you do bring  up a good point.  Everyone should work harder at
> staying
> >> shape as they get  older.  For example, I am on a (pedometer) 10,000
> steps/3
> >> liters of  water per day routine to be mean and lean.  I find that I have
> walk
> >> with my  pack in the early morning and evening to make my 10,000 steps.
> But
> >> that is  what us hard core backpackers do to stay in shape.  You have to
> be
> >> disciplined and tough with a lot of backpacking grit.  Just like
> MeadowsEd  and
> >> me.

> >> I thank you.

> >> Switchback the Pedometer

>