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

[Tortoise]

I don't know about Meadow Ed but I'm sure Switchback enjoys fine 
California (and it had better be California or at least Oregon wine if 
he knows what's good for him) while he is pre-eating for his high 
adventures into the "death-zone".

As to how one increases the capacity of one's "storage tank"; Mother 
Nature is kind. Just eat! eat!. None of your crappy C-rats or MRE's. 
Real food!
Then when your are dashing along the JMT in an attempt to beat Catra's 
new record or to catch her, you can just keep going 24/7. Take along a 
few Snickers or energy bars or such just in case you need a little more 
than you can withdraw from storage.

Even at your advanced age you can still learn a few tricks -- some from 
us old geezers and some from the young whipper-snappers.

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Tortoise

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reinholdmetzger at cox.net wrote:
> 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
>>>>         
>
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