[pct-l] olive oil

[Brett]

Ken Powers wrote:
 >>We have been using 6 or 8 oz water bottles for carrying olive oil.

Si, same here, only I use these for sending olive oil in resupply boxes, 
then when retrieving the box I pour the oil into a small screw-cap lexan 
bottle that I carry on the trail, which is smaller, stronger, and more 
leakproof than the Evian-type water bottles.

I use about 1 ounce (less than 1 fluid ounce) of olive oil per day, so 
when measuring it out for maildrops the empty water bottle goes onto a 
kitchen scale, and in goes the appropriate amount of oil per drop. To 
prevent possible leakage into the box, I wrap the bottle in paper towel, 
than double-ziploc it.

Of course, as anyone knows, the best part about carrying EVOO in plastic 
bottles is the extra pthalate and bisphenol A exposure!

- blisterfree



> We pour a "dollop" of olive oil into each dinner on the trail for added 
> calories. We have been using 6 or 8 oz water bottles for carrying olive oil. 
> Works like a charm. We pour the water from the bottles, lay the bottles out 
> to dry completely, then pour olive oil into them at town stops. Olive oil 
> can go into a bounce box, but we usually just buy more in town. We carry the 
> bottle in a zip lock because we sometimes get a drip outside the bottle lip. 
> The zip lock keeps everything else clean.
>
> Ken
> www GottaWalk com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Linda Bakkar" <lbakkar at hotmail.com>
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 11:57 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] olive oil
>
>
> I am hiking the PCT in 2008, and I have a different kind of question.  I
> want to add olive oil to most of my dinners along the way.  Do I need to
> carry a quantity of olive oil as I go?  Can I use a smaller container and
> send a bigger one in the bounce box to refill the smaller one?  (I am hoping
> to use only a few post offices along the way.)  Can I get smaller quantities
> of olive oil along the way?  (I don't know if that is possible or not.)  For
> long-distance hikers who have used olive oil as a staple, how did you make
> that happen?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lindy
>
>
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