[pct-l] food on the PCT

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

I've had the absolute best of teachers!!!

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ned Tibbits <ned at mountaineducation.com>
>Sent: Jun 19, 2008 10:43 AM
>To: "Donna \"L-Rod\" Saufley" <dsaufley at sprynet.com>, jim ake <jake2003at at sbcglobal.net>, pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] food on the PCT
>
>Once again, Donna, you hit the nail on the head.
>
>You can adjust on-trail by going off and changing your menu, but it will 
>take trail time, cost more due to purchases in small stores, and you may 
>have to experiment with stuff you've never tried before--meaning your GI 
>Track may not like you for a while!
>
>Mtnned
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Donna "L-Rod" Saufley" <dsaufley at sprynet.com>
>To: "jim ake" <jake2003at at sbcglobal.net>; <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:14 AM
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] food on the PCT
>
>
>> Janet,
>>
>> Yes, Scott does eat "superfood", but I wouldn't say his diet is for 
>> everyone.  Scott focuses on high quality organic foods.  Like others, he 
>> goes cookless. I know he eats refried beans (dehydrated and then 
>> reconstituted), spirulina, salt, and raw honey comb.  He's been sponsored 
>> by ProBar in the past (not sure of current status), and has eaten them as 
>> well, or some other dense high calorie bar -- even homemade ones.   Andy 
>> Skurka, another high mileage champion, eats bars exclusively for his trail 
>> diet.
>>
>> Exclusively adhering to either of these diets really does not appeal to 
>> me, and I would be very unhappy following either method for any length of 
>> time.  You have to figure out what does appeal to you and works for your 
>> tastes (which can change while your on the trail).  For me, it's an 
>> ongoing experimentation, as trail foods I liked one year I can't gag down 
>> the next. Ned Tibbets has recommended eating your proposed trail diet 
>> BEFORE you start your journey to allow your system to adapt to a new way 
>> of eating, and to ensure that you like it.  Speaking from personal 
>> experience, the trail is no place to discover that you hate your food.
>>
>> I have also observed that it takes a while for the hiker appetite to kick 
>> in -- from weeks to a month or more.  I tend to carry way too much food in 
>> the beginning of my section hikes with a mindset of being prepared, only 
>> to dump it in hiker boxes or send it home.  This is all part of the 
>> gaining experience, and I'm still (and will always be) learning!
>>
>> L-Rod
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>>From: jim ake <jake2003at at sbcglobal.net>
>>>Sent: Jun 18, 2008 7:44 AM
>>>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>>>Subject: [pct-l] food on the PCT
>>>
>>>Hello All,
>>>
>>>I'm a newbie here who has been lurking around for a couple of weeks. 
>>>First
>>>I want to say thanks for all the great info I have already picked up. Lots
>>>of good stuff here!  I have also had a great time reading some of the 
>>>posts
>>>from the trail pirate and stinky and others and am looking forward to
>>>meeting everyone when I start my hike next year. Sounds like a fun bunch!
>>>
>>>I recently received Yogi's planning book and noticed a quote by Scott that
>>>he mails all his trail food to himself because he is very picky about what
>>>he eats while hiking.  Since he seems to be very successful at hiking (!), 
>>>I
>>>thought I would ask if anyone knows what he eats.  Does he have some 
>>>secret
>>>superfood?
>>>
>>>Janet in Arkansas (who is now retired and loving it!!!)
>>>
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