[pct-l] food

[Keith Robertson]

Sean,

I'm keeping food pretty simple and have tried to identify the lowest weight foods with the most calories. I've made different packages for each days ration of food which consists of 2 cups of trail mix: 1,400 calories. They differ depending on what they contain but I go to my local health food store where I can buy trail mix in bulk and look for the highest calorie mix. I did avoid chocolate as it will melt and make a messy goo out of the mix. 2 Cliff bars: 500 calories. Store bought dehydrated dinner: 800 calories. I don't like buying the store bought dinners as I think I can be more creative and make my own but it was simple. Also, the only cooking gear I have is a jet boil and the dehydrated dinners only need 1-2 cups of water. A week of food weighs just under 15 pounds and my base pack is 11.5 pounds so I can work with these meager rations for a while. The way I look at it, I can gorge in towns and keep the food simple and light on the trail.

Keith