[pct-l] No Cook

[Bill & Cathy]

"How's Your Trail?"    thanks Paul for reminding me, I did that two years 
ago and it worked fine. Breakfast was Mountain House granola with powdered 
milk, yum. Lunch was an assortment of trail mix and beef jerky and bars and 
dinner was tortillas and pb and jelly also tuna & relish and chicken cheese 
spread. You can mix all this stuff and it tastes great. Remember "Be 
Prepared" Ground Pounder Bill "Semper Fi"

PS  all those by the fires   Take Care
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Magnanti" <pmags at yahoo.com>
To: "PCT MailingList" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 4:27 PM
Subject: [pct-l] No Cook


>>>I am moving to no cooking on the trail.?
> I am starting to do this as well for longer backpacks.  I have done it on 
> short stretches for day or two at a time, but never consistently.
>
> This past year, I experimented with this method on a chunk of the Arizona 
> Trail (115 miles), for the Tahoe Rim Trail (168 miles) and about to do it 
> again
> on a chunk of the CDT this week (Silverton to Cumbres Pass. ~150 miles.  I 
> took the lower route when I did the CDT in 2006 due to snow).
>
> Anyway, I've grown to love the no-cook method. Not so much for weight 
> savings (perhaps  a wash as I can't use all dried food), but for 
> simplicity.
>
> No fuel, no futz, easy resupply. I can find PB, tuna and crackers almost 
> anywhere. :)
>
> I am finding many of my traditional backpacking foods (cous cous, mashed 
> potato flakes for example) rehydrate great and taste fine cold
> (An experiment with stove top? Not so much! :D).  Add some protein (tuna 
> or hard salami) and it is a good backpacking meal.
>
> I also doing cold oatmeal with walnuts and craisans (cold) for breakfast, 
> so I am saving weight that way.
>
> Going cold is not the best choice for everyone or for all occasions, but 
> it is another great tool to use in the long distance hikers kit and
> perhaps something for others hikers to consider.
>
>
>
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