[pct-l] what does 2 pounds mean

[Paul Bodnar]

Some regular foods do contain moisture in the form of water and water does not provide any calories. This will increase the weight without providing maximum weight to calorie benefit.  Like a watermelon....  However there are regular foods that contain little or no moisture, pasta etc..  You are both right :)


I just recently added a food section that covers food in great detail at my web site HikeThru.com   

 
Here is the link to the food section...
 
http://hikethru.com/hiking-information/food-1
 
Enjoy
 
Paul
 
> From: igellen at comcast.net
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:40:02 -0600
> Subject: [pct-l] what does 2 pounds mean
> 
> OK, so my learned husband and I are having a debate, and we need an answer.
> 
> It is usually said that a thru hiker needs 2 pounds of food per day to meet caloric needs. I've always assumed that applied to typical dried hiker food. My husband thinks it means regular food. Or is it a combo of the two?
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