[pct-l] "buy-as-you-go" strategy and leaving with the pack

[Stephen]

I don't know. Everyone is different in this respect towards eating 
repetitively.  It is worth pondering how you may react to your food choices. 
I've talked with folks who caneatrice for weeks on end, and have a friend 
who hiked the JMT many years ago eating only oatmeal.  Not me.  I used to 
take cliff bars and hate them now, nor basic trail mixes, uck.  The last two 
seasons carried quinoa elbows and never ate it as I was sick of it after 
making it the previous few seasons (started with corn elbows, but same 
texture and taste).  My lady friend really enjoyed thesoups I'd make with 
it. But I'm glad as I will revisit it this year as my everyother night's 
meal.  A full pot of that stuff and I sleep warm, and am launched up the 
trail the next day, so it is worth it for me.  But I'll have to try a couple 
different ways of prepairng the stuff, but the base flavor remains.  To add 
variety I'll send along dried beans and rice where I think I can get some 
cheese at a market and maybe some tortillas.  I don't care much for my trail 
chili either, but a bunch of cheese and it's great.  Same goes for my famous 
dried tomatoe garlic basil pasta. It's just ok, but add a bunch of parmesian 
and I can eat a whole pot and wish I had a bigger pot.  Even with the 
condements, I am a bit worried about tedium and am thinking of ways to add a 
little variety.  The occasional Annie's shells are good, and a couple tins 
of tuna or chicken hits the spot and can be dumped in a dinner pot.  A 
friend will send me my favorite smoked salmon packets from Humboldt, and 
those are awsome broken up in any dish or with lunch.  Dried sausages can be 
cut up or snacked with crackers etc...  Anywhere I can get some fresh 
veggies will be a big plus.  Nothing like having some carrots and fruit even 
if only for the first day back on the trail.  Humus makes a nice dip for 
crackers, chips or veggies etc.   For me this is how I eat in the 
backcountry on multi-day trips anyway so sending along a box for a four day 
re-supply shouldn't be too big a deal.  Sending stuff I know I will look 
forward to will be a bit more challenging.  Thus I envy anyone who can live 
on and be satisfied with the same thing day in and day out.  My friend 
Norman who ate all the oatmeal, and when I hiked and climbed along with him 
carried only a big bag of trail mix, no stove, and was happy as can be just 
to be out in the mountains.  Of course when I cooked up chili pot burritos 
he asked if there was any left !  And he liked my tea, and wanted some of my 
hot cereal in the morning...  Next time I said, look, I'll bring plenty of 
food, but why don't you carry the fuel bottle; it's only a few ounces?  Naw, 
he said, I'll go without then.  Later that night inWilliamson Bowl, "Any of 
that left?"  He got tea.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Len Glassner" <len5742 at gmail.com>
To: "pct-l" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] "buy-as-you-go" strategy and leaving with the pack


> On 2/6/09, Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com
> <diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:
>> You get really sick of your food.
>>
>
> I didn't. I ate the same three or four things for 1800 miles, no problem.
>
>>Also, your nuts get rancid and stale.
>
> Hmm....no, I shan't comment.
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