[pct-l] Tortillas

[Ellen Shopes]

The whole wheat and multigrain ones seem to have the longest expiration 
dates.  I mailed mine in a resupply and found they were still good (probably 
6 weeks after I bought them).
EE

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CHUCK CHELIN" <steeleye at wildblue.net>
To: "Romano Scaturro" <romano at swiftwireless.com>
Cc: "pct-l" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 5:15 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Summer hike plans


Good morning, Ro,



This is just more hiker jargon.  “NoBo” is a contraction for “northbound”,
as an indication of which direction a PCT, an Appalachian Trail (AT), or a
Continental Divide Trail (CDT) hiker is traveling.  Similarly, “SoBo”
indicates “southbound”, as when starting in Canada rather than at the
Mexican border.



“Hiker trash” is a self-denigrating, but affectionate, term hikers often
apply to themselves.



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT -- 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye


On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 8:51 PM, Romano Scaturro
<romano at swiftwireless.com>wrote:

> Sorry, but what does NoBo hiker trash mean?
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "CHUCK CHELIN" <steeleye at wildblue.net>
> To: "Marion Davison" <mardav at charter.net>
> Cc: "pct-l" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 7:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Summer hike plans
>
>
>  Good evening, Marion,
>
>
>
> I bought 80 soft, taco-size, multi-grain tortillas on 3 June and I used 
> the
> last of them 12 June at Tuolumne Meadows.  That’s not as long as you plan
> but mine were still fresh at the end.  They were packed either 8 or 10 to 
> a
> package -- I don’t remember which -- and I left them in their plastic
> wrappers until I ate them.  The 80 tortillas were a snug fit in the bear
> ‘can and stacked to about half the inside height.
>
>
>
> You could probably read the labels and maybe find the ones with
> preservatives.  I don’t know that the whole-grain tortillas are more or
> less
> durable, I just like them better.  If I had to keep them for a longer time
> I
> might try to somehow treat them with vinegar to retard mold.
>
>
>
> I phoned home from KM.  The store owner loaned me his cell phone and I 
> used
> my calling card.
>
>
>
> That should be a great trip.  Most of the NoBo hiker-trash should be out 
> of
> your way by then.
>
>
>
> Steel-Eye
>
> Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT -- 1965
>
> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Marion Davison <mardav at charter.net>
> wrote:
>
> We are planning a llama trek from Leavitt Meadow to Kennedy Meadows,
>> southbound, in August (about 300 PCT miles).
>> One can obtain a permit by filling out a permit paper and dropping it in
>> a box at the Leavitt Meadows trailhead parking lot, but that seems kind
>> of tenuous for a 300 mile trek through two national parks.  Anybody have
>> any idea about where I might get a more official sort of permit, or do
>> you think this will do the trick?
>> When we get to the end at Kennedy Meadows we will want to call our
>> shuttle driver.  Yogi's book says there is a pay phone at the store and
>> the restaurant.  Has anyone gotten their AT&T cell phone to work at
>> Kennedy Meadows?  Just wondering.
>> We are planning to go stoveless and do no resupplies.  We are really
>> looking forward to 30 days with no town stops.  There is no better place
>> in the USA to do it.
>> How long will tortillas hold up in a bear can before they start to get
>> moldy?  Does it make a difference what kind of tortillas?
>> Marion
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