[pct-l] Drinkable calories & PCT hiker pricing

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, Eugene,



I have experience with two disparate food schemes:  When I buy food at a
trail town I tend to choose a limited variety of items, and it gets boring.
When I receive a resupply box from home I never know exactly what will be
inside and I’m always surprised and delighted.



Your heavy reliance on two supplement commodities rather reminds me of the
young lady who attempted a thru-hike eating only soy beans and milk powder.
Reportedly she made it, but only by finding regular opportunities to trade
her body for more palatable food.



For a guy I suspect the demand for that kind of barter would be great but
the supply could be very limited



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

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

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09


On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Eugene <atetuna at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> I've been spending some time looking for a way to get down a lot of
> calories without a lot of hassle and weight.  As I kept looking for
> different foods (PB, nuts, grains, Nido) I kept coming back to a couple
> supplements carried by a vendor I've been buying my bulk protein from.  The
> two things I'm looking at are Oat Muscle and EFA.  Both can be thrown into a
> bottle like protein, shaken and drank.
>
>
>
> Oat Muscle is a high source of carbohydrates and EFA is a high source of
> fats.  Here are some of the numbers I put together:
>
>
>
>                           cals/oz      cals/tbsp
>
> Oat Muscle                 159.4        31.9
>
> EFA                        187.5        37.5
>
>
>
> For comparison, here are a few other high calorie foods:
>
>
>
>                           cals/oz   cals/tbsp
>
> Nestle Nido                141.2     37.5
>
> Couscous                   99.4      7.8
>
> Oatmeal                    106.3     18.8
>
> Skippy extra crunchy PB    166.3     95.0
>
> Sunflower seeds            238.1     62.5
>
>
>
> The last two food items provide as much or more calories than the powders,
> however, I find that I can't find the time to consume enough of this stuff
> to make a huge difference.  My training hikes have shown that I don't have a
> problem mixing powders into all of my drinks.  I figure I should easily be
> able to drink 2000 calories a day, or 3000 if I try a little harder.  It
> hardly takes any time to prepare, and takes no more time to consume than the
> water that I'd already be drinking on breaks.  So my training hikes have
> been telling me that if I want to consume lots of calories without taking
> lots of time to prepare meals, I need to drink my calories.  I had
> communicated with Alex, the owner of Protein Factory, previously about PCT
> dietary needs.  Yesterday I finally contacted him about getting a discount
> for PCT hikers.  This is what he offered:
>
>
>
> Oat muscle.  Normal price is $6.99.  PCT price is $6.00.
>
> EFA.  Normal price is $7.69.  PCT price is $6.50.
>
>
>
> He said if anyone was interested, he'd offer a coupon code for us to use.
>  Is anyone else interested?  I'm ordering a hundred pounds or so today.
>
>
>
> Oh yeah, you may also be able to save money by calling or emailing them to
> request your order be sent via USPS.
>
>
>
> Fwiw, I have no affiliation with this company aside from being a customer
> that enjoys the quality and price of their protein.
>
>
>
> Anyway, I just wanted to pass along what I was doing for my "meals" and the
> deal that was extended to our community.
>
>
>
> Eugene
>
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