[pct-l] Drinkable calories & PCT hiker pricing

Tue Mar 9 16:19:08 CST 2010

Good afternoon, BigToe,

The story is from *The Pacific Crest Trail* (guidebook) *Volume 2: Oregon &
Washington*, 5th edition.   It is in *Chapter-2: Planning Your PCT
Hike*under the heading of “Food” on page 11.

I’ve been at this hiking business for a long, long time but I never seem to
be at the right place and at the right time.  Oh, well ….

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 2:07 PM, David Ellzey <david at xpletive.com> wrote:

> Steel-Eye,
>
> The first time I heard this story I dismissed it as implausible, but your
> mention of it is second time. Sounds like a great story, has anyone written
> more about in a journal somewhere? I'm not really interested hearing who did
> it, just the humorous situational outcomes.
>
> BigToe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of CHUCK CHELIN
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 1:30 PM
> To: Eugene
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Drinkable calories & PCT hiker pricing
>
> 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
> >
> > _________________________________________________________________
> > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free.
> > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/
> > _______________________________________________
> > Pct-l mailing list
> > Pct-l at backcountry.net
> > To unsubcribe, or change options visit:
> > http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
> >
> > List Archives:
> > http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Pct-l mailing list
> Pct-l at backcountry.net
> To unsubcribe, or change options visit:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
>
> List Archives:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/
>