[pct-l] Resupply Food Spoiling

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning,



When I think about long storage times for foods – particularly nuts – I’m
reminded of “Flying Brian” Robinson’s 2001 attempt to hike a single-season
Triple-Crown.  Impressed with that considerable ambition I followed his
progress via his journals.  About half way through the adventure he made
this entry:



June 5  9:30 PM.  Desolation Wilderness, CA.

“I'm back on the trail again and feeling much better so far.  When I ate
some of the trail mix left over from the last section, it tasted bad.  The
peanuts, I think, have a problem.  It would sure explain my problems if I've
been "poisoning" myself with some food.  It's also true that the times I've
really felt like I couldn't eat another bite were just after eating the
trail mix.  Snickers Bars and other stuff always went down more easily.  I'm
going to try to avoid the trail mix for a while, and if I run out of other
food, try the new bag first.”

Subsequently Brian finished the 7,371 mile, 300-day trip on 27 October,
2001.

 Enjoy your planning,



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 16, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Steve McAllister
<brooklynkayak at gmail.com>wrote:

> Nuts and anything that contains fat can usually go bad. It depends a lot on
> temperature that they are being strored at an if oxygen is present,
> If nuts are refrigerated they can last months, but kept at room
> temperature,
> not so long.
>
> Dehydrating meals that contain fat can also go rancid. So make your meals
> fat free and add the fat when you prepare them on the trail.
>
> The exception would be fats that have been converted into a persevered
> state
> such as dried salami.
> If nuts are stored in a container that doesn't contain oxygen, like canned
> nuts, they will last much longer.
>
> Dehydrated eggs usually taste weird because the fat has been treated to
> keep
> it from going rancid.
>
> More...
>
> stevie
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Jim Keener ( J J ) <
> pct2010 at ridgetrailhiker.com> wrote:
>
> > Nuts!
> >
> > I have read two journal accounts of hikers getting sick from stale
> > mixed nuts.
> >
> > Jim Keener ( J J )
> > http://postholer.com/jj
> >
> > On Mar 16, 2010, at 7:56 AM, Justin Smith <justinsmith91 at hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Getting ready to put my resupply boxes together... has anyone had
> > > any bad experiences with food spoiling or going stale (i.e. foods
> > > from a bulk bin: almonds, corn chips, dried fruit)?  I am under the
> > > impression it sits in the bins for a while, but it is being refilled
> > > as people purchase it... would it be worth it to vacuum seal it?!
> > > Your thoughts...  Thanks
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> outside.  Yes, cold and therefore difficult to chew..."
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