[pct-l] Nido

Wed Sep 29 19:34:16 CDT 2010

Nido y nada
Aye caramba!

--Senor Ernesto Castillo
Carta Miembro
Ramen Rotatorio
PCT Clase de 1980

> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:45:51 +0000
> From: moodyjj at comcast.net
> To: mendoridered at yahoo.com
> CC: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Nido
> 
> 
> 
> Our local Kroger here in northeast Tennessee also carries Nido.  I've heard it is often carried in Hispanic sections of groceries, or in stores with a significant Hispanic market. 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Edward Anderson" <mendoridered at yahoo.com> 
> To: "Jim & Brenda Johnson" <jdjohnson at accesscomm.ca> 
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 12:46:59 PM 
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Advice on Gear List 
> 
> You mentioned that you ". . . love my milk"  Just in case you don't already know 
> about it I would like to recommend a powdered milk product called NIDO''.  It is 
> powdered whole milk.  It dissolves quickly and has great taste compared to other 
> powdered milk products that I have tried. I have never had it spoil or go 
> rancid.  It has good calories.  I mix it with my hot chocolate and with 
> breakfast oatmeal, etc. It is made by Nestle.  You can find it on line or 
> possibly at Walmart in the ethnic foods section. 
> 
> MendoRider 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________ 
> From: Jim & Brenda Johnson <jdjohnson at accesscomm.ca> 
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
> Sent: Mon, September 27, 2010 8:45:01 PM 
> Subject: [pct-l] Advice on Gear List 
> 
>   I just wanted to bump this up one last time. 
> Thanks for all of the suggestions thus far...Diane, Chuck, Austin, Jim, 
> and Mike. 
> 
> And please excuse my naivety in my initial inquiry. It comes from 20+ 
> years of 
> hiking with the old-school thought process, which takes a surprisingly 
> long time to 
> change, given this stubborn Scottish blood. 58 pounds on Canada's West 
> Coast Trail in 2005 
> down to 30 pounds on Glacier's North Circle Loop 2 years ago is 
> advancement though. 
> 
> Diane, that suggestion about skipping a bowl and eating out of a pot 
> makes sense, solo hiking. 
> I tend to hike with 3 others on multi-day hikes in the Rockies each summer 
> and if we all ate out of the same pot I doubt I'd have any fingers left 
> or a hand, let alone a spoon. lol 
> 
> I can't skip the plastic glass. It's fairly lightweight anyway (yeah I 
> know, they all add up) 
> but I love my milk and I regularly drink instant breakfast drinks with 
> powdered milk 
> while on the trail (at home too, only with real milk). I don't think I'd 
> want to mix it in a plastic bottle. Just my 2 cents. 
> 
> Still not sure about the lightweight shirt and pants vs. tee and shorts. 
> Not much need 
> for sunscreen (or bug spray) with long shirt and pants; more with tee 
> and shorts. 
> Less mess/fuss with the pants and long shirt, more "freedom" with the 
> shorts and tee 
> but also more need to be wary of brushing up against things and/or 
> lathering on the sunscreen. 
> 
> I usually wear a bandana, and when it's super sunny also a ball cap. 
> Would this combo 
> suffice for SoCal? 
> 
> We use the MSR HyperFlow for filtering water on all of our hikes. The 
> thing's amazing, literally 
> a liter of water every 20 seconds. I don't think I'd be into dumping 
> chemicals in me for 4+ months. 
> Again, just me. I guess I'd have to put up with the 10 ounces. I could 
> definitely enjoy 
> drinking water on the spot though instead of waiting for chemicals to 
> begin working. 
> 
> Chuck, the reference to a Gorillapod/tripod was to use with a video 
> camera. If/when 
> I undertake this adventure, I will definitely want to take video, and a 
> lightweight(?) tripod would 
> certainly be helpful. 
> 
> A "bumpad" refers to a thin foam pad, serving a dual purpose in not only 
> assisting in preventing punctures 
> in my NeoAir while sleeping but also as a "bum pad" while sitting and/or 
> resting (i.e. lunch breaks). 
> 
> "Pack"...I got a ULA Catalyst a couple of years ago, and absolutely love 
> the thing. It may seem big, 
> but it is definitely downsizing from what I hauled 5 years ago...a huge 
> Kelty external pack. 
> I'd stick with the Catalyst, but would consider getting a ULA "Circuit" 
> specifically for the PCT. 
> I'd keep the Catalyst for our Rocky Mountain adventures (i.e. more 
> "stuff" with the boys, Backcountry Oven, etc.). 
> Any thoughts out there on the ULA Circuit for the PCT? 
> 
> And, any comments on MSR's Groundhog Stakes for tenting? We've had 
> issues with the tent stakes with our 
> Lunar Duo tents in the past, we've ripped off the top of a couple of 
> stakes when removing them. 
> 
> Thanks to all. This stuff is extremely helpful to any aspiring 
> thru-hiker (or long distance hiker). 
> 
> - jiffypop 
> 
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