[pct-l] NEW REVOLUTIONARY ULTRA LIGHT CONCEPT

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening, Steady Sr,

I don’t think the “vegetarian success rate” relates to whether a hiker
finishes the trail; I think it more relates to whether the hiker remains a
staunch vegetarian at the finish.

Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

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On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 6:31 PM, Rod Belshee <rbelshee at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Re: vegetarian diet:  Just one data point, I successfully completed two
> thru
> hikes as a vegetarian and had not weight loss on either one.  However, I
> don't know if anyone has collected data to see vegetarians have higher or
> lower success rates.
>
> Steady Sr
>
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> Subject: Re: [pct-l] NEW REVOLUTIONARY ULTRA LIGHT CONCEPT
>
> >Yes, Rooster Reinhold is famous for his chickens on a lease concept.
>
> If you've leased your chickens, doesn't it mean that you'd have to return
> control of those chickens back to their owner when you're done with your
> hike?  Won't that be a bit difficult if you've eaten them?
>
> >I wonder what the veggie crowd thinks of this.
>
> I suppose if they know which plants are edible, they can munch as they go.
>
> >I have met a lot of backpackers who are vegans or veggies.
>
> On a more serious note, I've read that vegegarians/vegan don't last long on
> a through-hike.  It's not necessarily because they bail, so much as it is
> that the super-high calorie and protein demands drive them to abandon their
> veggie/vegan ways often within the first month.
>
> -Nate the Trail Zombie
>
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