[pct-l] Food in the Sierras

[Jason Moores]

Tony,

One thing to consider is that you are not "required" to have your food in
your can until Cottonwood Pass. This means that you have the ability to
carry 2-2.5 days of food beyond what you can cram into your vault.

For this stretch of trail I am willing to eat a rather boring diet to
maximize my calories. This includes a lot of peanut butter, tortillas, mixed
nuts and olive oil. It may sound weird but I've been known to pause while on
a snowfield and knock back a few oz. of extra virgin to keep me going when
there's nowhere to take a break.

Jackass



On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Tony Shields <tone.shields at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to plan out the food i am taking into the sierras from Kennedy
> Meadows to VVR.
>
> I have the bearvault bv 500 bear canister, filled it with as much light
> weight low calorie food as I can. When I add it all up this results in a
> measly 12612 calories. If I hike this section in ten days, thats only 1200
> calories a day!
>
> What kinds of foods/strategies do you guys use through this section??
>
> thanks all
>
> Tony
>
> p.s.i had just asked this list about fishing, which I hear is awesome in
> this section, but i wouldnt want to rely on fish for food...
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