[pct-l] Food in the Sierras

[Greg Gressel]

Actually you are not required to have a canister until after VVR.  It is 
perfectly legal to use the bear boxes in the restricted zones.  This would cover 
all areas until you hit the areas around Reds that don't have bear boxes.  This 
was told to me by a SEKI backcountry ranger and confirmed with a call to the 
park.

Malto 




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From: Jason Moores <jmmoores1 at gmail.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Wed, April 20, 2011 7:30:49 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Food in the Sierras

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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