[pct-l] Stove or no stove?

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

A friend of mine made tiny little stick fires for cooking. He used a  
titanium pot. Fires aren't a good idea in all places and in some  
places they are banned. Other friends of mine did the whole CDT no- 
cook. They made all kinds of dehydrated veggies and meat and would  
rehydrate them one meal in advance and just eat them cold. They also  
did oatmeal with lots of nuts and fruits this way. I've tried this  
method and it's very tasty. One of them even made yogurt in his  
sleeping bag every night out of powdered milk. In addition to this  
they ate lots of cheese and summer sausage, peanut butter and other  
foods you can eat cold. If you try this no-cook method, be advised  
that pasta doesn't work. Hard grains and lentils won't work.  
Dehydrated (minute) rice will probably work. Dehydrated cooked mashed  
sweet potatoes pulverized in your blender work great and taste better  
than regular dehydrated mashed potatoes.
On Dec 3, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: E Fischer <fisch.lover.21 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Stove or no stove?
>
> I'm planning my hike and considering my cooking options.  How  
> realistic is
> it to cook dinners over a fire when there are dry materials at  
> hand?  Does
> anyone have any experience doing this?  Is there a recommended pot  
> to carry
> that is good for this?  It seems like an option for at least a few hot
> meals a week but maybe I'm being too optimistic?  Any advice would be
> greatly appreciated!