[pct-l] Boot suggestions?

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

I know you are probably married to the idea of preparing everything  
in advance, plus I have no idea how long a bag of Costco bacon bits  
will last, but consider the idea of buying only enough bacon bits to  
get to Tehachapi (I'm sure those shelf-stable bacon bits will last  
the 6 weeks to get to Tehachapi.) Then in Tehachapi, buy enough bacon  
bits (you may have to settle for Oscar Mayer) to get you to South  
Lake Tahoe. Then in South Lake Tahoe, buy enough bacon bits to get  
you to Chester. Then in Chester buy enough bacon bits to get you to  
Ashland. Then in Ashland, buy enough bacon bits to finish the trail,  
unless you want to do the roadwalk through Stephenson, then you can  
probably find bacon bits in Stephenson. Or perhaps long before then  
you'll be sick to death of bacon bits.

On Dec 23, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Aaron Nicholson <aaronjamesnicholson at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Boot suggestions?
>
> I've been developing my menu for my 2013 thru-hike and I've  
> included bacon
> bits in many of my meals.  I'd go with the single-serve packs but  
> they are
> WAY more expensive than buying the big one at Costco...I know it says
> "refrigerate after opening" but I was thinking of using ziploc bags  
> with an
> oxygen absorber in each...any thoughts on whether the bacon bits  
> will be
> good when I pick up my mailed drop boxes?  By the time I pick up  
> the last
> few, I suspect I'll be 4 months into my trip.
>
> Aaron