[pct-l] Boot suggestions?

[Doug Sensenig]

Diane, you're spot on.  I spent $600 at Costco before my hike, buying many
things I thought I'd eat for the duration of the AT.  What a surprise.
After 2 weeks I absolutely didn't want any of it.  Really, really didn't
want any of it.  I wasted a lot of money.  Your tastes will change on the
trail in a big way.  Don't load up on stuff except maybe dried fruit and
meals you prep and dry.

3Cats


On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> 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
>
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