[pct-l] Boot suggestions?

[A.C. Scott]

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Doug Sensenig <dougsensenig at gmail.com> wrote:

>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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