[pct-l] Dehydrated food on arid stretches of trail?

[Ron Graybill]

>
> This may be be a niave question, my being a relatively inexperienced hiker
> planning my PCT adventure.  But is there any advantage to carrying
> dehydrated food on stretches of the trail where water is scarce?  I mean,
> what's the difference between having to carry extra water to hydrate your
> food, or carrying food from the grocery store that already has the moisture
> in it?