[pct-l] Warm weather hiking food

[Marcia Powers]

Never feel sorry for a hiker! A too hot hiking day is better than a no hiking day. :-)

On Jul 16, 2013, at 5:12 PM, Diane Soini <dianesoini at gmail.com> wrote:

> Egads, I feel sorry for you. This is not the time of year to be back  
> there.
> 
> I seem not to have the problem of losing my appetite. I suppose what  
> I would bring would be dehydrated vegetables, sweet potatoes and  
> dehydrated cooked meat (chicken or pork) all mixed together and just  
> rehydrate it during the day in my jar. Rehydrate a few hours before  
> meal time. Skip the bars and not bother cooking anything. And some  
> salty snacks to help combat the hyponatremia.
> 
> If I knew there would be a cold spring on my route, I would perhaps  
> bring a package of instant pudding and some dried milk and make some  
> pudding at the spring.
> 
> As for Southern California in general, especially this year, I would  
> not go backpacking out there until after the first rain of the  
> season. This means probably Thanksgiving weekend will be the next  
> time to go backpacking out there.
> 
> On Jul 16, 2013, at 12:52 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> 
>> From: Terry <tsparks56 at aol.com>
>> Subject: [pct-l] Warm weather hiking food
>> To: "Pct-L at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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>> I just returned from a 3 day, roughly 60 mile hike in the Santa  
>> Barbara back country with the temps 90+ the first day and 100+ the  
>> next two days.  The problems I had were what I'm going to call  
>> "managed" dehydration, which I could deal with, as a just retired  
>> 34 year fire fighter here in So. Cal. I am very aware of the signs  
>> and symptoms of acute heat sickness.  The problem I had was  
>> eating.  In the three day of hiking, I lost 7 pounds and the food I  
>> had for my mid day meals and calorie boosts were not just awful, I  
>> had no desire to eat if it didn't have some liquid in it.  I  
>> learned on the trip that Cliff Bars suck and, I know that will get  
>> a few laughs from most of you but, I would like some direction that  
>> will allow me a safer and nicer hike in hot weather
> 
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