[pct-l] FOOOOD!

[David Thibault]

Abbi, If you don't have Yogi's guide get it.  It will answer many of your
questions and let you understand what towns will have the selection a
Vegetarian can probably successfully resupply from.  Write done (I use a
spreadsheet) each possible resupply and if they have a good grocery
selection.  Now all you have to do is fill in the gaps.  Once that is done
you have a couple of choices -  buy stuff to ship from home or do it as you
go on the way.  For me on the way takes too much town time so I have stuff
shipped from home.

Its getting late to make a lot of meals ala a dehydrator so you are mostly
going to have to find meals you can buy or just put together pretty easily.
I do a combination of throw things together in a ziplock and full on
dehydrator meals but I like good food and am a little more demanding of my
meals than the average thru hiker (no ramen for me).

One piece of advice - don't put together too many on any one thing - it is
easy to get sick of things quick on the trail.  I have a rule never to pack
more than of 5 of the same dinners for a thru hike.  I also don't send
myself the typical things I can easily get on the trail - mashed potatoes
or mac and cheese for example.  If I want these more often they are readily
available.

I like to ship myself dried veggies, Olive Oil, and things I can't find on
the trail like Nido  -- things I can add to meals I buy along the way.

Decentra's (2nd book I think) has a lot of meals you can just throw
together without a dehydrator.  Check out her web site and it will give you
some ideas for prep'ing meals this way.  It is a lot quicker and less work
than a dehydrator.

Day-Late



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> Okay SO - I have pretty much all my gear, I've read tons of books, but
> still I am unsure as to how and where to start planning the logistics of
> food. I don't understand enough to know whether I will buy all my food
> along the way, send all my food by mail, or do half and half of both. My
> main goal is to have enough food, to know when to contact my boyfriend and
> tell him to send some food, to not be pressured into going into town for a
> resupply if I don't need one yet or want to push to the next town due to
> timing. I want to be able to go with the flow, and not constantly be
> following deadlines (hello that's what hiking is for!). I don't know how to
> plan for 6 months worth of food. I just have no clue where to begin with
> this - it is mind boggling for me for some reason. Help! Oh, and I think a
> crucial piece of information is I am vegetarian, so that limits
> availability of food I can resupply with in towns making me think I may
> have to buy more food ahead of time. Thanks guys.
>
> Peace, Abbi
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