[pct-l] White Gas, Meals, KO, Postage, Canada

[Jim Marco]

Lindsay,
	I generally just get two weeks out of a 12oz coke bottle of WG. 
There can be several caveats to that, depending on the efficiency of your stove.
For solo camping:
	SVEA 123r, windscreen with about a 1/2" clearance all around the pot.
	Always cook on the lowest possible setting.
	This is two burns per day: 
		Breakfast: Cook one cup in my cup as I get water in the pot. This is usually treated water so it is just hot, around 160F or so for coffee/cocoa/oatmeal. 3 cups in the pot takes about 6-7 minutes...about the time I finish packing my bag/pad and first cup of coffee. I turn it off whether it boils or not. ~1/3oz of fuel.
		Lunch is just a couple bars of something. Odds and ends of whatever I find interesting over 4-5 15 minute breaks over the course of the day. Usually about 300-400C every few hours.
		Supper is some sort of rice, pasta, veggie soup, stew or noodles. Usually with some sort of meat (proteins) mixed in: pepperoni, salami, dried beef, jerkey, cheese, or other preserved meat. This is dumped in cold and allowed to heat to a boil. Boil for about two minutes, and take it off the stove to heat up a cup of cocoa...again, often treated water. This sits while I set up camp, get firewood (if allowed,) fill in my journal, wash up a bit, change into sleeping cloths, finish my cocoa, etc. for the night. After stuff has cooled down a bit (it should be cooked,) I have supper. This takes about 1/2oz maybe a bit more.
	So, 12floz works for 14 days, just. The fuel bottle, fuel, spare cap w/fill tube weigh just about 10.2oz. About 40oz per day is heated (12oz cup.)
	My thoughts only . . .
		jdm
-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 8:29 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] White Gas, Meals, KO, Postage, Canada


On Mar 22, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Lindsay Blythe <lindsay_b4 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] White Gas, Meals, KO, Postage, Canada
>
> Hey all,
>
> I have a few questions, pardon my ignorance.?
>
> 1. About how much white gas do you go through on a Whisperlite during 
> the whole trail? Is it more efficient to use a smaller stove or 
> Jetboil?
You'd probably have a better time with a jetboil. I can't tell you how much fuel you will need though.

> 2. Does anyone have some suggestions on diet? I have no restrictions, 
> I'm just wondering how to break up the monotony and which foods are 
> best preserved.
Look up Dicentra's website for ideas. http://onepanwonders.com Also look for the freezer bag cooking website. Don't know the URL offhand.  
Lotta people just eat Knorr pasta and rice sides with tuna packets added, poptarts, top ramen, cheese, peanut butter and tortillas, stuff like that.

> 3. Is a May 9th kick off way too late??
No.

> 4. I've heard that you can forward packages to yourself and this is 
> cheaper. Can you pay for postage in advance this way? Is it easier to 
> have someone send your packages?
You can shop periodically on the trail and mail to yourself up the trail from whatever town you do the shopping. It's extra work in town but does not rely on another person back at home. Get Yogi's PCT guidebook for lists of things like towns and what kinds of services they have.

> 5. I don't have a passport, but I can bring a copy of my birth 
> certificate, will they let me back in to the US?
Hell no. If you can't get a passport you will have to turn around and walk out somewhere. It's not uncommon for some people to do this.  
Maybe someone will share the alternatives for you. I think one exit is via a lake 20 miles or so south of the border. Another is back at Hart's Pass.
>
> Thanks,
> Lindsay

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