[pct-l] Cannister stove for thru-hik

Tue May 28 19:23:58 CDT 2013

Just a note on quinoa. It is a really, really wonderful grain. Just try to get Fair Trade quinoa in order to minimize the negative economic and nutritional impact that our interest in the grain has caused in Bolivia and Peru. It's hard to tell exactly what is happening there--stories vary--but if you get Fair Trade quinoa you can be sure that you aren't a part of the problem.

Muse

On May 28, 2013, at 2:55 PM, Simon Deleersnyder wrote:

> Thanks again for all the great tips, very helpful! And sending one big
> package to the USA from Europe and then bouncing it from there up ahead is
> a very good idea, I think I might just do that!
> 
> Regards
> Simon
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Meridith Rosendahl <
> meridith.rosendahl at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I think Piper ought to put a cookbook page on her website,
>> santabarbarahikes.com (when she has nothing better to do, of course).
>> Some
>> of her hiking meals make me so hungry I'd love to cook them at home.  Other
>> hikers could contribute (with her permission of course).  What do the rest
>> of you think?
>> 
>> That said, Dicentra's website, onepanwonders.com has a huge amount of
>> information about back country meals and snacks, prehike preparation, etc.
>> Check it out.
>> 
>> Piper's Mom
>> 
>> Message: 12
>> Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 14:49:20 -0700
>> From: Diane Soini <dianesoini at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Cannister stove for thru-hik
>> 
>> It doesn't really matter what most people do. You do have more
>> choices than you think and can choose what you want to do. Most
>> people eat really poorly (I did too) and eat a lot of top ramen,
>> instant potatoes, Lipton pasta sides, poptarts and stuff like that.
>> 
>> 1. You can carry some fresh food with you. Certain fruits and
>> vegetables carry well for a day or two depending on how hot it is. I
>> carried an onion, broccoli and chard torn up and stored in a bag with
>> a little water at various times.
>> 
>> 2. You can cook regular pasta noodles without simmering. Just use the
>> pot cozy method. I have not tried rice but I imagine white rice might
>> work since it's edible in about 15-20 minutes normally. Red lentils,
>> available in Asian markets, might work since they cook way faster
>> than regular lentils. Potatoes cut up small might work. Experiment at
>> home. For sauces, some people dehydrate marinara sauce into a
>> leather. You can purchase Alfredo sauce powder and other similar
>> sauces in the same aisle where they keep taco seasoning. Rice stick
>> noodles cook in 3 minutes and you can make hobo Pad Thai with peanut
>> butter mixed with soy sauce.
>> 
>> 3. Lately I have been dehydrating cooked and raw vegetables and
>> cooked meat for use on the trail. I mix them all together in random
>> combinations. I rehydrate in a plastic peanut butter jar for a few
>> hours and eat it cold with tons of the most gourmet real olive oil I
>> can find. Ingredients include
>> - Dehydrated cooked and mashed sweet potatoes and yams
>> - Dehydrated slow-cooked chicken, pork or beef that is in a shredded
>> consistency
>> - Dehydrated baked chicken breast cut in chunks (stays kinda chewy
>> when rehydrated but I like it.)
>> - Dehydrated cooked beets, rutabaga, celery root
>> - Dehydrated raw carrots, kale, chard, zucchini, tomatoes, beet greens
>> 
>> 4. A friend of mine ate a lot of quinoa. I guess it cooks pretty
>> quickly. I might try quinoa sometime. There is instant quinoa but I
>> think it tastes rancid.
>> 
>> 5. Polenta cooks fast. I don't really like it so I don't use it. Oats
>> cook fast. You don't even have to cook them, you can just soak them
>> over night and eat them cold in the morning.
>> 
>> 6. You can purchase freeze-dried fruits and vegetables from various
>> companies online. There are a lot of quality freeze-dried products
>> that are way better than Mountain House.
>> 
>> 7. Fresh hard cheeses carry well. Cream cheese carries pretty well,
>> too. As do regular cheeses, although the warmer the weather the more
>> of an oily mess they become.
>> 
>> 8. Tuna, salmon, spam and sometimes chicken breasts come in foil
>> packets. Tortillas carry well. Peanut butter. I've carried a loaf of
>> bread, peanut butter and jelly. The bread did not get smashed up.
>> Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were probably the least satiating
>> food I've ever brought though, maybe second least after Danish pastries.
>> 
>> 9. Instant pudding with instant Nido powdered milk makes a great
>> snack. Carnation instant breakfast or protein shakes are other
>> options. People trade Starbucks via packets like money and cigarettes
>> on the trail to mix in their shakes.
>> 
>> 10. Avocados travel well and are probably the most amazingly
>> delicious thing you can eat on the trail.
>> 
>> More and more people just shop as they go rather than prepare
>> everything in advance. There's a market approximately every 2-5 days
>> on the trail until after about Crater Lake. Then the markets are
>> further apart.
>> 
>> Good news is you can mix and match all these things and make up your
>> own ideas. It does not have to be all one method, and probably
>> shouldn't be in case it turns out your planned food is no longer
>> appealing out there.
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