[pct-l] Food and hunger

[marmot marmot]

Because it has been mentioned lately I want to suggest that you do not overpack food in the beginning Unless you are unusual, hiker hunger does not kick in until you loose a lot of body fat. Even if you do not see yourself as having weigh that you could loose, there is internal fat. The hiker boxes are full of cast off food at each resupply. Test yourself out. It's only maybe 10-11days to Idyllwild from the border and 5 places to buy food or pick up a cooked meal to supplement what you have on your back. Even now I forget and pack too much for the first 3-4 weeks of hiking.  Often altitude takes away hunger also so you could have it happen all over again in the Sierras. I'm always having people who are new on the trail try to "share" food just to get it off their backs. Further up the trail all bets are off. You are having food fantasies. Marmot

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