[pct-l] Fwd: Trail Gear

[P Isabella]

I hear ya, DL.  

And heres another question.  In what forms are ya'll eating protein to get enough daily protein?   Cheese, sesame seeds, peanut butter, jerky and?  Im such a carb junkie on the trail but think i am lacking in the protein dept.  From my calculations we need 120+ grams of carbs per day for the extended hikes.

Mademoiselle

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> From: "DayLate07 ." <dthibaul07 at gmail.com>
> Date: February 11, 2015 at 7:42:49 PM PST
> To: isabella <isabella at bendnet.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Gear
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> I figured when I did ship food it was probably a wash cost wise.  The reason I did send food to myself (in about 10 places) was because I wanted a better variety of meals than I could have picked up in many of the small towns with limited resupply.  If you think about it, a lot of thru hikers have a pretty terrible diet with large amounts of heavily processed foods.  Think mac an cheese, pop tarts, ramen, etc.  I believe  I can eat better by resupplying at the small towns by mail - but if they have even a small store I buy a meal or two - or at least snacks as I don't send those.  In a place like Stehekin, you have no choice but to send yourself most meals as there is not a store - although some hikers can find enough at the bakery to get them several days of food - but again - terrible diet.
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> If you looked into one of my resupply boxes you would never find a meal that was readily available along the trail.  Not to say I didn't occasionally have pop tarts or mac and cheese, I just didn't have them very often and I picked these up along the way.
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>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 8:14 PM, isabella <isabella at bendnet.com> wrote:
>> Good thought about supporting the local pct businesses, but I am wondering if anyone out there has kept track of dollars for shopping up the trail or mailing most of your meals to yourself.
>> Thx, Mademoiselle 
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>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
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>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: "DayLate07 ." <dthibaul07 at gmail.com>
>> Date:02/11/2015 6:51 PM (GMT-08:00)
>> To: pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>> Cc:
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Gear
>> 
>> I'm an advocate for buying as you go as a way to help out the local
>> businesses near the trail.  But with that said if you know exactly what you
>> prefer for items then I have those mailed to me.  For example, I know what
>> shoes I like and work for me.  So I order those (Zappos) as needed.  I can
>> tell when they are getting worn enough and then order a pair and just have
>> them shipped to the next town.  Sox, I'm not as particular on so just pick
>> up as needed on the trail.  YMMV
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>> Day-Late
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>> > Wondering what items last and what items need to be replaced during a thru
>> > hike. Things like shoes,socks,clothing. I want to buy all the items and
>> > ones that should be replaced be sent in mail. Or is it better to buy
>> > replacement items as you go?
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