[pct-l] Dehydrated Meals vs "FAT"...a Thru-Hikers best friend

[Reinhold Metzger]

Matterhorn,
I know I will come under fire for this but I am going to say it anyway.

"FAT"...is a Thru-Hikers best friend, especially if you are going to do
"Hard-Core", high miles per day hiking and burn, as you said, tons of
calories.

Fruits & Veggies are great and healthy for normal day living.
But guess what?....Thru-hiking the PCT is not normal day living.
The problem with "Fruits & Veggies", for hiking, is they are heavy and
don't deliver a lot of calories.

I know the "Vegetarians" are going to say fruits & veggies are good for
you and fat is bad for you.
But on a PCT Thru-Hike you are going to burn all that fat in your meals
and some body fat on top of it anyhow and loose weight.

Carbohydrates & Protein deliver about 110 calories per ounce vs about 255
for fat.
You don't have to be a Rocket Scientist to figure out that your food and
pack will weigh less by incorporating more "FAT" in your meals.
The more the better!!!
That is exactly why speed hikers like Scott Williamson carry some form of
oil to add to their meals...to "beef up the calories without beefing up
the pack weight.

As Marmot already pointed out, "Macadamia Nuts" are a great way to beef
up the fat and calories in your menu.
Macadamia Nuts deliver 200 calories per ounce and consist primarily of
Monounsaturated fat which is one of the least harmful fats and does not
affect your cholesterol.

On my JMT Speed Hikes I relied heavy on Macadamia Nuts to keep my pack
light and deliver 8000 calories a day but I still lost 10 lb in 5 day.

Now, if you really want to take "UL" to the extreme and go vegetarian
you might want to consider....."GRAZING".....there are lots of Meadows
along the trail.
You might, however, want to bring along a few "Macadamia Nuts" to get
you through the desert section.

JMT Reinhold
Your Macadamia Nuts loving trail companion
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Since I am flying in from Europe via Canada, I prefer to source my meals
for my Mail-Drops locally in the US.
Which are good brands or sources for vegetarian meals?
On a long-distance hike one burns tons of calories, as a result I need high
calorie versions, i.e. double portions whenever possible. Often the pouches
have less than 500kcal which leads to too much packaging and cost.
Thanks
Adrian alias Matterhorn

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