[pct-l] Stoves and fires etc

[Jim & Jane Moody]

About a week ago, as pat of this thread I posted a list of no-cook meals that I have eaten since I started going cold.  Maybe that post didn't get to members.  If I can find it, I'll copy and repost.


Thanks for bring up the tuna packs.  I collect small packets of mayo (keep them in frig when not hiking) and sweet relish, to mix with the tuna or salmon.  Very tasty.


HERE'S MY ORGINAL POST


I've been stoveless for the last 5 or 6 years, through all of OR, WA, and most of MT (and a little bit of CO). I use a lot of the same basic foods I used to cook. The mainstays are freeze-dried meats and veggies from Provident Pantry (beprepared.com). It's clearly a LDS supply business, but they assured me they would sell to Methodists. At home I pre-mix a meat (beef, chicken, turkey, or ham) with a variety of veggies (they offer probably 2 dz). After lunch I add water to the meat/veggy mixture and let it start rehydrating. About an hour before eating I add a carb and some kind of seasoning like bouillon, spice mix, onion dip mix, red pepper flakes, or tabasco. My favorite carbs are instant potatoes, refried bean mix, black bean mix, and hummus. I found that instant rice and pasta turn into glop - they don't rehydrate well in cold water. Freeze-dried cheeses are also an option, to break up the boredom. At dinner time, I can add more potatoes or water if too thick or thin.

Lunch is usually a bread (tortilla, muffin, crackers, etc. with shelf-stable meat like pepperoni or summer sausage, hard cheese, mustard, ... Freeze -dried fruit is a good snack at lunch or anytime on the trail. I also eat a lot of peanut butter; I mix peanut butter powder with honey crystals, Nido, and powdered coconut milk,then add water in a small nalgene screw-top container. Trail mix and various bars fill in the gaps of hunger. The time I save by not cooking gives me more time to fantasize about what hot meals I'll order in town.

Oh, yeah - breakfast. Pre-mixed packs of granola, bran, freeze dried fruit, and Nido. Add water while taking down tent to let the fruit soften a little. Coffee - although I love hot coffee or hot chocolate, I've found that Starbucks' Via instant packs are surprising good in a liter of cold water - one regular coffee pack and 1 flavored latte together.

Mango


 

> On January 10, 2018 at 7:22 PM TBrokaw at montmush.com mailto:TBrokaw at montmush.com wrote:
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>     Breakfast & lunch will be easy. But I suspect many hikers will struggle
>     with the cold dinner options. Perhaps we can collect some dinner
>     suggestions. Many hikers can only cook Mountain House or ramen. Personally
>     I like the tuna or salmon packs with bagels. These are found in most stores
>     now. I recently stocked up on 2.6 oz tuna at $1 per pack.
>     If we could compile a list of (no cook) dinner suggestions, maybe the PCTA
>     site would publish these?
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>     Sent from my iPhone
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>         > > On Jan 9, 2018, at 3:21 PM, marmot marmot
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> >     > wrote:
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>         > > It's just that whole conversation got started because of the new
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> >     > regulations concerning all campfires and all stoves in the Angeles Crest.
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>         > > Marmot
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> >         Sent from my iPhone
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