[pct-l] Food

[saskiadaru at xs4all.nl (Saskia Daru)]

Hi there,

My partner and I have used almost exclusively freezedried dinners on the
JMT. Granted, that is not as long as a thru-hike by any means.

We had some Dutch meals that were way too big and filling for us, which is a
problem too, as you don't want to bury food - especially in bear country.
(It is called Globetrotter and I don't think they export)

We preferred MountainHouse, chicken teriyaki and pastas, yummy. We ate
sausage, peanut butter and chocolate spreads to make up for the fat
deficiency. 

I tried very hard to eat enough on the trail. I could lose some kilos still,
but I decided beforehand that I would try and lose weight before the trail,
but not while I was hiking. I have found that eating too little actually
makes me trip and fall, feel exhausted and scared and from time to time less
rational. So I try. I just don't feel hungry most of the time on the trail.
Too tired to be bothered to eat.

Saskia

> From: Tidal Wave <tidalwavela@yahoo.com>
> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:14:47 -0600 (CST)
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Food
> 
> I am basically a lurker, but I plan to do the hike in 06.  I've wondered about
> this.  People talk a lot about what kind of food to bring, but I seldom
> (never?) see people recommend the freeze dried food in packages that you can
> buy at REI or Adventure 16 etc.  Is it because of the price?  It seems to me
> that these foods would offer variety.  Would it be a major faus pax on the
> trail to open up a Beef Stroganoff with noodles and peas?
> 
> Thanks, Kizobear