[pct-l] Question - Cookless on the Trail

[elisenme2 at gmail.com (Carl & Judy Rush)]

What cookless foods would you take on a long distance hike ?
Carl

 On 11/6/05, Jeffrey Olson <jolson@olc.edu> wrote:
>
> On a section hike in the southern sierra this september I didn't take a
> stove. I didn't miss it. I am a coffee addict and I had a headache for
> a couple days, but that was it. In June I got wet going over Packwood
> Glacier - wind and rain - and was glad to set up dinner in the middle of
> the trail under one of the first trees on the south side at 11AM and
> chow down a hot pot of mashed potatos. I was cold, cold, cold. That
> said, when I hike alone, I'll leave the stove at home.
>
> Jeff Olson
> Martin, SD
>
> Hiker97@aol.com wrote:
>
> >I am wondering how valuable it is to cook when out hiking. It seems to me
> >the nutritional value gained is hardly any greater than going without
> heating
> >up water, etc. There are so many items to take hiking these days that
> >provide just as much energy and go power without all the hassle of a
> stove.
> >
> >I know a hot meal or drink is a treat at the end of the day, especially
> if
> >it is cold. But I am thinking more of three season backpacking and not
> winter
> >hiking.
> >
> >May be I am just a lazy backpacker, but I am thinking of dumping the
> trouble
> >of cooking meals. I only do it for dinner anyway. What's the big deal? To
> >me it is a pain. Plus, if I eat dinner and then do more hiking, which is
> a
> >good technique, going cookless seems more time efficient. Then all I do
> is
> >have a dessert in my camp at the end of the day.
> >
> >Any opinions on this? How many PCT hikers are cookless today?
> >
> >Your hiking buddy, Switchback
> >Eat & Run Backpacker & Will Be Glad to Finish Your Hot Meal Left Overs
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