[pct-l] Question - Cookless on the Trail

[mlissner at michaeljaylissner.com (Michael J. Lissner)]

cookies, chips, bagels, bread (inc. raisin bread), peanut butter, pop 
tarts, more bagels, lots of bars, crackers, cheese, nuts, dried fruit, 
and for me, that was about it. I guess if you eat meat, you can throw 
some meat in there somewhere.

I was eating three bagels a day when I went no cook, but by the time 
that happened, I was using food as an energy delivery system, not 
something I looked forward to even when I still had my stove.

I guess I'm not the most idyllic model for no cook. I was eating plain 
pasta for dinner and plain bagels for breakfast for hundreds of miles 
for I went no cook, and for me, that was great - SOM (state of mind).

-patch



Carl & Judy Rush wrote:

>What cookless foods would you take on a long distance hike ?
>Carl
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> On 11/6/05, Jeffrey Olson <jolson@olc.edu> wrote:
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>>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
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>>Hiker97@aol.com wrote:
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>>>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
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>>heating
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>>>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
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>>stove.
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>>>I know a hot meal or drink is a treat at the end of the day, especially
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>>if
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>>>it is cold. But I am thinking more of three season backpacking and not
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>>winter
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>>>hiking.
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>>>May be I am just a lazy backpacker, but I am thinking of dumping the
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>>trouble
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>>>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
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>>a
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>>>good technique, going cookless seems more time efficient. Then all I do
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>>is
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>>>have a dessert in my camp at the end of the day.
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>>>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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