[at-l] Oatmeal...

[m_factor at hotmail.com (Mara Factor)]

LOL.  On my thruhike, I had oatmeal a couple of times in the first week or 
so and then decided I got warmer faster by having something quick and hiking 
than I did by eating something warm.  While I enjoyed the warm oatmeal, I 
got colder doing the prep and cleanup than was worth it.

It surprised me because I had frequently enjoyed oatmeal while backpacking 
before hiking the AT.  Since the AT, I haven't carried oatmeal on any 
subsequent hikes.

I ended up calling my sister (my support) to have her pull the oatmeal out 
of subsequent maildrops.  I never missed it.

Mara
Stitches, AT99

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>From: "rgcmsg" <rgcmsg@charter.net>
>Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 21:45:22 -0500
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>I ate instant oatmeal almost everyday on my '98 hike. I started out using 2 
>packets. About a month in I was up to 4 packets for breakfast, a bagel and 
>a pop tart. Guess the hungries set in.
>(Brown Suger & Cinnamon)