[pct-l] Trail Nutrition

[m.karon at comcast.net (Marshall Karon)]

I did know a hiker in 2000 who did not cook any food while on the trail. He
was fast and was able to get to most resupply spots within a few days where
he bought meals. He ate lots of nuts, took many vitamins, etc. Worked for
him.

As long as you get the calories/fat/nutrition you need and you can tolerate
cold food, not cooking could work for you.

I think most thru hikers cook only one meal per day, although when it was
really cold, I also cooked breakfast. If you have dehydrated meals, just
dehydrating them with cold water and letting them sit for a while you hike
could work.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@comcast.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Verber" <verber@gmail.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 5:17 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Nutrition


> > Recently I have been researching an approach that would be void of any
cooking
> > requirements at all.
>
> I know a number of people who use a no-cook approach on shorter
> trips... but I don't know anyone who has done a long trail without
> cooking.  Does anyone know someone who has done this.  I know one
> person who try but gave it up pretty quickly.  I think you would find
> your options too limited.  A stove and fuel give you are much larger
> set of food options... especially options that have a high nutritional
> value / ounce which let you add water near the time you need it rather
> than carrying it from your resupply point.
>
> --Mark
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