[pct-l] 1 1/2 lbs per day (was: lingering ...)

[William Skaggs]

Well, 1 1/2 lbs per day should be adequate if you avoid any
water and any non-calorie-supplying ingredients, *and* if you
supplement it by chowing down in town every 3-4 days.  From
1 1/2 lbs of mainly carbs (as in the examples), you will get
on the order of 4000 calories.  A normal-sized man hiking 30
miles on not-too-steep terrain will burn at least 5000 calories
in a day, and maybe as much as 7000.  So there will be a deficit
for sure, but a couple of pints of ice cream will make up for
a lot of it.

For your amusement, here is a quote describing what pioneer
explorers ate when they traveled in the far north:

"The following table shows the amount of subsistence consumed per day by each 
man of Dr. Rae's party, in his spring journey to the Arctic regions of North 
America in 1854:

    Pemmican.....1.25 lbs
    Biscuit.....0.25 lbs
    Edward's preserved potatoes....0.10 lbs
    Flour.....0.33 lbs
    Tea.....0.03 lb
    Sugar.....0.14 lb
    Grease or alcohol, for cooking.....0.25 lb

"This allowance of a little over two pounds of the most nutritious food was 
found barely sufficient to subsist the men in that cold climate. The pemmican, 
which constitutes almost the entire diet of the Fur Company's men in the Northwest, 
is prepared as follows: The buffalo meat is cut into thin flakes, and hung up to 
dry in the sun or before a slow fire; it is then pounded between two stone and 
reduced to a powder; this powder is placed in a bag of the animal's hide, with 
the hair on the outside; melted grease is then poured into it, and the bag sewn 
up. It can be eaten raw, and many prefer it so. Mixed with a little flour and 
boiled, it is a very wholesome and exceedingly nutritious food, and will keep 
fresh for a long time."

(taken from http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpioneer.html )

  -- Bill
 

 
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