[pct-l] How many pounds of food?

[Jack H]

I tended to carry about three pounds of food per day. And it seemed
like i was eating similar stuff to most people. The things that added
up were mostly: bagels (2-4 per day), Cheese (parm and cheddar, lots
of it), and mustard.

On 3/26/07, Bill Batchelor <billbatch at cox.net> wrote:
>
> Could I get a roll call on food quantity.  I tend to eat less food when
> hiking than what statistics hold.  I know the statistics for the trail are
> from 2-3 pounds of food per day.  I know the type of food and its possible
> water content can alter that number.  Using standard hiking fair though,
> does the average (really I'd like the mode, but let's not get crazy) come in
> closer to two or three.
>
> Can you tell I am at my packing of food phase?
>
> BillB
>
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