[pct-l] How many pounds of food?

[Rod]

I carried 1.9 pounds per day.

Specifics: YMMV
-  male, 50 years, 150 pounds, 5'8".
-  I experimented with 3800 calories and lost weight; with 4200 calories I 
put it back on.
-  I had a very structured vegetarian menu, not using stores for resupply, 
so could optimize it quite well.
-  I didn't eat at many restaurants, so didn't rely on extra calories in 
towns.
-  4015 calories/day, 147 grams protein/day, 1.90 quarts/day, $4.80/day
    -  Note: I had an alternate menu that reduced the volume to 1.35 
quarts/day to allow up
         to 7.8 days in my Garcia bear can, enabling 8.5 day stretches

Steady Sr.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Batchelor" <billbatch at cox.net>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 7:57 PM
Subject: [pct-l] How many pounds of food?



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