[pct-l] food and resupply packages...

[ambery-80243 at mypacks.net]

I have a blood sugar problem and can't resupply at most of the trailside stores, so I usually mail all my resupply food.  If you don't have a vacuum sealer for your hiking food, you should seriously consider one!  Each January and February I start packing up all my hiking food for the upcoming season.  If you use the vacuum sealer, all your granola and/or other unpackaged food will still be fine for months.  I do my individual dinners this way as well.  I seal everything and then store it in plastic tubs in a cool closet, and when it's time to start packing the boxes, I just select what I want from the stash.
Amber Y

-----Original Message-----
>From: patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Nov 15, 2008 9:00 AM
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] food and resupply packages...
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>When is a good time to start packing the food up to mail to myself? I'm ready now but I was thinking some of it would be stale by the time I get it...like granola and the like....How long does it take usually? I won't be sending myself everything, but I am vegan so most of it for sure, as it will be difficult to find that kind of stuff on the trail I'm sure. I know mailing it in the original packaging, until I recieve it,  is better too to keep it from getting stale or whatever, but there are some things that I won't be able to do that with unless I want to carry the weight...and NO! lol
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>patti
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