[pct-l] My plans,in a nutshell

Tue Jan 4 21:42:44 CST 2011

Great info on calories - thanks.

I too will be raising money for charity and in my case for the American Lung
Association.  I had Stage IV Lung cancer diagnosed in Aug 06 and I am still
ticking.  In Nov 2010 I had my prostate removed and in two weeks ago I was
diagnosed with throat cancer.  I still plan on hiking the PCT.  It is my
dream.

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On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>wrote:

> it's a simple matter of calories,
>
>
> with a 20 lb pack on,  walking a mil on level ground burns 125 calories.
>  lets
> just assume you're not climbing hills yet.
>
> so you burn 2,000 a day;  and walk 20 miles with a 20 lb pack,  that's 4500
> calories right there, assuming no hills and only 20 miles a day ...
>
> but you're starting in may 14'th, so lets say 25 miles a day,  and lets add
> in
> some hills, say 5 miles of 6% grade, and before you know it,  even with
> very few
> hills you're up to burning 6,000 calories in a day.
>
> ... i dont know about your specific food,  what do you use?  how much
> protein a
> day do you have?  my food pack is typically 4500 calories, and 85 grams of
> protein a day,  wit ha balanced diet, carbs, fats, sugars etc; i have  a
> hard
> time getting over 120 calories an ounce.  add in packaging and i'm down to
> 112
> cal / ounce.   so for 6,000 calories a day; you're talking about 53.5
> ounces of
> food a day.  and this is a meager allotment,  eating just what you burn;
>  and
> not eating extra for sleep  (when you body heals and muscles build).
> that's essentially 3lb 5 ounces of food a day minimum;  so looking at a ten
> day
> stretch, i can see 30 lbs being a light load.
>
> problem in the later stages is, you've already gone through your fat
> reserves.
> it's easy to go from mexico to warner springs on 2,000 calories a day; i
> did it
> and barely felt hungry.  but by then your metabolism and speeding up, and
> you
> fat reserves are dwindling.  By big bear, CA,  you're going to be NEEDING
> to eat
> to provide your body with energy.   and your muscles will be wanting to
> build
> ... so you actually need to eat more than you  burn.
>
> eating just enough to keep from body starvation is a bad idea in the long
> run.
>
>
> anyway my rambling thoughts...
> ... what charity are you raising money for?  how did that idea come to
> light?
> i've always had this idea of doing a hike to raise money for diabetics who
> loose
> their feet,   for foot prostethics,  so we can get people back walking and
> back
> onto the trails ... but i'd want 4 or 5 thru hikes under my belt before i
> had
> the audacity to ask an organization to sponsor me and raise money on my
> behalf.
> raising money on your first thru hike is a tough idea,  odds are low of
> your
> making it, statistically.
>
>
> legal to eat rattlesnake?  is that a joke?  you plan on cleaning an animal,
> building a fire, cooking it, eating it, etc.   for what purpose?  you talk
> about
> yoru calorie protein rich superfoods ...  snake meat isn't a great choice,
>  not
> for the  time you put into the whole process.  may as well just keep
> putting
> down miles.  bugs and leather?  if that includes mosquitos, camp next to me
> and
> eat the campsight clear of mozzies please.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Mike Chapman <altathunder76 at gmail.com>
> To: pct-L backcountry.net <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Tue, January 4, 2011 1:00:49 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] My plans,in a nutshell
>
> Well ill be headed north on may 14th,I will be doing this trip
> solo(maybe). I will only spend what is needed(raising money for
> charity),I will hike at night if needed,I have no plans on staying at
> angels houses(rain,snow and stars),but will be using trail magic and
> rides(maybe). I will try to resupply myself besides a few from home.
> Ive heard the storys of 30lbs. of food not being enough in spots,I
> would like to know why? I have certain food and protein that is super
> light and lasts way longer than I plan on needing. Im not the average
> thru,I can eat the same thing for weeks and still love it longtime. I
> can eat bugs and leather if needed! Water filtering is my ace in the
> whole,no chem for me. Is it legal to kill and eat rattlesnake on the
> trail? My mouth is watering already,snakestew baby! Would love to hear
> thoughts on my plans,C-ya on the trail class of  2011,Thrubyeyou.
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