[pct-l] Marmots ripped my flesh, er, pack

[Lisa Peru]

Good links, thanks everyone.  I don't think I have time to DIY dehydrate the meals I need, but I will probably invest in bulk dehydrated goodies to split among my drop boxes. Last season I did 2 months of boxes to start the trail, then shopped as I went. Nutrition and budget suffered severely by the end, so I hope to have a few boxes stashed for further north this time. 

Japanese mashers? I'd love to try them. I like Idahoan loaded, the others suck. I found couscous or rice left me ravenous at 2 AM. For ramen, Shin Hot Ramen is my preference, but I've never seen it in a trail town. My great improvisation was hot ramen pad Thai: +2 big spoons nut butter and veggies, if possible. Nido is also great add to so many meals, and I look for the fortified version, again, never seen in a trail town. Tomato powder is a great add to many of the pasta sides. I find I crave tomato when I hike, perhaps due to an amino acid that tomato contains that is not well stored by the body.

How will you bake a pizza on the trail?  I'm very curious! I've seen flatbread made, and it sure looked tasty. 

And what do people keep in their snack pockets? For me, it's usually cracker packets, dried fruit, jerky or nuts, and some candy for the afternoon doldrums. Snack choices are limited by my peanut allergy. Odwalla bars are least likely to have peanuts, so far as I know, so sometimes I eat those. 

Peru

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On Jan 7, 2012, at 6:55 PM, Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, LIsa
> 
> I can fight  against you with coffee. BTW. veggies, jerky, cheese,
> pasta, are my favorite( American mashed potato tasted badly, so I
> brought Japanese mashed potato and mayonnaise last summer, and made an
> instant salad. ) I  used couscous in JMT for three years, because rice
> is prohibited to bring into USA, but I will cook rice this summer, and
> also planning to bake pizza on the trail. A pizza and the coffee on
> the trail may be unrivaled.
> 
> 
> 2012/1/7 Lisa Peru <lisaperu2011 at gmail.com>:
>> Yoshiro, did you say coffee? You might not have trouble with marmots, but you'd better watch out for your pack around me! If we see each other on the trail this season, I'll make you a cup of Turkish coffee. (No, I'm not Turkish.)
>> 
>> I'm curious about everyone's diet on the trail. I try to resist living on candy and empty starches, but it's hard when you resupply at convenience stores. I tend to want dried veggies, jerky, cheese, etc, but end up with the dreaded pasta sides, potatoes and ramen.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Jan 6, 2012, at 11:26 PM, Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Reinhold
>>> 
>>> Just because you know I am a Japanese,  does not mean I eat Japanese food.
>>> 
>>> I seldom eat  "Japanese Noodles" ( and Sushi ). I have eaten Maruchan
>>> noodle at VVR, since I got it from the hiker's barrel, it tasted very
>>> bad. I swore I never ate noodle. I am always carrying orderless dry
>>> Japanese vegetable.  They are packed in dry bag. And my backpack is
>>> always protected by "moth balls" ( Thanks  jiniagim )
>>> 
>>> I am also a severe caffeine addictive as like Shroomer, so I always
>>> carrying bulky
>>> coffee. My ideal life is to drink coffee in a small tent in the
>>> wilderness.  I may have no food marmot loves.  If marmots love coffee,
>>> I will teach them caffeine is not healthy for their body.
>>> 
>>> This summer, I will carry a java drip http://bit.ly/oerBd5 and drink
>>> more strong coffee.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING THAT.
>>>> 
>>>> JMT Reinhold
>>>> --------------------------------------
>>>> Yoshi wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 2012/1/6 Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com>:
>>>>> I have  seen  no  marmot at the junction. I think the permit is very
>>>>> difficult for man, and more more difficult for marmot. The junction is
>>>>> full of mankind in summer.
>>>> ---------------------------------
>>>> Brick wrote:
>>>> YMMV,
>>>> but I have personally witnessed people finding their packs with holes
>>>> in them at that junction, and seen lots marmots there.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Sincerely
> --------------- --------------------------------------
> Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami  村上宣寛 )
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