[pct-l] New to PCT

Sun Apr 7 12:08:25 CDT 2013

Hey Jason,

40 days should be plenty of time for Oregon.  It's a relatively easy
stretch of trail, nowhere near the climbs and descents of CA.  Most thru
hikers are going so fast by that time they do it in 3 to 4 weeks.  Tennis
shoes are de rigueur for most of us on the entire trail, and definitely
appropriate for the easier stretch in OR.  Fish are always kosher of
course, just catch 'em legally, and either of those stoves are fine.  I
still use a homemade alcohol stove when I cook, but last year on the CDT,
went cookless and will probably not go back to cooked foods on a long
trail.  It's just too easy to get into camp with my food ready to eat.

With your injuries, especially the sciatica issue, I'd recommend going as
light weight as you can.  Keep reading here and try some of the suggestions
you hear.  The lighter you are able to go, the better you'll like a long
hike.

Good luck with your foundation,

Shroomer

On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 9:22 AM, <surferskir at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Hey!  No poaching trout.  Purchase a fising license and take them legally.
>
> --Dennis--
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Marco <jdm27 at cornell.edu>
> To: jason povey <golobos_55 at yahoo.com>; pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Sun, Apr 7, 2013 5:00 am
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] New to PCT
>
>
> Hi Jason,
>         Mostly, this years batch is busy getting ready for the trail.
>         Generally,  you do not need two stoves. But, both the stoves you
> mention are
> poor at simmering. I tend to do a bit of foraging as I go. Oyster
> mushrooms,
> brachiated, a few others I know. Cattail shoots, mustard greens, etc
> generally
> require 15-20 minutes of boiling/steaming, then frying down with olive oil,
> salt, black pepper, red pepper and garlic for full flavor (Italian
> style)...served sprinkled with cheese, a few chunks of salami and a chunk
> of
> bannock. The whole thing weighs about 5oz in my pack, cost about an ounce
> of
> fuel and uses a wide range of temps from the stove. In this example I
> would go
> from fairly high to boil, to low for a slow boil, to mid-high for frying.
> My old
> Whisperlite would never maintain a simmer for more than a minute and was
> sold
> about a year after I got it. The Jetboil likes  to do its name, boil water
> fast
> like a jet.
>         However, I believe you CAN do poached trout in a JetBoil, rather
> than frying
> them. Hell I know you can do this on an alcohol stove.
>         My thoughts only . . .
>                 jdm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On
> Behalf Of jason povey
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 10:57 PM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] New to PCT
>
>
>
> I sent out an email to the group earlier this week but recieved no
> response but
> I am not sure if I sent it to the correct address.  My girlfriend and I
> will be
> hiking the Oregon section of the PCT this summer, starting around July
> 20th.  I
> have hiked all over the southwest but the farthest north I have strapped a
> back
> on is a redwoods trip I did when I was about 20 (im now 35).  The
> questions I
> have are; is it worth brining my whisper lite and jet boil? Most cooking
> will be
> dehydrated meals but I also will be fly fishing which brings me to another
> about
> fishing and keepin a fish occasionally for dinner, is it kosher?; I have
> always
> used a good pair of running shoes to hike in, I find they are lighter, dry
> quicker and easier on the knees and back.  Yea or Nay with the PCT?  I have
> nearly all the gear I can think of which I would need but again I have been
> hiking the grand canyon and deserts in Utah and New Mexico.  I recently
> bought a
> pair of water  resistant hiking pants that unzip for shorts.  Both of our
> packs
> are either water proof or have a cover.  I have dry compression bags for
> the
> sleeping bags from river trips.  Any other major thing that I will need
> (there
> are of course other small things I have such as survival gear, first aid,
> compass, maps).; How long should we plan on taking to hike the Oregon
> stretch,
> by my estimates, with a few rest days we should be able to do it in around
> 40
> days without too much stress; Finally, I am doing this hike for a
> foundation I
> started for athletes, from football to mountain biking, that have suffered
> head
> trauma.  I will bore you with the details but below are links if you care
> to
> read what this is all about.  I am sure I will have many more questions
> once I
> start to really put things together and am glad that I have the oportunity
> to
> reach out to such a great community.  Thanks, Jason
>
> Facebook Page
> https://www.facebook.com/HeadStrongAthletes#!/HeadStrongAthletes
>
> Blog: http://headstrongfoundation.blog.com/2013/02/18/head-strong/
>
> Both of those pages have links to the donation site.  I am not asking
> anyone on
> here to donate, just for some good advice on how to get through this with
> the
> least amount of things that can and surely will go wrong.
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