[pct-l] Warm weather hiking food

[Terry]

Personally, I have to disagree with you Marcia, I like it that Diane feels sorry for me! 

Terry

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On Jul 16, 2013, at 6:56 PM, Marcia Powers <gottawalk at me.com> wrote:

> Never feel sorry for a hiker! A too hot hiking day is better than a no hiking day. :-)
> 
> On Jul 16, 2013, at 5:12 PM, Diane Soini <dianesoini at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Egads, I feel sorry for you. This is not the time of year to be back  
>> there.
>> 
>> I seem not to have the problem of losing my appetite. I suppose what  
>> I would bring would be dehydrated vegetables, sweet potatoes and  
>> dehydrated cooked meat (chicken or pork) all mixed together and just  
>> rehydrate it during the day in my jar. Rehydrate a few hours before  
>> meal time. Skip the bars and not bother cooking anything. And some  
>> salty snacks to help combat the hyponatremia.
>> 
>> If I knew there would be a cold spring on my route, I would perhaps  
>> bring a package of instant pudding and some dried milk and make some  
>> pudding at the spring.
>> 
>> As for Southern California in general, especially this year, I would  
>> not go backpacking out there until after the first rain of the  
>> season. This means probably Thanksgiving weekend will be the next  
>> time to go backpacking out there.
>> 
>> On Jul 16, 2013, at 12:52 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>> 
>>> From: Terry <tsparks56 at aol.com>
>>> Subject: [pct-l] Warm weather hiking food
>>> To: "Pct-L at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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>>> 
>>> I just returned from a 3 day, roughly 60 mile hike in the Santa  
>>> Barbara back country with the temps 90+ the first day and 100+ the  
>>> next two days.  The problems I had were what I'm going to call  
>>> "managed" dehydration, which I could deal with, as a just retired  
>>> 34 year fire fighter here in So. Cal. I am very aware of the signs  
>>> and symptoms of acute heat sickness.  The problem I had was  
>>> eating.  In the three day of hiking, I lost 7 pounds and the food I  
>>> had for my mid day meals and calorie boosts were not just awful, I  
>>> had no desire to eat if it didn't have some liquid in it.  I  
>>> learned on the trip that Cliff Bars suck and, I know that will get  
>>> a few laughs from most of you but, I would like some direction that  
>>> will allow me a safer and nicer hike in hot weather
>> 
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