[pct-l] Extra oil that you carry

[Marian Harmon]

"...we had a completely snow-free passage through the  Sierras this year.
 If you're hiking through snow every day you'll  obviously burn more
calories than we did."

By the looks of things, as of now, it might be completely snow free this
year as well. :(

Something I've seen done that worked out... Carry nuts and seeds as snacks.
If you're really wanting some oil for flavor in a meal, roast/toast some of
those nuts or seeds  for 15-30 mins depending on your set up, then use a
couple of rocks to crush them into a powder. Think mortar and pestle.
before cooking your meal add the powder to a little water and boil or to
make a paste/coating. You can separate the oil out if you wish, or simply
use the whole thing in your meal for whatever you might be making. The guy
who I saw do it (my uncle) did it with almonds and he used the crushed
almonds, mixed with a little cold water and and then let sit for 24 hours.
The following day he used the almond water/paste as a drizzle/topping for
some rehydrated chicken and vegetables . He told me that almond oils is
great for using in areas where you can't have fire, because the almond oil
changes taste if heated too much and a little goes a very long way.

Finally... lentil sprouts. YUM! Good source of protein, a nice snack and as
marmot noted and nice crisp addition to wraps and such.


On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 12:20 PM, Jennifer Zimmerman
<jenniferlzim at gmail.com>wrote:

> I agree with Marmot and prefer to carry nuts or other fat sources over
> oil.  Like you, I planned to carry oil from some point on in our thru this
> year but never ended up doing it.  Our lean homemade meals seemed much
> heartier than the standard potato/ramen/noodle sides and I never felt the
> need for the additional calories. I never got the classic insatiable hiker
> hunger, but I'm a small person and exertion tends to dull my appetite. My
> husband was a bottomless pit from about Tahoe on so maybe he could have
> used the extra fat. Neither of us lost a drastic amount of weight along the
> way which I guess means that we were eating enough.  We didn't take a
> multivitamin but when we got into town we stuffed ourselves with as much
> fresh fruit/veg as we could. If I were to thru again (oh, what I wouldn't
> give to have that chance!) I would probably take calcium/vit. D chews, fish
> oil for the omega acids and maybe glucosamine/chondroitin but still not a
> multivitamin.
>
> I never got tired of nuts as a snack - good fat, protein, and fiber and
> always appetizing to eat. On the trail I always craved salt and a range of
> textures.  After eating soft energy bars and boiled whatever every day the
> crunch and satisfying chew-down of nuts was a real treat. Pringles, too,
> but that's a different (less-healthy) story.
>
> One other thing that might be of interest - when planning our meals I
> increased our portion size by 50% starting at Kennedy Meadows, thinking
> that we'd be craving the extra food by that point. From KM to Independence
> our appetites were actually smaller than normal because of altitude
> acclimation.  In fact, it took us until central Oregon to be able to finish
> the larger meals easily in one sitting.  If I were to do it again I would
> probably still increase our portions but to a lesser degree and not until
> further north. However - we had a completely snow-free passage through the
> Sierras this year.  If you're hiking through snow every day you'll
> obviously burn more calories than we did.
>
> Good luck with the planning!  I wish I were in your shoes right now, with
> the whole journey stretching out ahead of me, instead of being stuck in a
> cubicle in the frigid midwest!
>
> JZ
> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Ann Marie <dbanmrkr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > To PCT-L:
> >
> > If it's two people, how much oz (extra calories) of liquid oil should we
> > carry per day/or per 7-day week?
> >
> > Yes, we are thru-hiking starting at Campo. So when should I add extra oil
> > to our resupplies? Or should we just begin adding it when we buy (and
> ship
> > forward) once we reach South Lake Tahoe?  Do you think we need the extra
> > calories beforehand if we are focusing on buying high-calorie dinner and
> > snacks up to that point?
> >
> > Deb
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