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AT thru-hike: Food stuff
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When I see someone running with a dog I think the dog is thinking “Why does my owner think I”m having fun?” A dog on the trail would be hard on the dog, but then again, the dog likes companionship as much or more than people. It would surely take a special dog indeed.
My buddy got a dog on the trail. It was a stray that began to follow him and his buddies, they fed it alittle and of course the dog followed them. Some buddy at the next town gave him dog pack so the dog carried all its own food.
Marjority of Maine isn’t dog friendly so he send the dog to me to look after. Parts of NH aren’t animal friend either
I see some people take a dog with them; surely not the entire trail?? maybe a day or 2 or 3..
Yeah… You will pick it up once you get there cause you can’t carry all the food if you are a thru hiker
It’s all about kendal mint cake mixed with healthy whole foods.. none of this salty sugary packeted rubbish.
i didnt like the mt house stuff, mostly because of the price & the quanity. i did a whole lot of ramen noodles, pb, bagels, instant oatmeal, instant coffee, trail mix, little debbies, twizzlers, rice, boulion cubes, gatorade mix, snack crackers & jerky. hamberger helper has some instant meals that are pretty good too. other than that i started gettin creative
He does mention at 3:33 that he takes most stuff out of its packaging and puts it in ziplocs…
That Mountain House stuff is salty and pricey. Try some Lipton Pasta or Rice Sides and a chicken packets. You need some more dairy and less sugar in you diet … try mixing some extra powdered milk into your coco.
I’ll have to try that yogurt bars that you mentioned
can any1 send me a msg about what an air drop is???? if u do ill subscribe to u.
I”m an idiot. I just read the posts below…kudos to the couscous comment below.
OMG! Did he just say he goes through a pound of sugar in 5-6 days?
i was just wondering if someone could explain this “air drop” for me. Are there places you can have mail waiting for you?
Good lord man, you’ve got at least a pound of packaging alone! Consolidate your oatmeal!, get rid of the jars, and repackage basically everything. You’ll be able to carry more foodstuffs and resupply less than every week.
Uncle Jonny’s wuzzup
nice video thank you
FINALLY! someone points out the right foods to take on the trail. thanks!
yeah, well you have to figure out what works for you. too much sugar for me. and i have to cut those oatmeal packs with a regular, or it’s too sweet. and snicker bars– you can forget those in southern california unless you don’t mind licking chocolate off the wrapper. furthermore, those mtn meals are too damn salty. i have to cut those or noodle dishes with some unsalted couscous. i’m a vegetarian, so i don’t eat sausage, but i eat a little fish. i like that tuna idea. good suggestions.
yeah the sugar may seem extravagant and heavy … but it was nice to have a little luxury. I may just have to look into the Equal tablets you suggest.
A pound of sugar? Have you ever tried Equal Tablets, they work great and taste just like sugar. Weighs about 1oz. for 50 tablets.
have you ever tried to dehydrate your own stuff? i bought a dehydrator and of you get creative, you can eat meals better than the packaged ones bc its fresh, even tho its dehydrated books like lip smackin’ backpackin have some really good meals (ie. ultra-light pot pie for days you want to reward yourself)
Thanks for the compliments rickbar123.
your vids are great ….thanks
I am hiking the AT North To South from Wesser NC to Springer Mt. Do you have any advice on food.. That is my main concern.. I would like to pack it all because of the lack of Resupply from Wesser south.. Let me know…
mmmm cocoa:-)
When I’m coming out of a resupply … I try to eat well. The stuff get’s heavy though.