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Re: Daily calorie requirements for long term thru hikes? On a truly long distance hike it takes a few weeks before the reality hits you. Then the hunger hits you hard. You basically can follow your hunger. You do not need to micro-manage your calories. ... |
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Re: Re: Pemmican?? Over Thanksgiving weekend I brought home dehydrated vegetables and pemmican. I made two kinds of pemmican. One was the normal kind with beef and tallow. I melted that into my vegetables for a very ... |
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Re: Would You Do It for a Living? I would not do it for a living. I will talk about it for a pot luck dinner, though. When I was long distance hiking I felt I was paid in wildflowers. I've earned more wildflowers than Oprah... |
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Re: Re: Long hike recovery time I think you recover mentally much faster if you have something to go back home to. So having a job waiting for you will be mentally easier to deal with. I didn't have anything to go back to ... |
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Re: Re: All-In-One Kit I bought a shorter spoon so it fits in my pot. I keep a knife, chapstick and hand sanitizer in my pocket. Everything else goes in a tiny little mesh bag. |
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Re: Learnt an very important Lesson on Hydration and Salts If the other hikers were just hiking maybe they had no idea you were suffering. You have to say something. It's not being a wimp to say, "Hey, I need to stop and take off a layer." It... |
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Re: Where do you compromise? There's lots of lighter gear available now but rather than buy it I compromise and just keep using the stuff I have. Things I won't compromise on include: - protection from bugs while I ... |
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Re: Anyone Practice Trail Communism? I have offered to carry some weight for my boyfriend. But his pride keeps him from accepting the offer. We try to practice "communism" when it comes to the tent, each carrying equal halve... |
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Re: Near death experiences (or close calls) on the trail? "Have any of you had any near death experiences or close calls while on the trail?" Not really. I got pretty cold last March on a trip in the Los Padres. I was shivering and wet and... |
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Re: Calorie Consumption I think most people don't worry too much about the calories of the food and instead go by weight. Anywhere from 1 to 2lbs food per day should suffice. Usually you carry a variety so the pounds ... |
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