1.5 pounds of granola and 4 Nutter Butter cookies will carry you a long way in the frigid cold (that's 3/4 of a pound per person daily). One of the best things about hard-core winter camping is that you can eat anything you want. After 6 months of training I plan to do just that. Chase this with large amounts of piping hot cocoa. Hydration is key; before breaking camp daily, a 2 quart thermos will be loaded with hot water. This will allow us to drink hot beverages on the trail without breaking out the stove and melting snow. This saves time and energy which will hopefully allow us to maintain our pace and reach our daily objective.
On travel days when we actually do stop and fire the stove for a brew ( this will only be done when we can retrieve river water) we will be eating Ramen Noodles in a variety of flavors. Sure, they're relatively unsavory at home , but in the dead of winter on a trip of this magnitude they are salty, hot , and delicious. You would sell your soul for one. At 30 cents apiece you won't have to. More gorp and this mornings Clif bar will round out this lunch.
On travel days when we actually do stop and fire the stove for a brew ( this will only be done when we can retrieve river water) we will be eating Ramen Noodles in a variety of flavors. Sure, they're relatively unsavory at home , but in the dead of winter on a trip of this magnitude they are salty, hot , and delicious. You would sell your soul for one. At 30 cents apiece you won't have to. More gorp and this mornings Clif bar will round out this lunch.
Speaking of weighing in....don't forget to weigh yourself before and after....should be interesting.
ReplyDeleteI'm heading into this at a fit 205 pounds and think I will come out 10-15 pounds lighter.
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