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Mt. Frank Member
Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Posts: 46 | TRs | Pics Location: Renton, WA |
Interesting, I always lose my appitite when hiking. I always carry snacks, but can't remember the last time I actually ate any of it. Anyone else get this way on the trail?
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jimmymac Zip Lock Bagger
Joined: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 3704 | TRs | Pics Location: Lake Wittenmyer, WA |
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Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:08 pm
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Yep. I stay thirsty, but nothing really sounds appetizing -- certainly nothing I'm carrying. Other times I'll munch like darn squirrel.
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Mt. Frank Member
Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Posts: 46 | TRs | Pics Location: Renton, WA |
Last summer I did the High Divide loop in the Olympics. Didn't eat a thing for 20 miles. Then passed the Little Bear restaurant on the way to Forks. The special was pork chops. Oh mama! Yum!
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Kirt Member
Joined: 11 Oct 2003 Posts: 210 | TRs | Pics Location: Pasco, WA |
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Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:48 pm
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Mt. Frank wrote: | Interesting, I always lose my appitite when hiking. I always carry snacks, but can't remember the last time I actually ate any of it. Anyone else get this way on the trail? |
My appetite goes way down, especially while on the trail during my hikes. I tend to catch up to some degree during dinner time. While hiking during the day and expending greater amounts of energy, my snacks rarely get touched. Lots of water though.
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Andrew Member
Joined: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 1175 | TRs | Pics Location: Arlington |
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Wed Jan 07, 2004 9:07 pm
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I usually start eating once I arrive at the destination. If I don't, then I usually eat on the way back. Cargo shorts and ziploc bags are my best friends.
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Allison Feckless Swooner
Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Posts: 12287 | TRs | Pics Location: putting on my Nikes before the comet comes |
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Wed Jan 07, 2004 9:13 pm
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Quote: | "Enigma" Cargo shorts and ziploc bags are my best friends. |
Wow, now I don't feel so bad about having Quark as one of mine.
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Slugman It’s a Slugfest!
Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Posts: 16874 | TRs | Pics
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Wed Jan 07, 2004 9:15 pm
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kiliki Member
Joined: 07 Apr 2003 Posts: 2327 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Wed Jan 07, 2004 9:17 pm
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Sometimes I bring chips and salsa, packed in tupperware and ice, on day hikes. The fat and salt and spicy taste awfully good after exercise. But, just like at Mexican restaurants, I eat too many and get really full and lazy. So I try to stave off my Mexican cravings and find an excuse to drive back to Ballard through south Seattle so I can stop at Coliman on S. Marginal Way.
A salted nut roll is a good backpacking snack. It doesn't melt or get smooshed and satisfies both your salty and sweet craving.
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McFarnell Web Developer
Joined: 13 Jul 2003 Posts: 192 | TRs | Pics Location: Near Mt. St. Helens |
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Wed Jan 07, 2004 10:07 pm
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Brian Curtis Trail Blazer/HiLaker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 1696 | TRs | Pics Location: Silverdale, WA |
You've gotta eat. Your blood sugar drops and you stop feeling hungry and eventually you start feeling bad. I've been with people on more then one occasion who weren't eating properly and started feeling terrible. Minutes after being forced to eat a few cookies they start feeling better. I take whatever strikes my fancy when I'm stocking up for the trip. I stay away from chocolate unless it is late in the year and I can be sure it won't melt. Whatever I'm taking I snack regularly.
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Stefan Member
Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Posts: 5093 | TRs | Pics
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Thu Jan 08, 2004 11:43 am
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Salish wrote: | My buddy and I packed a half case each of Miller High Life into the Enchantments last August. The packs were pretty conservative, but ended up approaching 50 lbs with the addition of the beer. It was much lighter coming out |
There is an answer to make it lighter. Buy beer in plastic containers. I know at Costco they sell hard lemonade in plastic containers.
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#19 Member
Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Posts: 2197 | TRs | Pics
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Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:02 pm
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Brian Curtis wrote: | You've gotta eat. Your blood sugar drops and you stop feeling hungry and eventually you start feeling bad. I've been with people on more then one occasion who weren't eating properly and started feeling terrible. Minutes after being forced to eat a few cookies they start feeling better. I take whatever strikes my fancy when I'm stocking up for the trip. I stay away from chocolate unless it is late in the year and I can be sure it won't melt. Whatever I'm taking I snack regularly. |
100% with you on this one. I carry snacks in my pockets and eat constantly. That is one of the great perks of hiking. You get to eat like a pig. Before, during, and after.
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C Dog Member
Joined: 07 Jan 2002 Posts: 140 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle, WA |
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Thu Jan 08, 2004 4:37 pm
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PAP wrote: | 100% with you on this one. I carry snacks in my pockets and eat constantly. That is one of the great perks of hiking. You get to eat like a pig. Before, during, and after. |
Indeed. I loves me my peanut butter-n-jelly sammiches in the summer. If the bread's frozen when I make it in the morning, by the time I eat it at lunch it's defrosted and the jelly hasn't created a soggy mess. Good stuff.
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Stefan Member
Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Posts: 5093 | TRs | Pics
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Thu Jan 08, 2004 7:27 pm
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Plain bagels work okay as a substitute for peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches. They stand up well in the pack, but the real problem is the thickness--they are too thick. Wonder Bread is the best tasting, but also the mushiest. Flour tortillas work okay too but they are too thin.
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Allison Feckless Swooner
Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Posts: 12287 | TRs | Pics Location: putting on my Nikes before the comet comes |
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Fri Jan 09, 2004 2:19 am
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Stefan wrote: | Wonder Bread is the best tasting, but also the mushiest. |
No sir, you are not correct. Wonder Bread is only the best tasing food when compared to battery acid and dirty fryer oil from the Licton Springs Taco Bell.
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