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<blockquote data-quote="MoreSalsa" data-source="post: 2611896" data-attributes="member: 120766"><p>Hey I'm out there still and I keep it simple. I'm not a thru hiker but I have read and listened to a lot from that crowd (AT, PCT, JMT, etc.) and they tend to be more on the simple side as well, and they get down to brass tacks. They are focused on making sure they have the right fuel to allow their body to cover a lot of mileage and elevation every day and recover and do it all over again the next day. They all have their flavor preferences ..... it's not like they just eat flavorless gruel for energy, but they are focused on efficiency and not on frills. There is a podcast called Trail Correspondents where they actually interview tru hikers on the big trails while they are en route and talk to them about things like food. It's great to hear what those folks have to say because you know they are serious. </p><p></p><p>One thing I can tell you for sure .... there is not just one formula for everyone. Different people like different things when it comes to food selection. The other is that after a while out there you'll wish you had some fresh fruits and veggies. After being aggressively harassed about a banana that was visibly poking out of my bag on the JMT (not joking), I gave some mandarins to a girl who was doing the whole trail and she nearly cried out of gratitude.</p><p></p><p>One final thought ... I do like prunes for getting some of the benefits of fruits without having to carry them (bulky, heavy, and perishable).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MoreSalsa, post: 2611896, member: 120766"] Hey I'm out there still and I keep it simple. I'm not a thru hiker but I have read and listened to a lot from that crowd (AT, PCT, JMT, etc.) and they tend to be more on the simple side as well, and they get down to brass tacks. They are focused on making sure they have the right fuel to allow their body to cover a lot of mileage and elevation every day and recover and do it all over again the next day. They all have their flavor preferences ..... it's not like they just eat flavorless gruel for energy, but they are focused on efficiency and not on frills. There is a podcast called Trail Correspondents where they actually interview tru hikers on the big trails while they are en route and talk to them about things like food. It's great to hear what those folks have to say because you know they are serious. One thing I can tell you for sure .... there is not just one formula for everyone. Different people like different things when it comes to food selection. The other is that after a while out there you'll wish you had some fresh fruits and veggies. After being aggressively harassed about a banana that was visibly poking out of my bag on the JMT (not joking), I gave some mandarins to a girl who was doing the whole trail and she nearly cried out of gratitude. One final thought ... I do like prunes for getting some of the benefits of fruits without having to carry them (bulky, heavy, and perishable). [/QUOTE]
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