This whole ordeal has been very strange for us. A couple of weeks ago, I was happy being Trail Magic Momma and Heather was blissfully hiking. We had quite a...
Howdy, All, I am going to thru-hike the AT in 2004 and am looking for some light trial food advice. I have a hypothyroid condition that dictates certain food...
Ken- I suspect you will get a lot of answers. My preference for most field meals is "boil water and dump," but I will sometimes bring a meal that needs a...
Hi there, Soy is my problem as well and I have been able to work around it with only a little trouble. Miso is the thing I miss the most. What specially are...
I have also had real success with drying canned meats, as in canned chicken and canned roast beef (shred it first). They rehydrated very easily and tasted...
I don't eat unfermented soy either (mild hypothyroid also, but it's mostly the phytates I'm avoiding because of the vitamin leaching in the lower bowel) Have...
I have not even been lurking on this list for the past year, but I had to pass on what I consider a great backpacking food find: Chorizo that does not need...
... this list. I ate it on my PCT thru-hike. It was GREAT! I added shredded coconut, raisins, almond butter or tuna as the mood struck me, and I never got...
Just a little warning, I'm not even close to being a vegitarian or anything, (although I like the idea of it), but I used to love Chorizo unitl I read a label...
This will make a bunch - More than an 9 x 13" panfull. A 2x2 inch square is supposed to sustain a man for a day. And they are actually good. i've been keeping...
Any of you folks ever try drying cucumber or avocado with any success? Christine...
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cucumbers work well avocados have too much oil ... From: Christine Conners To: lighttrailfood@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 8:18 AM Subject:...
I've been on the road since December 19th when we left for Key West and will soon travel to L'anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Usually, I live in an underground...
For my AT thru-hike, we dried a lot of avocado$B!G(Bs. We always bought avocado hearts in the jars and packed in water. Worked extremely well, they ...
O jeez, forgive me. Artichoke hearts it was. Long day today. Sorry, I haven$B!G(Bt tried avocado. <sheepish little grin> Matt ... From: Scot Carpenter...
Yeah, I'm confused. Dehydrated avocado hearts packed in water? Chris ... From: Scot Carpenter [mailto:scot_c@...] Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 8:53...
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I just finished dehydrating frozen mixed vegetables (corn, peas, beans, and carrots). I want to add more vegetables to my food on the trail, so I hope they...
Hi, Jack, Sorry it took me so long to answer. My problems are with my thyroid. I found that soy acts as an anti-thyroid and will actually negate the medicine...
Hi,Andy, No, I'm not vegetarian. I tried that way back and that's when I gained so much weight--when my hubby was using alot of tvp, soy, etc and then the...
Hi, Nicole, Thanks for the info. I will take your advice! ... mostly ... lower ... could use ... I am too ... however, ... sprouted grain ... envelopes ... ...
My dehydrator should arrive today, and visions of dried meat and pemmican and casserole-type meals spread thin on Teflex sheets are dancing in my head. My...
<A HREF="http://www.basegear.com/basegear/gsilefashmug.html">http://www.basegear.com/basegear/gsilefashmug.html</A> Here's what my daughter uses. She...
Hmmm. It's almost perfect, isn't it? It's just so much bigger than my needs demand, weighing in more than 50% heavier. (Alright, 4oz vs. 6.6 oz. isn't huge,...
http://www.BackpackGearTest.org : the most comprehensive interactive gear reviews and tests on the planet. ... From: imposter2 [mailto:imposter2@...] ...
I use the CountryTime lemonade cup/bowl ala Sgt. Rock and Brawny - won't go back to anything else. The top has a marked line for one cup of liquid to make for...