Q&A Part Two

What do you eat on the trail?
For this trip, we have been eating a lot of foods that are high in calories and don't require hot water, or dishes. For breakfast, we may eat a bar or granola. Lunch is a homemade meal of rehydrated beans and rice or PB&J on a tortilla. Dinner might be a Mountain House meal of chicken alfredo or homemade pizza in a pot with shelf stable pepperoni. For snacking we had more bars such as Luna or Cliff or trail mix. There are plenty of desserts like Oreos, graham crackers and peanut butter chocolate, and pop tarts.

Stopping for a lunch of tortilla PB&J. 

Homemade beans and rice with soup veggies. Needs about an hour to rehydrate with cold water. 

What is the point of trekking poles?

Trekking poles are used to help absorb shock and provide stability. More energy is required as the arms are taking on some of the work as well. I find that trekking poles are useful in taking off some of the strain on my knees and helping me to go up hills. They are kind of like using a railing when going up or down the stairs.

What about the bathroom?
To pee, go off trail and go anywhere. For the other, go off trail, dig a hole, do your thing, bury it. Pack out your trash. NEVER go near a stream. People have to drink out of that.

Filtering water from a stream.

What do you carry in your backpack? How much does it weigh?
I have clothes in layers, the tent, first aid kit, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, inflatable pillow, trowel and toilet paper, 3 liter Platypus bladder and hose, rain gear, .5 liter Nalgene, cup, fork, Kindle, phone, camera, chargers, paper and pens, chapstick x5 (jk, jk), and food
David is carrying his own sleeping bag/pad/pillow, clothes, etc, as well as the stove and fuel we never use, a spoon, rope for bear bags, pocket knife, sunscreen/bug spray, water filtration system, and more food than me.
We both have about 35-40 pounds of stuff in our packs.

Putting rain gear on. 

Tell us about your gear, specifically.
I will make another post about that, soon, with specifics on brand, weight and price.

Ramen noodles in the tent due to a mosquito apocalypse outside.