Sat, May-31-03, 23:38
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Posts: 870
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Plan: Dr Bernstein
Stats: 195/175/170
BF:
Progress: 80%
Location: alaska
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Backpacking on atkins
How timely of you to post this now -- have been wondering the same thing. Obviously the old starchy sugary things are out. Low carb tortillas should be good - in fact they even seem to keep better than the highcarb ones. Right now, I'm thinking small cans of spam. Downside, you have to pack the empty can out. But the spam is pretty calorie-dense, so it might be an ok trade. Likewise the little envelopes of tuna you can get at the supermarket these days. Depending on the climate, hard cheese will keep for a while. Eggs, either fresh or powdered would make a lot of things besides breakfasts. Last week I went on a trip with some high-carb friends, and it worked out fine. On the way back, they were doing their gorp and sugary stuff, and I found that an Atkins bar was good for quite a few miles. But I know that there is a long way to go here, and there will be some pioneering necessary.By the way, it is now known ( by some at least) that the expensive freeze dried stuff will not really keep you going long. Ray Jardine and others realized that there's just not enough calories in the stuff for sustained exertion. But then, Ray recently became a convert to some kind of raw-food vegetarianism - started a PCT hike, discovered he just couldn't do it on that diet. So he's probably back to the high-high carb trail food, which works for him. But we will have to find what works for us. what I have realized is that pre LC, I was always having to grab another dried apricot or whatever. Now, a moderate portion of protein/fat (ie meat) and NO starch, just a high fiber vegetable, and I'm good for hours and hours. Which ought to be good on the trail.
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