PCT // What's in My Food Bag
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ต.ค. 2019
- I filmed this video in Washington, showing what was in my food bag for a resupply of 4 days. I also go through what I eat in a day, the gear I use, and my resupply strategy.
Some of the items I talked about:
- Granite Gear bag - geni.us/KvVr
- Pot - geni.us/hgciBH
- Stove - geni.us/BXb8Q
- Protein powder - geni.us/TcU6
- Coffee - geni.us/W9E9F4u
- Refried beans - geni.us/Vez3D
- Freeze dried broccoli - geni.us/3SwRp
- Magnesium powder - geni.us/lFtU3c
- Green powder geni.us/GHQMsG
- Curcumin - geni.us/tJBjE5
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I hope this video is helpful to anyone doing the PCT, another thru-hike, or shorter backpacking trips! Please comment if you have any favorite foods or tips. Cheers!
We each carried our own. We started off sharing more things but then it became easier to just have our own rations. Also, in case one of us lost our packs, we’d still have some food at least. 😊
If you presoak your pasta for the mac & cheese it reduces cook time!!!😉
Mari Johnson your shirt is so cute on you! Love the color. Do you recommend? And where can I get one? Thanks !!
From the four winds we are all here and have always been with you! Keep on moving,you can do it!
I actually yelled: Yeeeeeees! When I saw your upload. 😂 Welcome back! 🙌
Woohoo! Thanks!!
Yay...another video...thanks...can't wait for the PCT post. Thank you for sharing. Blessings
Awesome Mari, lots of helpful advice much appreciated. Cheers
Welcome back and CONGRATS on finishing your adventure 📸👍👍👍👍📸🙏
My game changer is dehydrating full meals, lentil dahl, pasta sauce, really just any meal with a lot of moisture works great. Perfect for the days or nights when you're at your wit's end and just need a home-cooked food hug
Welcome back, Mari!
Good to hear from you again. Looking forward to your trail vlogs ✌️💛💛
Cheers!
When I’m trekking I love: instant mashed potatoes with (veg) sausage mixed in, dehydrated soy mixed in my noodles, Oreos, chocolate bars (mixed in with hot oatmeal = perfect)
Chocolate bars in oatmeal! I’ll have to try that 😁
Veg sausage? Dehydrated? Where can I find that?
wow that sounds unreal, I will be trying this for sure!!
on my pct hike i also made instant puddings and crushed cookies into them for special desserts/treats/trailversaries
This is so helpful Mari! I want to conquer the famous Overland Track on my island home of Tasmania and I’ll use these tips for sure! 😊👏🏼
That sounds like an awesome track! I hope to go to Tasmania one day!
She's back!! 😍😲🤗😎
So good to see you and your videos on TH-cam again. Hope all is well.
Cheers Mark. Happy to be back!
Welcome back!! 👍👍👍👍👍
Yay! It's been way too long!
Welcome back Mari.
It’s been so long since ur last post was thinking something happened to you!!! Glad ur ok! 💪
Sorry to worry you!
Glad to see you're still alive and doing well! Be safe out there 🙂
P.s. - YOU ARE GLOWING! 😀
Ah thank you!
Great video ! Thanks for sharing with us
Love food bag reviews. Cheers
Great video! Thks for the useful info
Breakfast: NV granola bars, Nutri-grain, or cereal bars (Cinnamon Toast Crunch!)
Fave Lunch: tortillas w/ pepperjack cheese & pepperoni or sausage. Fave Snacks: Mini Snickers/Milkyways, PB/Cracker pks, Combo pretzel nugz, various trail mixes, etc. Dinner: various Knorr pasta or rice. Faves were Spanish/Taco rice or Alfredo pasta + tuna pks + "Extra Spicy" Mrs. Dash + cheddar Goldfish sprinkled on top! 😋 JimboTrek AT'03
We used TVP (textured vegetable protein) w/ taco seasoning or dehydrated refried beans, rehydrated in a ziploc, added to a tortilla w/ laughing cow cheese, for a tasty Mexican style meal. My wife's favorite was "Thanksgiving Dinner". Stove Top Stuffing, margarine, craisins and the foil pouches of chicken, all rehydrated/heated in a ziploc.
Ooh both sound so good!
I didn’t like micro fiber towels because their too “slick” to properly scrub with so I just use a standard large face towel to wash and dry with. The hot sauce is a great idea just surprised at the size of the container. Thanks for the vid Mari Take care.
I loved this vid!! I am so fascinated to see what people eat. I know you don't like talking about money but would you be willing to share info on your budget for the PCT? Maybe compare what you estimated and how the reality worked out?
There she is! Hey! I’ve been wondering how your hike is going.
I use Nescafe 3 in 1. I still add a bit of milk powder too, even thought it apparently has it.
I re-use the Gelato containers too! 😂 Have you tried Power Crunch protein bars? They're my new favorite!
Ooh no! I'll have to try them!
We used to make our own scroggin for an easy snack while tramping we would buy the dried fruit nuts and chocolate and mix it together. When you mentioned the zip lock bags it reminded me of my 88 year old Father telling the story of the first time he saw plastic. He was preparing to go on his first tramp with his cousin. She had his tube of stuff called plastic that she cut sections of and sealed the end with an iron to make plastic bag to take tramping. How the world has changed.
Haha wow such a difference! I wonder what your father was using? Bring back the old ways!
The local chemist got his medication from the pharmaceutical company in light aluminium tins after he had dispensed the pills he would save them for the trampers. We still used them when I went tramping as a kid.
Leaving a late comment here. Firstly, I love your videos. 🥰 Because you like Mac&Cheese, what I do is cold soak the Mac first. Then boil a small amount of water, add to the drained Mac and add the powdered cheese, with a little olive oil. This saves fuel and is very quick. Yum.
Hope that helps.
...dave
Hey there! Ah, good call. Thanks for the tips!
It may seem redundant. But if you cook and then dehydrate whatever pasta you want to pack out. You just need to boil the water and let it steep for 5 minutes. Then continue as you would normally with adding cheese sauce etc.
Nice to see your videos again! You sound more tough! 😉
haha or maybe just exhausted 😂
Hi Mari, when you say you sent protein powder ahead on the trail from Amazon, where did you ship it to? A hostel or other hiker friendly establishment you planned on stopping by? By the way, so glad to finally get to watch the rest of your hike!!
Hi Sarah! Yeah, I sent it to somewhere I knew I would be stopping soon. Here's a list of places planyourhike.com/planning/resupply-points/
That's a great list. Make sure you checkout delivery requirements for each site along with pickup hours.
Hi Mari,
Do you have a list of the resupply points you used? Or any tips on where you found would be best to have parcels sent to rather than relying on shops?
Cheeto's and honey wrap is pretty good on trail
Your awesome!!
Wow! Great to see your video. I try to stay off the junk food, not much nutrition, thanks
how do you manage that on a thru-hike? it's less about nutrition and more about calories
Did your eating pattern change between different sections on the PCT? Can imagine you crave/need different meals in the Sierras for example. And also can you maybe share a bit more on your resupply strategy? Where do you recommend sending boxes? And did you just figure out on trail where boxes were needed or did you had an idea on that beforehand?
Something you, or anyone, can do with mac and cheese is to soak the pasta from lunch to dimmer and then the cooking time will be much less as all you are doing is heating and adding the cheese powder and anything else.
One time I ate the ramen noodles and with the left over broth I mixed in instant mashed potatoes and that was pretty good
I don't know if you still look at comments here, but in case..... how much fuel did you go thru between resupplies? Did you go thru a whole small cannister or 2? And what was the average time between resupplies for you? I must admit.... your understated way of doing your videos hooked me... no 10 minute full face selfies...no in your face, blaring music etc etc.... I loved getting your updates (now you have finished the PCT for 8 months) and hope you do one of the long NZ hikes and put it up here if you can get away from work long enough.... Hope you and Mr Nick are doing well!!!
Love a good ramen bomb :) it's actually really tasty LOL :)) The backpackers Pad Thai is amazing. I've had that several times.
I love your yellow mellie!💛
Me too, wondering what it is and where I can get one !?
I want one 💛
@@chanellehead6308 mec, rei, patagonia had similar products a year or two ago...oh, wait here melanzana.com/product/micro-grid-hoodie/ . She talked about it in her clothes video. 💛
Do you find out of the cliff bars, Lara bars, and RX bars one of those gives you the most energy? Or are they about equal?
The ones with a lot of protein (like 20g) keep me full the longest but otherwise not too much difference.
really want that fleece
Would you consider hot pepper powder as opposed to carrying the liquid sauce around?
Hello Mari. What was the longest you went without re-stocking? Thanks!
I wanted to ask a question that someone could hopefully help me with. Why couldn't you take a loaf of bread or some actual fruit on some of these long distance hikes. I know that the bread will eventually go bad and it might get crushed inside the backpack, but you could still strap it to the outside of the bag maybe? Same thing with the fruit. Obviously these would have to be strictly eat first kinds of food. Just wondering if it's a good or bad idea.
That was a good video. I've never seen those Franz pies before. Are they like the Hostess fruit pies?
I don't think I've had the Hostess ones, but probably!
Where did you get your food tubes? Hopefully in the states...
So happy to catch a glimpse of you on Elina Osbornes video !! Now going to watch this ! I wondered so much about how you guys eat out there.
Ah that’s such a good video isn’t it?!! 🤗
Survival Man, Screw the good stuff, Stay Warm, I think your Crazy, Belus Traveller
Can you buy Backpackers Pantry ready meals from the stores along the way or did you always buy them online?
You can get them along the way at least thru northern california then everything gets harder to find
It's Mari!
It's getting late in the season so i hope you're near the end. Another question: what was the longest stretch between re-supply stops?
Try this trail pasta:
noodles, dry (or fresh) onion (aka onion flakes, available from Cosco and others), fresh garlic (you could use garlic salt), green pepper (fresh or dried mixed veggies), Italian dry salami, sun dry tomatoes, a package of tomato sauce. During the day, soak the dry veggies and tomatoes a block of parmesan cheese. In camp boil water to cook pasta. While pasta is cooking, chop everything else with your swiss army knife. Drain off most of the water, toss in the other stuff. Let it all heat up a bit and bon appetite. You could do much the same thing with your dehydrated refried beans as well (call it chili). A hot meal on a cold day is a huge morale booster. Desert: cream cheese on fruit cake. Another desert: no bake cheese cake
Mari, that kinda look’s like you actually went trick-or-treating really early on😁😁😁
bahaha
How far did you make it?
Pasta, cold soak then cook. Cuts down on the fuel use.
You were concerned with calorie and protein but what you showed is carb and sugar heavy. I think you need more fat in your diet to balance things out. Also, turmeric is dubious. And even if it did work no amount of supplement will help if you are eating food that causes inflammation. Dehydrated/freeze dried veggies and fruit are great! Also nuts and seeds are a great source of protein and fat.
can you buy Maxwell House International Vanilla Caramel in any grocery store? In San diego supermarkets?
Probably most grocery stores!
To save energy I wonder if you cold soak macaroni before doing the final cook of Mac n cheese at the end.
That's an interesting idea. How long would you cold-soak the noodles for?
@@tfinsa5979 not sure but any amount of time would reduce the cook time.
How about a video of Nick's gear and base weight - looks like he is carrying a lot of weight. Thanks - enjoying the videos.
That's probably because of his beauticase 😉
Take your canister and cold soak your mac and cheese and then when you get to your camp you can heat it up. Maybe that would work for a quicker mac and cheese
Hey, nice video! Maybe this is a stupid question, but how do you send stuff to yourself along the way? :P
Not a stupid question! If I knew there was a town stop that wouldn’t have good food options, when I was in a town with a big grocery story I would stock up then send it ahead. Or I would order stuff online and send it to where I knew I would be. If you look up pct resupply mailing lists, you’ll find them online 😊
@@mari.johnson Oh wow, I had no idea about those resupply points, that's really cool! Thanks for responding :)
Come backkkkkkk!
Nice food review! A lot of plastic though but guess unavoidable? Congrats to both of you once again.
Yeah unfortunately it's pretty unavoidable. Thanks!
What's your fav meal?
Hi Mari thanks for the eating video. I hope I don't sound like a jerk but jezz, I have a few tips. Take it or leave it. So, thats 4 days? How much does that weigh? For the same volume I pack 7-12 days. First thought is, high callories does not equal usable calories. Just because there's 300 calories of sugar in that chocolate bar or cookie doesn't mean your body can convert that to usable glucose that will build healthy muscle tissue. You're not eating protiene dense food. For the same weight of the chocolate you can have food that will make you feel like your liquid greens do, so why carry these unusable calories? I'm not perfect either but almost everything has a second purpose in my pack. I'm vegitarian and hike 7-14 days without resupply. This is what I carry, breakfast to dinner: coffee, quinoa, tumeric, pumpkinseed, sunflower seed, dried cranberries, olive oil, brown parboiled rice, brown lentils, dried vegtables (I bought a dehydrator) - carrot, zuccini, beats, mushrooms, red peppers, sweet potatos, kale, dehydrated snacks - bannana chips, apple, zuccini chips, berries, other fruit, nuts (no peanuts) - brazillian nuts, almonds, cashews, hazzel nuts, praleines, walnuts (or almonds, pumpkin seed, dried cranberry is a good mix), dark chocolate 80- 90 % cocoa or bakers chocolate (iron & digestion), vega One meal replacement (with chlorella for green content), nutritional yeast, knor soups or instant sauces, nori. Last time I brought stone cut oats which was not bland on trail but may make you gassy if prone. Sometimes I bring pasta (preferable brown rice pasta) but there's definatly no nutrients in samola pasta. That's what I brought on my first hike and I lost 15 Lb in a week and was sick after. Pasta and cheerios doesn't cut it out there. Lol.
I hiked the Bruce Trail, end to end 885 km 550 miles in Ontario, Canada and this is what I learned about food.
Hike your own hike, Nick
Can I please ask what is on your lighter?
Looks like leukotape for blisters
Yep, that's what it was!
Someone clearly took a few bong hits before turning on the camera.
missed you! how many calories do you eat per day?
I actually never kept track of that! But they say to have about 4,000 calories 😊
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Haloween haul
haha basically
Food?
Dang. .I havn't seen any of your vids in over a year. . You sound so different than how I remember the older vids.
More tired or stoned here or. . sick? I dunno. . different vibe
Welcome back! Haha id say tired - had just walked almost 2600 miles!
@@mari.johnson omg lady!!! 26k miles ! 😳 What a triumph ! May you receive all the trail food/ junk food in the world for your heroic efforts 👏👏
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I understand it is for the convenience, but it was so hard to see all the plastic packaged food . From your previous videos it seems that you are conscious about your plastic footprint. What is your feeling did you produce more or less food packaging waste than in your normal life?
I can understand your concern! Unfortunately there's no good way around using plastic for such a long hike. I probably did use a little more than usual, but I reused every bag I could, until they were not useable anymore. I also bought food from bulk bins when I could, but that still required me to put the food into a plastic bag. The good thing is that I think thru-hiking overall, is a lot more eco-friendly, due to living outside and not using much electricity or water.
@@mari.johnson maybe doing a bit more foraging on the go?! 😂 I am sure your overall footprint is so much smaller. I was just wondering. I am planning to make the Camino and track all my waste that I generate. (after my contract is up in 20 months... 😳)! I am looking forwarf to see more videos from you again.
@@celiasomlai Foraging on the go, while on a thru-hike.... lol