Hiker Food Advice from an Appalachian Trail Thru-hiker
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
- 10 things to consider when choosing what food to take on your hiking trip
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0:00 Intro
0:39 Tip 1
2:09 Tip 2
2:40 Tip 3
3:30 Tip 4
3:58 Tip 5
4:42 Tip 6
5:21 Tip 7
6:14 Tip 8
6:46 Tip 9
7:25 Tip 10
8:28 Outro
8:44 PATREON
8:47 Outtake
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Pecans (3200 calories/pound) and Walnuts (3000 calories/pound) are calorie dense and mostly protein & fat. I bring a pound in my food bag and they account for 500-600 of my daily calories.
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Those Gear Skeptic videos are amazing. They really speak to my inner nerd!! They’ve helped a lot with planning my husband’s meals.
He must have spent weeks compiling all of that data. They're fascinating videos.
@@Adventure_Together According to him, it was years of work. I have watched them all twice and plan to again as I develop my meal plan for a 180 mile section hike this summer.
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Thank you! I appreciate the kindness :)
Great information, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the info and I do watch the Gear Skeptic. He has some great videos. Yours is helpful too. Hike on. 👍👍👍
You're right, his videos are great. I'm glad that you enjoyed mine. Happy trails.
Thanks for the tips - am from the UK and looking to do the AT next year.
That's awesome! The AT will be an incredible experience. I hope you get to do it. Check out my tips for international thru-hikers video
ruclips.net/video/31om3lauD2M/видео.html
@@Adventure_Together will be binge-watching over the next few days. Thanks for posting them.
Look at macadamia nut oil & avocado oil as alternatives...I swear by macadamia & personally love the taste. Whack it in your trail coffee too..!
Just stumbled onto your channel...subbed.
Great ideas. I was using MCT oil to add to coffee. At 130 calories per tablespoon, it's calorie-dense. It would be nice to add some flavour to the morning brew so I might give macadamia oil a try.
i weight around 74-75 kg and i find that 3500 kcal per day is plenty, 4000 for extra hard day. Depends on each person. But it is something really important calculating when thru hiking in isolated and less developed regions. Good hikes!
That's great! I feel under fuelled unless I hit over 5k. Everyone's different, though. I'm glad that you've worked out what works for you.
Thank you. My biggest suggestion is read labels and do simple swaps. Like tuna packets they are 80 calories or so but if you look for oil and not water they add about 100 calories for same size and weight.
Awesome tip. I hope some people get use from it. Always read and compare labels.
Thanks for the vid, I'm going to do it vegan too. I also am allergic to soy, and all nuts, and have no gallbladder, so digesting fats is hard. So it's gonna be kind of challenging lol, but I think it's doable. I'm thinking of trying sacha inchi seeds as kind of a nut replacement to get some more protein and calories. Maybe some pea protein powder too.
Walmart does a pea protein powder. That'll make it easier to resupply on trail. Plus, it comes in a pouch, not a plastic tub. Good luck with your trip. It seems that you're dealing with dietary restrictions that I can't even comprehend the level of difficulty it must bring to daily life.
Good point about not getting hiker hunger for a bit, I find I’m the opposite at first and have to force myself to eat.
This! 3 days is the longest I've been on trail and each time I lose my appetite, have to force myself to eat!
It's real. I took so much food out for the first week of the AT and didn't need the first resupply I sent myself. I had so much food leftover.
That was great Lookout! Every American should know the basics:
0°c = 32°f
100°c = 212°f
1 kilogram = 2.2 lbs
100 kilometers per hour = 62 miles per hour
32 grams = 1 ounce
3.785 liters = 1 US Gallon
I learned these things in 8th grade science class,1973. The USA was going to switch to the metric system and I couldn’t wait because it’s makes so much sense and I hated fractions. I prefer a decimal system based on units of decimals.
Metric is easier and better haha
I couldn't agree more, but I'll have to move to Canada or Mexico to experience living the metric dream! @@Adventure_Together
50 years later my kids still working fractions.
@@techguy9023I’ll raise you by 19/64 Mr tech guy!
Great video. However, the 4:1 ratio of carbs to protein doesn't address fat. When working out, I use a 2:1:1 Carbs, Protein, Fat ratio (in calories) for a 2000 calorie diet. That works out to be about 250 grams of carbs, 125 grams of protein and 55 grams of fat. If eating 4000 calories a day, did your protein intake in grams exceed your body weight in lbs? How many calories/grams did you get in protein per day?
The fat point you make is a good thing to raise. We all need a complete balance, and you're right, I didn't address it. It was an oversight from me.
I actually struggled with the protein. I had to keep an eye on that as carbs and fat were easy boxes for me to tick. I used protein powder to top up the levels. On the PCT this year, I plan to use foods like TVP and soy curls as well.
Fat was easier as I added a lot of Omega 3 ALA in the form of flaxseed and hemp seed, etc.
What's your favourite thing to eat when hiking?
I am also a huge fan of wraps with peanut butter for lunches but for me it’s all about breakfast. I eat a cup of oats for breakfast each morning on trail, with flaxseed meal, dried and freeze dried fruit, nuts and seeds. I tailor it to what’s available and top with powdered soy or coconut milk and a scoop of protein powder. This will give me around 1000 calories to kickstart the day and it’s so delicious.
@Miriam Wallman that sounds delicious 😋 I love breakfast too. It's so nice to ease into a long day of hiking with a big breakfast and a cup of coffee.
Is it just me then that likes to start the day with nothing but water with electrolytes...? Where I've had a 1000kcal meal the night before & more likely than not a choccy bar, I'm back-loaded with plenty of fuel to start my day & don't tend to start eating for a couple hours.
Dried apple rings & Kind nut bars for the win on the trail for me.
Years ago I hiked a couple AT sections with this guy in his 60’s. He was a beast. He had through hiked about every trail in North America and some abroad. He had ridden his bike around the entire African continent. He had through hiked the AT a couple times his favorite time was when he hiked it with his son. He said his secret to keeping his energy level up was eating and drinking something every hour on the hour. Raw eggs were his favorite trail food. That man downed raw eggs like they were going out of style.
@@wasidanatsali6374 he was lucky not to get very sick. I certainly wouldn’t be suggesting anyone eats raw eggs.
You don't need to throw fruit and vegetable cut off or peels away. You can just throw them on the ground. Throwing them in the trash is less sustainable. Why send the nutrients to the landfill? A squirrel might like that banana peel
4000 people attempt to thru hike the AT every year, if every one of those hikers threw their food scraps on the ground, the trail would become its own landfill. That’s not even to mention section and day hikers, and the danger it would cause attracting bears. It’s a valid question, but this is why it’s important to learn the values of leave no trace!