More critical than having the right gear is getting sufficient amounts of food to fuel me though my journey. This is one of the challenges of hiking the PCT in that there are a lot more remote villages that don't always have a wide variety of food to choose from. Originally I thought I'd have to have someone ship me in food as I went which would have been a lot of time and effort. Instead I will rely on grocery stores and convenience store along the way. For the towns that don't have large enough a grocery store I will mail food ahead myself as I am on the trail. This will prevent me from having to decide what I will be craving five months down the line and can be a lot more flexible. However you need to eat a lot and never know exactly what you may find at grocery stores along the way.
Here is a list of some of my staples that I have found work great for me on backpacking trips:
Breakfast/Snack/Lunch
- Oatmeal
- Granola
- Trail Mix
- Power Bars
- Dried Fruit
- Powdered Milk
- Crackers
- Tortillas
- Cheese (especially those little Babybel cheese wheels)
- Beef Jerky
- Nuts
- Summer Sausage
- Tuna/Salmon Packets
- Pop Tarts
- Peppers
- Various Fruit
- Peanut Butter & Jelly
- Nutella
- Salami
- Candy
Dinner
- Any of the Lipton Side Dish Dinner Packages with rice, noodles, etc
- Instant Mashed Potatoes
- Mac & Cheese
- Beans
- Stuffing
- Ramen
- Soups
This is just a short list and if you have any other ideas please add a comment to this page. Basically breakfast, trail snacks and lunch all kinda get combined into one continuous meal throughout the daily hike then come dinner time I will actually bust out the stove and do a little cooking.
Then for when I get sick of trail food there will be many stops at restaurants along the way to get some real food. If you've ever eaten a burger after a week on the trail you know what I'm talking about. Regardless while I may tire of some of this food by the end of my trek I know I can depend on it to get me through.
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