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Planning food for upcoming UHT thru (self.ultralight)
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Howdy! Figured I would just put this here quick to start contributing. I'm hoping this place can get as popping as r/ultralight.

Anywho, I have the vast majority of my menu planned out but have a couple of holes to fill in. My partner and I are planning to do it in 8 days but will see if we can actually get it done in 7 (or take a day for just lounging in the middle of nowhere and use the full 8 days). It's going to be a bit of food to carry but I'm trying to focus on keeping calories per ounce above 130 averaged over the day. I used to through in a complete cookie, but stopped because of how much gas they gave me. It was actually pretty uncomfortable.

I am wondering if anyone here has tried the green belly meals-2-go and if so how are they? Or if taking an extra Snickers bar and calling it good would make more sense. Thanks in advance!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gaaah the whole area got so much snow, I had to push a Sawtooth hike that I was going to do over the June/July weekend because the snowpack was still at 8500'. I went a few years ago at that time and it was already dry.

That's ok though. We need the water. Finally our reservoirs are full again!

[–] miles 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haha yeah, big snow year almost everywhere. Where in the Sawtooths?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yellowbelly lake to Toxaway lake, up the pass to Sand Mountain and then over the 10 lake trail, do the loop to Smith Falls and back towards the Sand Mountain pass, then back out to Yellowbelly lake.

[–] miles 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lovely. So there would've been snow all the way down to Toxaway?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

No, Toxaway was clear but going up towards Edith lake and up would have required ice axes!