Food & Resupply for the Pacific Crest Trail

A lot of prep can go into a 2,650 mile hike! I thought it would be fun to go through some of that and take a look at the food I am starting my Pacific Crest Trail thru hike with, my 9 resupply boxes that I am sending myself, and my all time favorite dinner.

Food mentioned:
Santa Fe Beans - https://amzn.to/3kzBp4K
Mexicali Rose Beans - https://amzn.to/3y8HgpH
Minute Rice - https://amzn.to/3ORQMmZ
Ultima Electrolyte - https://amzn.to/3vXi3vQ
Nuun Electrolyte - https://amzn.to/3762o4P
Oat Bars - https://amzn.to/39ybacP
Nut Butter - https://amzn.to/3MNxdKH
Seed Butter - https://amzn.to/3F8MEeb
Bobos Bar - https://amzn.to/3LB8E3K
Greenbelly Bar - https://amzn.to/3vzuw9Q

Food Bag - https://amzn.to/3rOVfeu
Bear Can - https://amzn.to/3Mtsi2u
Spoon - https://amzn.to/3cA3mVG

I leave for the PCT in less than 2 weeks so I have been scrambling to prepare everything for this 3 - 4 month long hike. One of the largest of tasks was getting resupply boxes together, packages of food that I am sending to small towns that otherwise don't have a grocery store to buy food from. I am sending myself 9 of these packages to these locations...

Paradise Valley Cafe - Most hikers go into Idyllwild instead so you don't need a package here
Kennedy Meadows
Tuolumne Meadows - If you went into Mammoth you may not need this box either
Donner Pass
Castella
Mazama Village
White Pass
Stevens Pass
Stehekin

I don't really think boxes are super necessary, as there really is an abundance of towns along the way. But if you have a dietary restriction, if you want to hike very cheaply, or if you want to hike very fast I think they can be nice. Still it is a ton of work, and a risky thing to spend so much money on food, before you've even left for the trail.

I personally like boxes because it helps me to spend less time in towns, which both can make my hike quicker overall, but also helps me spend less money. I would not recommend doing a ton of these packages if you are newer to thru hiking.

0:00 - Intro
0:13 - My favorite hiking dinner
3:35 - Resupply box tips
6:42 - My food to start!
10:27 - PCT here I come

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