My AT pack list -- please critique

[furtigan]

Noooooooo!

Yeah, I know, I'm an addict, too. Problem is I don't take it black and powdered creamer sucks. Moreover, when I get up on a cold morning, I don't like to eat breakfast. I'd rather just start walking ASAP. If I had coffee, I'd probably linger around the campsite until 10 am.

[headchange4u]

Yeah, I know, I'm an addict, too. Problem is I don't take it black and powdered creamer sucks. Moreover, when I get up on a cold morning, I don't like to eat breakfast. I'd rather just start walking ASAP. If I had coffee, I'd probably linger around the campsite until 10 am.

I am an avid coffee drinker and I HATE powdered creamer. Fret not. There is an alternative. It's Nido powdered whole milk, found in your local Walmart in the section with the Mexican foods. It is almost as good as milk or cream in your coffee, plus it high in fat so it makes great hiker staple. I make my coffee using the Mini Minit one cup filters.

[Cannibal]

Be a man! Drink it black.

[Nest]

Be a man! Drink it black.

Be a real man! Chew on the coffee grounds as you hike.

[headchange4u]

Be a real man! Chew on the coffee grounds as you hike.

Chocolate covered espresso beans are one of my favorite hiking snacks.

[Coffee]

Chocolate covered espresso beans are one of my favorite hiking snacks.

Those are dangerous. Someone gave me some and I though my heart was going to explode. Note to self 4 strong cups of coffee and a lot of those are a little much in one day.

[Touch of Grey]

Just glanced at this thread and would have to add if it has not already that if you can tolerate tea or even like it, tea bags weigh next to nothing and serve two purposes at that. 1) is something to drink during the day which could be cold or warm (and you can make sun tea while walking), 2) the string from tea bags can be used as dental floss when needed. Another of those wonderful duel use items that takes no extra space and is useful at some point. On another note, the string on tea bags can be used in an emergency as sewing thread until you get to somewhere where you can get the proper thread or repair job done.

Just a thought and my canadian nickels worth!

Touch of Grey

Wintering in Orlando, FL

[Tobit]

But my tea bags don't have strings!! waaaaa


- JT

[Eron]

Possibly a third use for tea, first-aid. These articles only cite topical applications on burns, but I could have sworn I read somewhere that it could be used on lacerations also.

Tannic Acid derived from Black Pekoe Tea:

http://www.geocities.com/lebr7/usotaninos.htm
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/407583_7

This one says, "Where tannic acid is not available, strong, lukewarm tea is a good substitute.":

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...2600-2,00.html

Here is some info on antibacterial effects of green tea:

Antibacterial Activity Of The Crude Extract Of Chinese Green Tea (Camellia Sinensis) On Listeria Monocytogenes
http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php...l2n2/green.xml

There is a ton more info on "the google" for anyone interested in reading further into it.

[pure_mahem]

Isn't tannic acid the same stuff native americans use to leach out of accorns to make them edible. So you could boil some accorns to make a tannic acid solution also.