ok... so here is my basic fueling outline:
being in Camp, solely has 1 purpose...
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RECOVERY
the first thing is to cram food down your gullet
if I'm being super amped out on "The Juice", I'll take in at least 1 full dose of Recoverite.
in fact, if you can figure out your fueling demand vs geographical placement in regards to camping...
you can begin refueling at the store....
best case scenario is that you've got stores to access along the way...
so you eat at a store... focus on things like quick absorbing nutrition. not sugar
get into camp, eat/refuel
in camp, drink plenty of water... not use swigs, 30-60cc increments
this volume begins to make you standardize your dosing...
STANDARD UNIT DOSE MEASURES... you want to be able to count your widgets and keep track of time
hydration bladders are great for Dosage Compliance
I used to set my Sunnto watch to count down every 5 minutes, and repeat, reminding me to sip, about 30-60cc each time.
in camp, once I get some food into me, I'll set up my shelter, and peel off my cycling clothes, changing into Capeline, and re-dawn my Kifaru Parka.
in camp, my primary concern is to avoid "The Explosion", which is the typical, pull everything out of your bags, and strew it out...
I try my best to keep things off the ground, and on the bike, thereby reducing the time it takes to repack.
thru the night I keep eating... paying attention to my watch, and what nutrition I have available
In the morning, I'm fortunate, in that as soon as I get up, my bowels are anxious to empty
change clothes into cycling gear, I keep my parka on as long as possible, staying warm, even if it means that I'm wearing all my cycling gear underneath, vest, arm warmers, the whole deal.
shoes with booties over them... STAY WARM
pack up shelter, which is typically the only thing not on the bike.
consume at least 400 calories, and drink about 12 oz of water...
ROLL OUT!
once my body starts to wake up, which is usually in about 45 minutes, I start en route fueling
this part is heavily weighted on experience and how I'm feeling
thru out the day, I lean heavily on the fact that my guts are pretty much empty, and I like to focus on chewing things well, if not being able to simply DRINK MY NUTRITION
its the absorption rate that I'm focusing on, and being able to establish and maintain a baseline Nutrition Value... whatever that is... again... personal experience
i.e. Hammer Nutrition Perpetuem, I will consume 4 scoops in a 24oz bottle over 2hrs by drinking approx 30cc (1oz) every 5 minutes.
thats
270 calories/hr
54gm carbohydrate/hr
7gm protein/hr
for me, this is my optimal base line
I will then "bump" with Hammer Gel if needed.
I will also start to take in EnduroLytes (by Hammer) 1 capsule every 20 minutes at the most. sometimes I break it down to 1 capsule an hour... again... personal experience and knowing how your body is feeling and what it needs.
with this basic formula I can ride a solid 24hrs straight without supplementing very much. maybe 4 King Size Snickers bars along the way...
I carry powdered Perpetuem in a large bottle. a 24oz bottle will hold about 17 scoops, which is about 8 solid hours of constant fueling
I use a hydration bladder which is full of water
my bikes carry at least 3 water bottles.
1 water bottle has a Clear2Go water filter... it never has anything other than water.
1 bottle is mixed with Perpetuem
1 bottle is filled with powdered Perpetuem
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the above is what I've come to discover as my optimal Nutritional Outline
I save eating solid foods for later in the day, typically as I come into camp, or actually in camp.
the problem with "meals" are that they consume major amounts of time and resources
the more you cook, the more equipment you carry
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in the randoneuring method:
I stick to doing a lot of riding, and focusing on things I can eat along the way
my recent discovery is the deli at SafeWay... they have soup and sandwiches that go on sale around 10-11pm...
I have no hang ups with riding into the late night, hitting this resource, then rolling into camp.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTIz8lYyd94
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I also like to chug down Milk!
when I'm getting ready to shut things down for the day, I will start to chug down chocolate milk.
In camp I like to eat things like cheese, peanut butter, salami, Spam...
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I've been eating MealPack Bars for a long time now
http://www.mealpack.com/
nutrition vs $ they are awesome...
they also pack their heft...
a possible solution would be to mail yourself nutrition to a Post Office in General Delivery
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Ultimately my goal is to finish the Tour Divide
which is 100 miles/day for 2700miles across the Continental Divide in the dirt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxl7j...eature=channel