Originally Posted by EmmCeeBee
On every tour, I carry, in the bottom of my panniers, an emergency meal: like a can of tuna and crackers, raisins and nuts. We never touch this -- it's for a true emergency, in case we get stranded or worse.
-- Mark
Excellent advice, although I would also carry an extra, full-sized Lipton pasta meal or something similar.
During my last tour, I was in CO and had enough dinner food for only one night. I wanted to stay another day in order to acclimate my body to the drastic elevation gain. But I didn't have enough food.
A store was supposed to be nearby but it had closed for good. The proprietor of the cabin in which I stayed was no help when I told him of my plight. He didn't even offer to sell me something. Cripes, he even got irritated when I asked to use his phone so I could check around for a place to obtain additional food.
Although that was my only negative experience with a proprietor during my entire 2,500 mile tour, it illustrates the types of things that can go wrong when you least expect it. Any number of problems can occur during a tour that may prevent you from obtaining food or water. Be prepared. For example, what if your bike totally broke near sundown out in the middle of no where?
David in PA