Originally Posted by
Thulsadoom
I used to think along those lines, until after I got stuck a dozen times or so with no food in the middle of nowhere.
No offense, but that's inexperience talk right there... There's lots of places where there ain't sh** around to get stuff to eat, and it's nice to be able to boil up a pot of pasta at night, or oatmeal in the mornings. And, of course, there's the coffee thing. I don't even like to start breaking camp until I've had a couple cups down.
True dat! If you are going to be out for a day or two, then carrying a stove and camp gear probably makes no sense. However there are lots of places out west where the people are few and far between. Sure you can exist on tortilla and peanut butter. You can also ride in wool shorts and hair shirts but why would you want to
Maybe slap down a cactus on your saddle while you are at it. It's hard enough to tour without making life even less comfortable by existing on bad food.