Human slop

[Maudite]

Was there an autopsy? As I said, thru-hikers hit towns every 4-5 days and eat town food on near-o's and zero's. I find it hard to believe that someone died because they're bodies couldn't handle town food.

65 year old white male with a history of heart disease. Cause of death, MCI due to right ventricular obstruction.
His wingman stated they had feasted in town each consumimg several cheese burgers each. On trail, he noticed his partner was sweating more then normal, becoming pale and ashy with a pounding and increasing heart rate before collapsing ...

 

[tc556guy]

65 year old white male with a history of heart disease. Cause of death, MCI due to right ventricular obstruction.
His wingman stated they had feasted in town each consumimg several cheese burgers each. On trail, he noticed his partner was sweating more then normal, becoming pale and ashy with a pounding and increasing heart rate before collapsing ...

Sounds like the "died from cheeseburgers" ruling is about as realistic as the motorcycle rider in a wreck being reported as a Covid death.

 

[Maudite]

Sounds like the "died from cheeseburgers" ruling is about as realistic as the motorcycle rider in a wreck being reported as a Covid death.

In forensics we have three elements that has to be answered. They are, Time of Death, Manner of Death, and Cause of Death.
Nearly every one confuses the latter parttwo,

 

[tc556guy]

In forensics we have three elements that has to be answered. They are, Time of Death, Manner of Death, and Cause of Death.
Nearly every one confuses the latter parttwo,

The basic premise of your first post was that the hikers body has somehow adapted to eating trail food and couldn't handle town food.

As I pointed out, on a six month through hike, particularly of the AT, this idea that a through hiker is eating nothing but trail food for the entirety of their journey and that their bodies would somehow not be able to handle town food is simply mythical. That hiker was likely in a town every 4-5 days from Springer Mountain in GA all the way to Maine and eating town food in every single trail, town he walked into.

As you pointed out later, he had pre-existing medical conditions. He died from those, just like George Floyd ultimately died from the stress a drug overdose was putting on his body, not the knee of the officer trying to take him into custody

 

[Morgan101]

Just curious; are you alone, or do you have to prep for a family or any other group members? I might be O.K. with it, but the rest of my family certainly wouldn't be.

Why would you do that? Budget? Space? I'm sorry, but I don't see the benefits.

 

[Maudite]

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The basic premise of your first post was that the hikers body has somehow adapted to eating trail food and couldn't handle town food.

As I pointed out, on a six month through hike, particularly of the AT, this idea that a through hiker is eating nothing but trail food for the entirety of their journey and that their bodies would somehow not be able to handle town food is simply mythical. That hiker was likely in a town every 4-5 days from Springer Mountain in GA all the way to Maine and eating town food in every single trail, town he walked into.

As you pointed out later, he had pre-existing medical conditions. He died from those, just like George Floyd ultimately died from the stress a drug overdose was putting on his body, not the knee of the officer trying to take him into custody

The basic premise of your first post was that the hikers body has somehow adapted to eating trail food and couldn't handle town food.

As I pointed out, on a six month through hike, particularly of the AT, this idea that a through hiker is eating nothing but trail food for the entirety of their journey and that their bodies would somehow not be able to handle town food is simply mythical. That hiker was likely in a town every 4-5 days from Springer Mountain in GA all the way to Maine and eating town food in every single trail, town he walked into.

As you pointed out later, he had pre-existing medical conditions. He died from those, just like George Floyd ultimately died from the stress a drug overdose was putting on his body, not the knee of the officer trying to take him into custody

We've gotten off subject....apologies for causing confusion....

Some years back was doing a mini Walk About in the Land of Down Under... The first leg was from Perth to the small town of York, took about four days to cover around 100 km's where I resupplied at a small store (no restaurants or fast foods cartels in town). Wasn't much in the way of items that would be familiar to most Americans, but close enough to keep from starving. Picked up a number of prepared meat pies for the evening meal, as well as for breakfast (I'm thinking Roo,), and for the days ahead to the next resupply, loaded up on Anzac Crackers, Vegemite, Tim Tams, several bags of grubs (roasted, they tasted pretty good, packing a lot of proteins, and with rice, they make for a fairly decent meal), and several toothpaste like tubes of Coffee with Cream. Even with food cravings for the familiar, I'd rather backpack where one can't retreat to the familiar, which for me, has always been the the problem with the AT.....

 

[DrHenley]

It's a well known fact that people that have become accustomed to a meager diet can't handle regular food at first.

https://www.livestrong.com/article/247150-how-to-get-your-body-out-of-starvation-mode/

 

[tc556guy]

It's a well known fact that people that have become accustomed to a meager diet can't handle regular food at first.

https://www.livestrong.com/article/247150-how-to-get-your-body-out-of-starvation-mode/

Sure, but is it enough to kill them?
As I pointed out already, these hikers are in towns every 4-5 days
They are eating town foods on a regular basis.
Their trail diets are somewhat often dull and repetitive and full of unhealthy foods that are chosen more for convenience than nutrition.
They are not POWs on a restricted diet who are eventually repatriated to regular society

 

[Maudite]

Sure, but is it enough to kill them?
As I pointed out already, these hikers are in towns every 4-5 days
They are eating town foods on a regular basis.
Their trail diets are somewhat often dull and repetitive and full of unhealthy foods that are chosen more for convenience than nutrition.
They are not POWs on a restricted diet who are eventually repatriated to regular society

This is sort ot correct concerning town visits as it assumes that all hikers rotate off the trail for town. That isn't always the case, some stay trail bound longer, sometimes Trail Angels will hike in mail drops and serve a meal.
Now, the last major resupply town on the AT is Monson, Maine. From there, hikers return to trail, and begin the section called the Hundred Mile Wilderness, the most isolated section on the AT. The HMW requires about 10 to 12 days to complete, with the next resupply point and drop at the Abol Campground on the West Branch. Here, the AT turns north into Baxter for the summit, and completion of the hike (the store at Abol is now better stocked compared to the last time I was there. It's gone from Beanie Weenies to serving a breakfast...awesome).