Chocolate rule #1?

[Yury]

sierranomad wrote "BP Rule #1: TAKE THE CHOCOLATE! "

And what kind of chocolate do you prefer?
Wouldn't it melt during Yosemite summer?

[KC]

It may melt, but it'll be fine by night fall. Dark or milk, I'll take any kind.

[bill-e-g]

ANY

But M&Ms really do hold up pretty well. Keep your bear can outta the
sun and it'll be just fine.

[backpacker3]

Peanut M&Ms- chocolate and nuts, all in one!

[balzaccom]

Me too! Although we also blend our own gorp, with the dark chocolate M&Ms, cashews, pecans, raisins, craisins...

I'm getting hungry--gotta go!

[sierranomad]

MMMM!!! CHOCOLATE

I usually go with M&Ms. Plain, dark, Peanut...Wowzers!!! Now my sweet-tooth is screaming for attention.

[jeremy1701]

I also prefer the m&m's. They hold up quite well.

[shan1203]

Stumbled onto m&m's in the backcountry just recently - they are great!

Also love nutella on tortillas for breakfast

Shannon

[chris554]

m&m's

[baseline bum]

I've got to echo the peanut M&Ms. They always make up a good portion of my gorp. I have never thought of the Nutella and tortillas though; sounds like a great idea. Now if only there was a decent way to take beer in the backcountry.

[sierranomad]

Now if only there was a decent way to take beer in the backcountry.

Snowcamp and sled. If you stick to trails that are relatively level it is easier to pull a sled than carry a backpack. A sled can haul much more weight comfortably so I'll include things (i.e. beer) that I would never consider when backpacking.

[Calsurfer]

Ditto , peanut M&M's work great. They were a staple
when we did the JMT. Never got tired of them. Save the
green ones for the evening. Lol

[sierranomad]

OK, I know this is getting a bit off topic, but this subject brought to mind the temptations of chocolate in the wilderness.

Whenever someone is planning to hike the JMT, it seems they ask about the propriety/safety of leaving food caches in bear boxes along the route. Most feel (as do I) that taking someone's food cache would be unacceptable ...stealing what someone is relying on for survival.

BUT. Last year my buddy and I came upon someones cache 2 weeks into our trip. On the top was a couple of bags of m&ms. Boy, did they ever look good. Why I hadn't put them in my resupplies is another question. But after 2 weeks of eating the same food, something different sure was tempting. Especially that chocolate. I'm glad to say that we left it intact, but when you've been in the wilderness for multiple days the temptation is a bit stronger than when you're home planning your trip.

I guess one thing I learned from this is that when/if I leave food caches I'll put them in something other than see-through plastic bags.

[lbskunk]

Dark chocolate almond M&M's.... mmmmmm

[boo]

Rule 2: Your friends chocolate is your chocolate