42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to cross the Atlantic

Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by tedmiston on Friday May 19, 2017 @06:31PM (#14379820)

> Provisions are stowed under Kent’s feet. “I have enough food – half freeze-dried – for six months at 1,500 calories a day. I have intentionally put on 20 extra pounds for the trip as well.

> “My diet consists of nuts, dried fruit, protein powder, nutrition bars, a variety of soups, stews, pasta, peanut butter, Nutella and so on. I have a huge variety as well as 64,000 extra calories in the form of two gallons of olive oil to add to my food.

> “None of my food needs cooking but I do have a 12V/120W heat coil wand to heat water for dinner or tea or coffee, if I can afford the power. With a two-minute boil time I should be able to use it often. All of this fits in the bilge and down the keel.”

I wondered how he did food. And how he has pasta that doesn't need cooked but lasts six months.

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by bradly on Friday May 19, 2017 @06:39PM (#14379870)

Lots of dried foods like ramen, beans, mashed potatoes, etc will hydrate without hot water. It takes more time, but works well. These no-cook setups are used by many long trail thru-hikers that choose not to bother with stoves and fuel.

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by qbrass on Friday May 19, 2017 @08:10PM (#14380261)

If you're looking to try that. Be careful with beans, either get them pre-cooked or make sure they're a type that's safe to eat without boiling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bean#Toxins

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by dstroot on Friday May 19, 2017 @09:55PM (#14380637)

I actually hiked with a person who "cooked" or rehydrated meals by putting the ingredients in a sealed plastic bag and then putting that in his underwear. Seriously.

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by ArnoVanLumig on Saturday May 20, 2017 @09:26AM (#14382254)

Ah, the infamous crotch pot slow cooker.

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by mowenz on Friday May 19, 2017 @11:32PM (#14380899)

Perhaps a clever, yet obviously comedic, idea. But which foods will cook at a warm temperature that wont at a cold?

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by pvg on Saturday May 20, 2017 @02:26AM (#14381285)

There is no cooking involved in those cases, just rehydration. It just happens faster at higher temperatures. And it's less unpleasant than eating ice-cold.

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by mowenz on Saturday May 20, 2017 @04:30AM (#14381514)

Yes, I should have used prepare in place of cook, as cooking requires heat.

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by peterwwillis on Saturday May 20, 2017 @01:21PM (#14383365)

Wouldn't bacterial growth be a concern in a wet, warm environment for an extended period? Even if the food was bacteria-free, the container can pick things up from the environment. Even if it's low-risk, on a long thru hike I wouldn't want any risk of stomach issues.

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by wapz on Monday May 22, 2017 @05:35AM (#14392167)

I believe all the food is sealed air-tight.

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by PhasmaFelis on Saturday May 20, 2017 @03:25PM (#14383894)

I've read that heating and hydrating pasta are separable processes. Boiling hydrates it fastest, but you can also soak it in cold water for a few hours, then boil for 30 seconds to heat it and you're done. Maybe you can skip the heating step completely if you're okay with cold pasta.

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by CarVac on Friday May 19, 2017 @06:34PM (#14379841)

Dehydrated pasta doesn't need cooking.

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by baddox on Friday May 19, 2017 @07:04PM (#14379980)

More specifically, it's already cooked.

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by ReligiousFlames on Friday May 19, 2017 @10:23PM (#14380724)

In fact, 8 oz of hot water (say from a coffee shop or not quite boiled on a camping μstove) added to a larger cup, covered, will rehydrate pasta without external heat just fine (~15 min) and it's probably not as sodium-terrible as ramen.

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by Johnny555 on Friday May 19, 2017 @11:59PM (#14380958)

Ramen doesn't need to be sodium terrible. Even with cheap Top Ramen and similar, you don't need to use the entire "flavor packet", the noodles themselves (which are all you're interested in for the calories) are low in sodium.

Even ages ago when Top Ramen was a staple of my diet, I found it much too salty to use the entire flavor packet.

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by learn_more on Saturday May 20, 2017 @01:35AM (#14381194)

I use a wide mouth, vacuum bottle, to cook rice or pasta. It keeps the heat in, so you only have to heat it up initially, not continuously. A bonus is that you don't have to pay any attention while cooking,

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