Questionnaire on nutrition

[Mike_Fels]

An Australian friend's daughter is doing a Year 12 school research project on hiking, specifically backpacking. She is trying to get input from different cultures and that sounds like us.

Her question is:
“What information should be included in a nutritional guide to assist families in preparing for a multi-day bushwalk and how can learning from other cultures help?”

Attached is a questionnaire if you care to participate then PM the results to me. Thank you for your help.

[joebartels]

sent mine in, hope it helps

[FOTG]

@Mike Fels
I will try to do one and send you, my duty as teacher I guess...found the survey interesting, just the different wording..taking a "walk" must be synonymous with hiking in Australia..for example, it asks how much food do you bring on a multi-day walk?

[azbackpackr]

@Mike Fels
I will try to do one and send you, my duty as teacher I guess...found the survey interesting, just the different wording..taking a "walk" must be synonymous with hiking in Australia..for example, it asks how much food do you bring on a multi-day walk?

Well, I'm thankful it didn't say "trek." Gawd, how I hate that word! We're Americans, we hike and we backpack. Trekking is when you pay some poor Sherpa a pittance to carry all your crap while you mosey along with a daypack in Nepal.

[joebartels]

@azbackpackr stop holding back, tell us how you really feel

[azbackpackr]

@azbackpackr stop holding back, tell us how you really feel

You've heard that one from me before! Today I didn't go hiking, maybe I need to get out there, work out the grumps. And I'll take my two hiking poles, thank you very much.

[FOTG]

@azbackpackr

Trekking is when you pay some poor Sherpa a pittance to carry all your crap while you mosey along with a daypack in Nepal.

I guess you and webster disagree

trek:
(N) a long arduous journey, esp. one made on foot.
"a trek to the South Pole"
(v) go on a long arduous journey, typically on foot.

[SuperstitionGuy]

@azbackpackr stop holding back, tell us how you really feel

I was going to respond exactly as you did Joe. To bad one can't "like" something multiple times....

[azbackpackr]

What Webster says and how people use the term in outdoor parlance are two different things. No one goes "trekking" in Grand Canyon, at least, not with ME!

[Jim]

I hate Trekking Poles.

[azbackpackr]

I hate Trekking Poles.

I know, I know... You call them "crutches." Just wait until you are old and creaky in the knees. ;)

[Jim]

No, Liz...."Trekking Poles". Ironic name, I think.

[SuperstitionGuy]

Liz said and I quote: Well, I'm thankful it didn't say "trek." Gawd, how I hate that word! We're Americans, we hike and we backpack. Trekking is when you pay some poor Sherpa a pittance to carry all your crap while you mosey along with a daypack in Nepal.

Do you mean like this Liz - http://www.tusker.com/landing-page/jh-v ... MwodVhcAaw