The chart is a guide to figuring out your daily food ration weight.

1. If you are expecting normal exertion with warm days and warm nights (above freezing), then an appropriate weight per person, per day is between 1.5 and 1.75 pounds. A person with a larger appetite would need 1.75 pounds.


2. If you are expecting normal exertion levels with warm days and cold nights (below freezing), an appropriate pounds per person, per day is between 1.75 and 2. A person with a large appetite would need 2 pounds.


3. If you are expecting normal exertion levels with cold days and cold nights, an appropriate ration would be 2 to 2.25 pounds per person, per day.


4. If you are expecting heavy exertion levels with warm days and warm nights, an appropriate ration would be 1.75 to 2 pounds per person, per day.


5. If you are expecting heavy exertion levels with warm days and cold nights, an appropriate ration would be 2 to 2.25 pounds per person, per day.


6. If you are expecting heavy exertion levels with cold days and cold nights, an appropriate ration would be 2.25 to 2.5 pounds per person per day.