Encouraging Logistical Problem-Solving

There's a post on The Alexandrian blog on subtle shifts in D&D over time. Consider it a must-read! Points I thought were important, because they tell us something specific about OD&D:

• Magic in OD&D for creating water and food or teleporting long distances doesn't appear until *after* many sessions of wilderness exploration;
• Details on handling hirelings are right there next to the character classes, before you even get to the equipment or spell lists.

In the comments, Hudax suggests that players complain about restrictions and want to get rid of them, but latch onto rewards. This immediately reminded me of my house-rule of cooking a meal instead of eating cold rations for a chance to heal 1 hp, and the similar rule of letting music or entertainment healing a point through a simple morale boost. Perhaps more logistics problems need to be converted into rewards? Torches practically have a reward already (using them as weapons, clearing webs, or throwing them to light up an area without entering it.) Perhaps they can be encouraged by including more webbed corridors and making treasure invisible to infravision?