[pct-l] Low cost Thru

[Andrea Dinsmore]

I have not hiked by those who have discussed the cost when they showed up
here have talked about $4,000-$5,000.

PCT MOM

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Eric Lee (GAMES) <elee at microsoft.com>wrote:

> Steel-Eye wrote:
> >
>
> Food is another big increment but since you have to eat anyway it could
> actually be less expensive to eat on the trail than at home.  That all
> depends upon how often you would eat out if you were at home.
> >
>
> The other major category that Steel-Eye forgot to mention is gear.  First
> you have to buy your gear if you don't already have it, and then you need to
> replace stuff as it gets broken, worn out, lost, or you discover it simply
> doesn't work for you.  For example, most people go through three to six
> pairs of shoes (and a lot people don't get new shoes as often as they
> should).
>
> The one-dollar-per-mile figure was something that was thrown around a lot
> about ten years ago.  I've not done a thru-hike myself yet, but lately I've
> been hearing many people say that that figure is way out of date and these
> days it's going to be significantly higher unless you're hardcore about
> avoiding town services.
>
> Eric
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