[pct-l] Low cost Thru

[Michael Chamoun]

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 12:59 PM, David Thibault <dthibaul07 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I know - I - couldn't do it for $1 a mile.  When I did the AT in '07 I
> spent
> $3500 - I'm planning on spending ever more for the PCT.   Someone I a was
> talking to said they were going to attempt a thru hike for $1000.  I told
> them I thought it was impossible for under $2000 -- But then I started to
> have second thoughts - gee maybe somebody has done a very low cost thru.
> That's why I asked, just wanted to now how low someone could do it for.
>
> My actual cost of a thru is much higher than my on trail expenses. Just the
> loss of income for 5-6 months is an order of magnitude greater than what I
> would spend out on the trail.
> Day-late
>  > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Will Hiltz <will.hiltz at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > $1 isn't realistic I'm afraid.  I'd budget for $2 a mile at least...
> >
> >
> > YITOOD,
> >
> > Easy
>  >
> >
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