[pct-l] how much money to save an ounce

[David Ellzey]

Assuming 2658 miles with 546880' total elevation gain it comes out to only 120 calories to carry an ounce from the Southern Terminus to Manning Park.

Hey, you asked!
BigToe

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Carl Siechert
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 12:31 AM
To: Tortoise73 at charter.net
Cc: PCT List
Subject: Re: [pct-l] how much money to save an ounce

How many calories would I expend to schlepp an extra pound over peaks and
valleys for 2600 miles? And how much would the food to replace those
calories cost?

On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net> wrote:

>
> the costs to save weight seem high until one considers carrying the weight
> on a thruhike of the PCT. then the costs to save a pound per mile hiked are
> less than $0.17 per mile. Would you carry a pound for a mile for $0.17?
> More info to consider in your gear planning.
>
>
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