[pct-l] Food Cost

[hiker at godlikebuthumble.com (Hiker)]

At 07:21 AM 12/11/04, you wrote:
>If a 20-mile per day hiker burned a total of 4,300 Calories per day of food
>that contained 30% fat, the total dry weight of that food would be 1.97 lb.
>or 31.6 ounces.  <snip>Currently the average cost for a sample resupply 
>load is $0.232 per ounce.
><snip>So, what then is the cost?  31.6 oz. per day equals $7.34.

Does someone have just a little too much time on their hands?

I can feel cabin fever starting to set in.

TIC - GDR - HYOH

The Hiker