[at-l] cheap Thrus

[nealb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (William Neal)]

Going cheap depends on how much you are willing to give up and how much you
are willing to suffer.  Some people have to have a full breakfast, dinner,
and supper.  Some want regular showers.

I have managed to live off $10 a month for food -- at home.  Of course I had
nothing but beans and rice.  And there was a guy who bought an extra large
bag of lentils and one of rice and lived off of that while doing the trail.

Plus there was a guy who went to a Sally Ann store and bought 12 pairs of
size 12 tennis shoes for $12.  And used them up one pair by one pair while
doing the trail.  Me?  I had to have expensive boots that came up over my
ankles, and I was glad I had them.

William The Turtle

-----Original Message-----
From: Datto [mailto:datto_atl2@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 1:32 PM
To: AT-L@backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [at-l] cheap Thrus


My personal observations indicate, to me, that running out
of money was the third biggest reason people left the Trail
when doing a thru-hike during Year 2000.

A thru-hike has such considerable challange and required
adjustment that I wouldn't want to encourage prospective
thru-hikers to think it likely they'd complete a thru-hike
at a cost of $1500 for on-Trail costs. To me, that sum puts
completing an AT thru-hike into the realm of "unlikely".

A better approach might be to guide prospective thru-hikers
with a realistic sum of money needed to complete a
thru-hike -- for those intending to complete a thru-hike
that is, rather than those who intend to hike until the
money runs out. Those are two different animals and both
are found on the AT heading north during the Spring.

Datto


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