Friends,
As a member on the A.T. Class of '14 Facebook page, I've noticed a lot of people asking about financial information for a thru-hike as they plan for 2015. A year ago, I was in the same position, wondering what would need to be spent and how much I'd have to have in reserves for cash to make it through. As they say, there are many who get off the trail due to lack of finance.
I went through my credit card statements when I returned from Katahdin and broke all the information down into spreadsheets to share on my blog as readers often asked about money spent. I'd like to share that information with you guys as you prepare for your own hikes. The following is based on ON TRAIL EXPENSES ONLY! Not the buying of gear beforehand. I took 114 days to get from Springer to Katahdin, with 5 of those being zero days. I stayed in many hostels, from ToG to Kincora, Wood's Hole to Chet's Place. 3 nights were spent in a hotel room, none of which were paid for solely by myself (split with fellow hikers).
If there's any more information you're interested in, I wrote a very detailed and picture-heavy blog - www.2180miles.com
Hopefully this can help some of you out. Best of luck.
Texaco
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Total A.T. Thru-Hike Expense: $2,101.10
Restaurants: $615.51
Resupplies: $864.80
Post Office: $45.96
Gear: $199.92
Movies: $31.50
Lodging: $203.85