I'm in the early stages, possibly even still dreaming phase, of doing the AT next summer (2013) is about 80 days- this is more out of necessity as its the only time I have off in the Summer. Though I firmly believe its possible for me personally.
My question is for those that have done fast and light trips along the AT, how many days food do you typically carry? How did you determine food load with ease of drop locations/mailing points? I'm quite familiar with carrying 3-5 day loads of food during all seasons, and have packed up to 10, but curious what others have done.