berninbush
08-22-2006, 16:16
DISCLAIMER: This is intended for a purely theoretical exercise. I'm not suggesting that anyone try this, and I certainly don't plan to myself. I'm just wondering if experienced thru and section hikers think it's possible.
Ok, here are the terms of the challenge:
1. You start out with $10,000 in cash.
2. You have the clothing you're wearing and your favorite hiking shoes/boots/sandals.
3. You carry nothing else. No pack. No sleeping bag. No tent or tarp. No water purification or food. No gadgets or gismos. Just your clothing and the cash.
4. You must buy, or rent, everything you need while on the trail. You can do this in trail towns, or from other hikers you meet.
5. Here's the catch: you can't carry anything with you. You can eat food while you're stopped, but not carry it once you start walking again. You can rent a sleeping bag for the night, but not carry it with you the next day.
6. You must at least offer to pay for everything you use. No yogi-ing. If someone insists on giving you something for free after you've offered to pay, that's fine. You can't use any form of force/ intimidation/ manipulation, however, to make someone sell or give you anything.
7. You can't pre-arrange a support team to bring you things. You must buy what you need as the opportunity arises, from towns and other hikers.
8. You're allowed to use shelters and things you find in the woods, as long as you follow LNT principles.
Yeah, this is a stupid way to hike. I'm not recommending it. Just asking if you think it's theoretically possible. I suppose the point is to figure out just how little you can get away with planning and carrying if you have enough $$$$.
Would $10,000 be enough?
Ok, here are the terms of the challenge:
1. You start out with $10,000 in cash.
2. You have the clothing you're wearing and your favorite hiking shoes/boots/sandals.
3. You carry nothing else. No pack. No sleeping bag. No tent or tarp. No water purification or food. No gadgets or gismos. Just your clothing and the cash.
4. You must buy, or rent, everything you need while on the trail. You can do this in trail towns, or from other hikers you meet.
5. Here's the catch: you can't carry anything with you. You can eat food while you're stopped, but not carry it once you start walking again. You can rent a sleeping bag for the night, but not carry it with you the next day.
6. You must at least offer to pay for everything you use. No yogi-ing. If someone insists on giving you something for free after you've offered to pay, that's fine. You can't use any form of force/ intimidation/ manipulation, however, to make someone sell or give you anything.
7. You can't pre-arrange a support team to bring you things. You must buy what you need as the opportunity arises, from towns and other hikers.
8. You're allowed to use shelters and things you find in the woods, as long as you follow LNT principles.
Yeah, this is a stupid way to hike. I'm not recommending it. Just asking if you think it's theoretically possible. I suppose the point is to figure out just how little you can get away with planning and carrying if you have enough $$$$.
Would $10,000 be enough?