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kayak karl
02-05-2008, 20:13
how much did it cost you and in what year? did you have fun on your thru or were u strapped for $. if you spent 10g, but had a great time, tell us. if u ran low on $ late in hike, tell us. enough of this how little you can spent. what did you SPEND:)
Newbie $ Thread:D
fiddlehead
02-05-2008, 21:41
1977: 2 of us made it to DWG (NJ/PA border) on $700 (NOBO) (including booze)
1991 dollar a mile (plus booze)
1995 dollar and a half a mile (plus booze)
2002 $2 a mile (plus p**) (SOBO)
now: probably more
had fun on all of them. why not?
1972: Seven months in Europe on a bit over $6.00 a day.
I dropped about $4800 in 1999. Of course my girlfriend visited me in Hot Springs and I threw a couple of parties for thru-hikers so we could all meet and enjoy ourselves, and I dropped about $700 in that five days.
I had an excellent time. $2 a mile and common sense mean you can treat yourself on a regular basis.
Jim Adams
02-06-2008, 00:12
1990---$1800
2002---$1600
had fun both times
geek
2003 AT- about 2500 bucks, though my folks were kind enough to drive me to Georgia and pick me up from Katahdin, so no travel expenses were accrued by me. I did buy a new pack, 3pairs shoes, pack cover. Didn't really drink alcohol.
2007 PCT- $4000+ This was including two way airfare, health insurance, living it up in towns (beers, good food), 3 pairs of shoes, Z-Rest and a week of being sick in town, 4 days in Portland, and lots of other things.
jersey joe
02-06-2008, 00:52
2002 - Spent roughly $1000 (gear not included) - Had a great time!
I did without sometimes but that is the way I wanted my thru hike to be.
I had plenty more money to spend if I felt like it.
1977: 2 of us made it to DWG (NJ/PA border) on $700 (NOBO) (including booze)
1991 dollar a mile (plus booze)
1995 dollar and a half a mile (plus booze)
2002 $2 a mile (plus p**) (SOBO)
now: probably more
had fun on all of them. why not?
What's p** :confused::):):)
Panzer
What's p** :confused::):):)
Panzer
According to Kernighan and Ritchie?
hammock engineer
02-06-2008, 01:22
I spent about $4-5K last year southbound. I replaced out a lot of gear and had a couple nights alone in hotels that upped the price.
Whatever you decide on plan on at least a month of not working when you get back. Back in my pre-hike life sucks.
Sleepy the Arab
02-06-2008, 01:41
1999 - $2800, not including gear as I was into backpacking before hitting the trail. I did buy a tent and boots, so add $400 if you want to figure gear.
2001 - $3300, not including gear, although I did buy a new tent and new boots, so figure another $550. I bought much better boots. Other upgrades were due to well placed Christmas gift suggestions.
2006 - $4500, no gear upgrades, although technically speaking you could subtract $2000 due to...winning some valuable prizes.
One thing I noticed about 2006 was that my grocery bill had increased even though I appeared to be buying the same items across the years. $10 to $15 a week starts to add up. Also, back in '99, hotels were waaay cheaper (like $26 to 35 a night including tax).
What's p** :confused::):):)
Panzer
Mota......
2002 - Spent roughly $1000 (gear not included) - Had a great time!
I did without sometimes but that is the way I wanted my thru hike to be.
I had plenty more money to spend if I felt like it.
Hey, Jersey Joe, I read your trail journal, which I liked by the way, and I noticed that you recieved a lot of mail drops. Is the $1000 what you spent while on the trial or does that also include the mail drops?
1990---$1800
2002---$1600
had fun both times
geek
seriously Geek?? 1600 in 02?? Dang, I should have hiked with you way more that year....maybe it woulda saved me some money!!! LOL :)
jersey joe
02-06-2008, 14:50
Hey, Jersey Joe, I read your trail journal, which I liked by the way, and I noticed that you recieved a lot of mail drops. Is the $1000 what you spent while on the trial or does that also include the mail drops?
Thanks OSUBCS!
Yes, that does include mail drops. I had 12 mail drops at roughly 15 dollars apiece. That comes to $180 for mail drops. I bought all of my food in bulk which saved me a lot of money. (i.e. a case of 50 snickers bars for 20 bucks)