$300 a month/$10 a day thru hike?????
can this be done and still have a good enjoyable thru hike???
Depends on how you enjoy and what you enjoy. If that's the money you have and you want to be on the trail, it can be done and you will enjoy.
10 thru hike
I was just wandering aloud if it has been done and I am sure it could..hostel maybe 1 time a week shower,shave, food, phone, real bed , laundry and resupply and go..keep it simple
Yeah, if you're a Freegan dumpster diver.
"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
Just kidding above, but that's going to be a really frugal hike with very little in the way of town food or amenities or contingency money for equipment failures, injury, etc. $1 a mile was pretty standard 30 years ago.
"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
why do you say that?Buzz??
you are saying that for $10 a day one could not complete an enjoyable hike? I think you are wrong..sure you couldn't party and have to make the right choices but I definatly think it's doable
That's what I'll be doing it on ($10 a day) and it going to work, D***IT!
For some folks, that is the exact hike they are hoping for. It's been done for even less. Enjoy!!Originally Posted by Biloxi
$10 a day
I think if you minimize town stops and time spent.just did chores got needed food or equipment and hiked on every 7-10 days get a hostle to clean up it;s doable basicaly 10 for food or a needed item and hit the trail.I have access to other $ but was wandering if $10 is a base line need.use the other in emergency situation only.what do ya'll think/??
Very doable if that's your gig. Although I thought it was mine and the trail showed me different, if it's you, you can do it.
Really, there are multiple threads on this exact topic.
Bottom line, that's not a lot of money. Could you live on $300 a month to cover food, housing, equipment, clothing, entertainment, transportation, communication, while walking over 2,000 miles over the course of 4 to 7 months?
If you could do it, would you enjoy doing it? If you could and would, then yes; otherwise, no. Few people could, even fewer would, but it is theoretically possible. $3,000 - $5,000 is more realistic.
Im shootin for $3500 for 09 and 6 months to complete.
If that is really your picture, then you should consider spending $10 on a haircut and saving the other $3,490 for your hike.
You are joking right?
Didn't we just do this thread?
Hiking the trail is basically free. How much you spend is directly related to how much time you spend in towns, and how well you want to live while there.
Seems to me your mind is made up so why ask? Check other treads. Good luck and enjoy!
E-Z---"from sea to shining sea''
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not very likely
As I recall, the thread went like this....
Yes, you can if you are frugal.
No, you can't because you need beer and pizza.
No, you can't because after bus fare you won't have shoe money.
I like to stealth camp.
Stealth camping is against the rules and you make baby Jesus cry!
You're a jerk.
No, you're a jerk!
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