I plan on hiking from Neel's Gap to Franklin, NC during the first week of October. Looks like it will be about 7 days and 6 nights. I'm torn about whether or not I should plan to resupply in Hiawassee or just go straight through. I'd rather not spend more time off the trail than I have to. My original plan was to shuttle to the Hiawassee Inn, pick up a maildrop and spend the night, then head back to the trail the next day. I got to thinking about maybe just carrying 7 days worth of food with me from the get go. Yeah, it would suck at the beginning of the hike, but I will also get to spend more time on the trail, and not have to worry about the shuttle/hotel/shuttle stuff in Hiawassee.

Is it just crazy talk to bring all that food with me? Still fairly new at backpacking, so i'm not sure just how out-there this idea is.

Thanks for the feedback!