[pct-l] cost of through hiking

[Junaid Dawud]

Steve,

I carried my atm card and anywhere from $0-200 cash. 
I never used travelers checks, but I'm sure some did. 
If you want to send yourself funds in resupply boxes,
consider postal money orders (you'll already be at the
PO).  $4000-$5000 is quite reasonable when you
consider how much money you would spend during the
same amount of time in the world of man. And you'd
always rather have too much money than not enough. 

Your passport will only be needed for canada since the
trail nevr enters Mexico.  Send your passport and
canadian entry permit to Stehekin.  


--- Steve Fosdick <hikin_steve at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm a little surprised by the high figure, ($4-5000)
> but it's very useful information.
>    
>   Does that include return trip transportation? I'm
> guessing that it does.
>    
>   I'd be interested to hear from experienced hikers
> regarding how much "CASH" a thru hiker might need to
> carry, and in what form? An ATM card doesn't weigh
> very much, but it might be lighter than a wad of
> traveler's checks. I guess pre-packaged supply boxes
> could have replacement traveler's checks in them
> along with food and supplies. What about my
> passport? Do you actually cross into Mexico to start
> (even if just 3 steps over the border). I've heard
> that you only really need a passport in Mexico and
> Canada if one is flying, not driving or going by
> boat (or hiking!).
>    
>   Hikin_Steve



       
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