[pct-l] 2 questions

[Rod Belshee]

I'd guess most hikers spend $4K to $8K, but the range is quite wide (I've 
heard of hikers overspending $10K budgets).  I'd guess the biggest 
variability is in towns (hotels, restaurants, beer), followed by gear.

I'm cheap. A few people get by on less (e.g. One Gallon), but I'm definitely 
on the cheap side.  All of my food is bought in bulk and repackaged, and I'm 
not a big gear collector. I'm especially cheap in town, preferring the 
trail.

My PCT hike cost $1,825.
    Breakdown:  $575 gear, clothes & shoes, $800 food, $100 restaurants, 
$350 gasoline (my wife drove along between re-supply points)

My CDT hike cost $1,875 plus transportation to origin and terminus.
    Breakdown:  $625 gear, clothes & shoes, $825 food, $200 postage, $225 
restaurants/RV parks/hotels

I'm pretty set on gear now, so for the next hike I can drop the gear cost 
down to just shoes.

So basically, you can spend whatever level you want, depending on how much 
you enjoy towns and new gear.  If you've got the cash and inclination, go 
for it.  If not, you can still have a great hike on the trail.

Steady


-----Original Message----- 
From: Paul Robison
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:50 AM
To: dvsteven at hotmail.com
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] 2 questions

I don't know anything about plosther, but as far as the budget thing I think 
your right on par,  we figure 12000 for us as a couple... 2,000 on Which is 
out to each splurges.  Hopefully we'll come in under budget, but I'd rather 
have it and not need it.

A lot of it comes down to your personal choices, and if you enjoy alcohol 
while in town...

The gear itself is probably only 2700 even for high end stuffs... It's all 
in the types of foods and hotels

~ Paul

On 2011-01-13, at 2:15 AM, Steven dvsteven <dvsteven at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi all yet again,
>
> I just started a page on postholer... great site, but I put in my mostly 
> complete gear list and it vanished (goodbye 3 hours of my life... (not 
> hiking so what a life?))
>
> How can you contact the web master at postholer?  I looked on the site 
> with no clue to contact them (him/her).
>
> Not a new hiker but a thru hiker (AT/Wonderland) and with upgrades  (okay 
> almost all new), food and postage (doing mail drops) my cost for a thru on 
> the PCT was almost $7000.  What is your cost?  (food was almost $2500)
>
> Flying Tortoise
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