Thru Hiking on a BUDGET | tips & tricks for cheap backpacking on the AT
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- Thru hiking is a dream for many. With a little planning and a reasonable budget almost anyone can complete a thru hike. In this video Rascal and I go over some ways to thru hike on a budget.
Question Navigation:
1:06 - How to save money when gearing up for your thru hike?
2:28 - How much money does the average thru hiker spend?
4:05 - How do you save money on non-hiking expenses? (Mortgage, student loans, etc.)
4:55 - What is the biggest expense when thru hiking?
6:05 - What are some ways of saving money when restocking?
7:57 - Rascal’s TOP tip on saving money on a thru hike
10:15 - What are some mistakes thru hikers can make when hiking on a budget?
12:08 - How can you make money while on trail?
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"Rich in experience" is the best thing!
Yes! That’s the best type of wealth
Super helpful video. Thank you both, ladies. I love the ideas, the experience, the perspective and the chill presentation. 👍🏼🙏🏼 Also, wanted to point out that eBay and REI’s “garage sale” helped me to save money. Amazon didn’t save me much. I tried to buy a budget “ultralight” tent from them and when I arrived it was 4lbs heavier than expected 🤷🏻♀️ just my experience.
Great tip! I work at REI and I’ve bought stuff from the garage sales and sometimes the deal there is better than my discount.
Great video and you picked the perfect person to talk to! Love you both!
You love your rascal 😊
Excellent video. And...ain't Rascal so cute 🥰🌄
She’s the cutest😍
Resupply shipping to myself is costly mailing but able to cut serving sizes into several boxes. $15.00 prepackaged backpacking foods are ridiculously expensive. I could eat out at a local restaurant. But, grocery store dried foods are good. And, no postage to resupply. Just have to figure it out. I am planning to not eat out much & not hostel much. Will keep in mind work for stay or food. Looking into dehydrating some foods.
Candy momma, great seeing y’all again. Can’t wait for her PCT thru hike.
Hey Perry! Thanks for commenting!
Useful and practical information. Thank you!
Thank you for watching 😊
Good info. I agree that the $2 per mile is very old. With the inflation that is coming, double it to $4 per mile or $1500 per month. Good Luck, Rick
Yes! Agreed. Thanks Rick! 😊
Great tips
I do the same thing as you when it comes to name brand resupply groceries! I always get the generic when possible but I do NOT mess with generic oatmeal anymore. For whatever reason I think there's a huge drop in quality/flavor of generics compared to Quaker Oats.
Sugar, I 100% agree. For awhile I just felt like I was being picky but the more I compared the two I definitely can taste the difference.
Great hiker I am lucky to know her and have my pic in the 2020 yr book with Mt Sage and her
That's neat! She talked about Mt Sage a lot in 2020 LOL!
Rascal is awesome
Where there’s a will, there’s a way! Great tips. Did you carry an InReach? What monthly subscription services did you find useful, if any?
youtuber quadzilla is trying a AT thruhike on a 1k budget, hes wearing hikerbox trailrunners right now lol
I've never heard thru hikers talk about health insurance. Like many, I get my insurance through my job and if I leave my job, I lose it. Do hikers temporarily buy insurance on the ACA Exchange? Maybe visit their Doc prior to the hike for an emergency supply of antibiotics and get some booster shots? Sorry... I sound like everyone's mother 😉 but, I imagine this is a cost some are concerned with. ...or maybe not, because of the wicked-stupid-high insurance deductibles. Thanks for the videos, you've addressed some interesting topics others have not.
There are health insurance companies designed for travelers at good cost. My husband and I used medishare but never really needed it out there. I did visit my doctor before trail and got some anti limes diseases antibiotics just in case!
Expect a 25--30% price increase on a total thru hike. Resupply, shuttles, hostels, hotels ect ect.
I expect the biggest price increase to come from shuttles.
Fuel has nearly doubled, So I would imagine what used to be a $50 shuttle ride is now going to be $75-$85.
Even stuff at Dollar General has went up. In my area a tuna packet was $1, now it's $1.25-1.50+
Agreed!
Hi! Thank you for this video. Would you mind expanding a little on the blogging gig? I'm gearing up for a thru hike in 2024 and have some writing experience, so that sounded like a really cool idea. Do you have to already have an online following? Thanks again!
Necessity is the Mother of Invention.
Try setting a budget. $3/mile?
Another awesome video! I just got into hiking myself! I did the first part of the Appalachian trail! You'll have to check my channel out. I do tons of truck camping stuff with my pup! Keep up with the good content!
Thanks for watching! I’ll check your content out for sure!
That’kind of money is completely ridiculous.
What kinds? The budget for the entire trail?
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Pop-Tarts very garbage....
I like wild Berry