Posted by Bearpaw on 8/14/2004, 11:42 am, in reply to "ULTRA LITE" My guess is that your average mileage increases so much with ultralite gear, that you easily CAN hit towns every two or three days, especially on eastern trails like the AT or LT. I don't know if these hikers you talked to HAVE to resupp that often, but it's nice on a long-distance hike to eat in town reasonably often to maintain some body weight (I lost 40 pounds on my AT thru-hike, and I had just gotten out of the Marine Corps, so I was NOT dramatically overweight when I started. But I finished emaciated.)
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With my Mountainsmith Ghost, I can stow 5 days of food and gear for snowpack in the rocky mountains, late spring through early fall. In Tennessee, where I live, I can probably pull off another day or two of food, since I carry less clothing/layers, a lighter bag, and a bit less food per day. Even with two quarts of water, I still never exceed 30 pounds. So yes, it's very possible not to have to hit a resupply for nearly a week.
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