Food

When it comes to resupplying on the trail there are three general approaches taken.  An individual can buy everything on the trail in trail towns at grocery stores, gas stations and outfitters or buy nothing on the trail and buy everything in advance and plan meticulously and have everything shipped to them or do a combination of the two.  I have decided to go with the third option and have some stuff sent to me along with buying things in towns.

I put together 4 days worth of food and mailed it to myself earlier this week, so that it will be waiting for me when I get there.  At the Post Office 3.8lbs via the cheapest method cost me $7.55.  That is ridiculously expensive in my mind and as a result I believe it will only be economical in places that only have outfitters or gas stations and not grocery stores.  Its not like the food was free before I sent it, I already had to buy the food and now there is a  "surcharge" of $7.55.

I did however purchase a bunch of freeze dried food to use at the beginning and end of my trip when I will have my heavier cold weather equipment, where the lightness of this food works well.  I didn't get them for the whole time because they are generally $6-8 each.  I was however able to get these on a closeout sale with a coupon, but they were still pretty expensive.  I also bought Grapenuts, oatmeal, mac & cheese, freeze dried fruit, hot chocolate, peanut butter, honey, granola bars, beef jerky, dehydrated milk, drink mixes, and other such items.