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There are plenty of people hiking the AT who are decidedly not wealthy. Heck, I've met quite a few hikers who hike specifically to save money (living off social
by morgante 10y ago
There are plenty of people hiking the AT who are decidedly not wealthy. Heck, I've met quite a few hikers who hike specifically to save money (living off social security).
- mercutio2 10y agoI found lots of folks on the AT who weren't Silicon Valley wealthy (although I'd say more of them were than I expected). But almost no one was actually poor, as in, had ever lived hand to mouth, or couldn't call in family support at a moment's notice. So I'd say everyone I met was much more wealthy than anyone who's really poor in the US. Certainly there are exceptions, but the general assessment that thru-hikes aren't for the poor seems sound to me.