Sorry for my post being kind of vague. I ment that the 300.00 just be for fuel and food. Maybe laundry once or twice. And a possible hotel stay.

As the comuting to and from the trail will be a separate budget.

I'm also sure I have adequate gear for warmer months and I could add a bivy to squeeze a few more degrees out of my bag!

My main question is 300. Adequate for upto a month stove fuel and food. I'll have emergency monies for the unexpected. But would prefer not going over 300.

As I read more I'm thinking of doing three hard weeks hiking with not much in the way of town time.

But I really kinda like the idea of letting these things work them selves out!

I've been dreaming of hiking the At for 7 years now just kinda hard to do with young kids!

Keeping a low budget and not being gone for to awful long are the only ways ill ever be able to convince the wife at letting me attempt a section of it.