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"I would mention that it's usually a mistake to make or buy really massive quantities of the same thing, because over the course of a long hike your body changes so radically that your tatses and appetite also change in unexpected ways."


Ditto. On the AT in particular, it's pretty easy to resupply most of the time, and it's nice to not have more planned resupply drops than you need. On the PCT I had over 30 such boxes mailed out. When I did the AT two years later I had learned my lesson and had just 5 boxes mailed out --- that was about right, I'd go with that same approach if doing the trail again.

So for me, the best jerky for the AT is whatever jerky you can buy at random locations along the way.
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Brian Lewis
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