Quote:
"That must be one of the leaps you have to be able to make to be a thru-hiker. After a week or two I'm afraid I'd be getting a bit wild eyed. Maybe not though. I don't eat a lot as it is, so I might do better than I'd imagine."

Most thru-hikers do bring a stove, most typically some sort of alcohol stove.

OTOH, you might indeed do better than you would imagine without one. With apologies for the bad pun, what it "boils down to" is whatever feels right for you for a particular trip.
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Brian Lewis
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