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Given the climate and current crisis of the world, there are a lot of people off work. This was nothing they could personally control and many people are suffering to get by because of this crisis. Some people have applied for unemployment, some people are scrambling to find places that are hiring, and some people are turning to nature for the answer.
I have always been fond of hiking in the wilderness. One of my lifetime goals is to hike the Appalachian Trail (AT) start to finish. The issue with a trail like this is that it is over 2,000 miles long. This would take several months to hike and I just don’t have that kind of time. Until now… I never had an excuse to take time off and go on this great adventure. Well, now I have money saved up and a great excuse not to be in work so I guess now is the time to start training for the AT.
First thing I’ll need is the appropriate gear for my hike. I have some gear lying around the house but I am afraid it may not withstand a few months hiking. I need to look into getting more reliable gear. Then I will need to condition my body. Good thing it has been warm the past couple of weekends and I have already been completing some day hikes.
Next thing I need to worry about is food. I will need an abundance of prepackaged food to start. I can stop at a few towns along the way, but I am not sure if they will be open due to the quarantine. I plan on taking appropriate sized candy boxes to separate my food in during my hike. The thing about candy boxes is they have little compartments for all of my food. You cannot take anything fresh or perishable into the trail because you will only have hours to eat it. All of my protein bars and instant meals will be packed tightly into these boxes to put directly into my hiking backpack.
If I want to spice it up I could even make my own jerky to be separated into a different box. The flavors won’t mix and the jerky will stay fresh with a tight seal on the box. I really enjoy eating trail mix, too. This will probably have to go into a small container or baggie, though, because of how small the pieces are.
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