Hey, I’m planning a thru hike next March and wondered if anyone could tell me a good place to find info on what’s best to eat on the trail, how many calories I need, etc. Also, I’d like to look up some info on what food is available along the trail at most re-supply places, or if it’s better to do mail drops. Anything would help. Thanks.
Josh
I highly recomend the articles that are posted on Whiteblaze.net. Baltimore Jack has tons of good resuply/town information. Weathercarrot also has a good resuply list in his “inexpensive thruhike” tips. As for what to eat and how much, I have one word: YES!. Bear Mtn/Ft.Montgomery is one of the few places that I can think of that it would be easier to maildrop that to buy.
4-cheese
if find it best to maildrop the essentials and buy the rest. it’s easy to tire of what’s in your maildrops after a few months on the trail. buying allows you to mix it up more 
the goat
it’s a big topic that you’d be able to do some successful searches for. If you have special dietary needs than plan to do a good number of maildrops, because in a lot of towns all you get is a gas station.
For calorie needs, as many as possible, but proper nutrition is actually more important.
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