{"id":3196,"date":"2021-07-18T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/18\/t-minus-15-days\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T23:23:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:23:25","slug":"t-minus-15-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/18\/t-minus-15-days\/","title":{"rendered":"T-Minus 15 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"
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So, I find myself just 15 days out from the start of this thru-hike.  Here is a status update.<\/p>\n

Resupply Strategy<\/b><\/p>\n

I’ve narrowed down my hike into four resupply stops.  The first stop will be in Two Harbors.  Unfortunately, I will most likely be getting in on a Saturday.  From a resupply point of view, that is not a problem.  Two Harbors is the home of the SHT headquarters and they accept resupply packages for thru-hikers.  The problem is that there is no place to stay in Two Harbors.  Everything is booked!  On top of that, it is a 6.5 mile road walk into town.<\/p>\n

I asked about some options to deal with this situation on the SHT Facebook page, but I did not receive an answer.  So, what I will do is hike into the Silver Creek campsite the night before, get up early, do my chores and resupply and start hiking again.  Hopefully I can get a shower and some laundry done there.<\/p>\n

My second resupply point will be in Finland.  I’ve already contacted the Clare Nelson Recreation Center, and they are happy to receive my resupply package.<\/p>\n

My third stop will be in Tofte.  There I will send my resupply to the Sawtooth Outfitters.<\/p>\n

My last stop will be in Grand Marais.  That one is easy.  It will be stored in my car.<\/p>\n

With that settled, it is just a matter of buying food, packing it up and shipping the boxes.  There are enough towns on this trip that I can pick up some extra food if I need it.  The food in my pack will be the motivation to hike the miles.<\/p>\n

Training<\/b><\/p>\n

From a training perspective, I’ve increased the weight of my pack to 30 pounds.  I’m able to keep a good pace and I do not have any soreness.  I did a tweleve mile hike and went on to do errands afterwards, so I should be good.<\/p>\n

Equipment<\/b><\/p>\n

I had hoped to cut my base weight down another pound from where I was went I hiked the PCT (13.8 pounds).  It turns out that doing that was much harder than I thought. My PCT pack was extremely well optimized.  The only way I have any hope of doing that is to throw some serious money at it.  I would need to replace my pack and my sleep system.  That is some of the most expensive parts of my kit.  So, in the end, I’m taking what I took on the PCT.<\/p>\n

With that, I’m ready to go.<\/p>\n

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So, I find myself just 15 days out from the start of this thru-hike.  Here is a status update. Resupply Strategy I’ve narrowed down my hike into four resupply stops.  The first stop will be in Two Harbors.  Unfortunately, I will most likely be getting in on a Saturday.  From a resupply point of view, … Continue reading T-Minus 15 Days<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sht2021"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3196"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3198,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3196\/revisions\/3198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}