Resupply...

Resupplying is, as it implies, the act of obtaining whatever food and supplies one needs for the next section of the trail. How much food you needs depends upon how many days you will be hiking before your next resupply. The goal is to limit your food to about 2 pounds of weight per day, but even then lighter is better.

Some folks like to carry lots of food requiring fewer stops in town, while others like to carry less weight but have to resupply more often. At present, I carry about 3-4 days worth of food which gets me around 50 miles or so. Perhaps as I get my mileage up I can get further. But, not ironically, the more weight and food you carry, the less mileage you can probably do.