1. They support hostels by paying full price and scheduling their stays
2. They support a lot of shuttle services
3. They leave a lot food in hiker boxes
4. They have knowledge of sections you may have not completed yet
5. They can give insight to why people get off the trail
6. Perserverence over many set backs
7. Experience
8. Many also play trail angel at the end of their hike with rides etc.
9. They love the trail
10. They are nice people