I eat at 4:30 p.m..
In the summertime I may not stop hiking till 7:30.
Five or six more miles.
Got nothing to do with not sleeping where you eat really for me. Got to do with eating where it's convenient to eat.
Sometimes thru-hikers don't stop hiking until 9 p.m. or later. I've had them come in to places im at at 11:30 p.m. not everyone stops hiking when they eat.
Shelters are for eating.
If you don't like it don't sleep there