Okay, so I've seen a lot of articles on here that you can hike the trail anywhere from 3,000 to 8,000 dollars but I can't find if that's with all new gear or if the gear is already bought. Could you guys tell me how much you started with and if that was with all new gear or already bought. Thanks for your help! Oh, and I have around 3,600 now but I'm going to start with 4,000 I don't know if that helps at all but there it is anyway.