If you’ve spent any time on my Youtube channel, you probably know it’s all about backpacking. But if you’ve been seeing my content for awhile, you might also know that I have a pretty intense interest in personal finance as well. The combo of those two interests lead me to today’s blog: How Much I Made My First Year Monetized on Youtube (with my backpacking channel).

How much does it cost to thru-hike? In this blog I breakdown my total costs for my thru-hike of the CDT in 2022. I’ll tell you how much I spent on gear, towns, resupplies, insurance and more.