Hey Roger, There is a couple in NC. that caters to the Appalachian Trail hikers. by hauling their equipment ahead and fixing healthy meals for them. For about 10,000 bucks they help you get from GA. to ME. 2100 miles. All you have in your pack is water, lunch and phone. Well you may need a few more items, you know like about 10 lbs.
Somehow that takes the misery out of the trip. I'm used to carrying 40-60 lbs. but it sure looks tempting except for the cash.
I once was so miserable I wanted to just carry compressed helium a bag of balloons' collapsable fishing pole and signal a chopper each morning to pick up my pack and drop it off in the evening a few miles out the trail. Oh well, maybe not Bill