Hmmmm, good point,
@whiterhino -- he can't be too far away from his folks -- he needs food/drink, clean clothes and now a light jacket perhaps, blanket, bug spray, fruit, sandwich makings thus a cooler & ice perhaps, toothpaste, soap, socks, you name it. He can't chance going into a Target or Walmart or supermarket, now can he -- unless he's well-disguised? But he still needs money, too, just in case.
Is he having a good time? How many bananas, PB&J's, sardines, beenie-weenies, and beef jerky can one man stand? Pitiful, just pitiful, the poor guy. But, hey, he's a hiker...