Originally Posted by
mdilthey
Depends on how you plan to tour, though.
1 week's worth of granola = $14.00
1 Jar of Peanut Butter = $2.00
14 CLIF Bars = $14.00
7 Meals made from Ramen, Instant Potatoes, fresh fruit, fresh veggies, and pasta = 7$ per day
Water = Free at sinks
Total per day = Less than 10$
40 days = 400$
Yes definitely doable lots of folks have, but... Have you actually done a multi-month tour with those choices? They would get pretty tiresome for me after a couple weeks. In particular the cliff bars while my favorite energy bar, I do find that I get sick of a steady diet of them pretty fast.
Add in some tortillas, bagels, and some foil packed tuna and ditch the two cliff bars per day and I would be happier with that. Buy a bag salad once in a while and maybe a bottle of wine once a week or so and it would be even more tolerable without a huge cost hit.
On the other hand, it would be a shame to not eat some meals in restaurants and sample the local cuisine. I can't imagine riding across Texas without eating barbecued ribs a few times or crossing the gulf coast and not eating cajun food. The same goes for other specialties in other parts of the country/world.