This reminds me of a post made some time ago. Here is the thread: Survival Help

As Dave has already stated, he has made up his mind to do this. All we can do is point him in the right direction and bring up the proper precautions.

Most of us on this board wouldn't dream of attempting something like this without some serious preperations and trial runs. Even walking the AT the entire length requires some serious planning and that is a well established trail where you have a decent chance of having help when needed.