[pct-l] Bounce bucket

[Ryley Breiddal]

If you don't have anyone else to help you with resupply, those flat
rate boxes are nowhere near big enough.

Just my cut up guidebooks and yogis would have easily filled one (for
the first 10 or so sections).  I was doing stuff like bouncing new
shoes to myself, extra food that I didn't think I'd be able to get at
the next stop, the entire trip's worth of Aqua Mira, town clothes,
etc.

If you have someone sending you food to each stop, and they can modify
the contents of the each food box, what do you need a bounce box for
at all?

On Dec 19, 2007 3:43 PM, Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> I'd use one of the Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes. The box itself is free at
> the Post Office and you can ship it anywhere in the USA for $ 8.95
>
> Two sizes are available:
> 11 x 8.5 x 5.5 inches
> 13.625 x 11.875 x 3.375 inches
>
> The shape of the box may not be changed to fit its contents, so don't try to
> cut it down or make it bigger.
>
>
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>
> A 5 gallon bucket is gross overkill for a bounce box. The purpose of a
> bounce box is to provide access to items you might not be able to get in
> trail towns; things like prescription refills, spare eye glasses, an
> odd-sized battery or bulb,  cell phone recharger, photo memory cards, etc.
> Be sure to include tape and address labels for forwarding it.
>
> Above all, remember that to ship a bounce box to a location with no outgoing
> mail service is to be stuck with it. Plan carefully.
>
>
> Wandering Bob
>
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