[pct-l] Trail Injuries

[Donna Saufley]

Some, but very few, take zeros on the trail.  Most need all of the things
that go on in towns -- showers, laundry, post office (incoming and outbound
packages), trail journaling, contacting friends and family by phone or mail,
resupplying, and of course, ice cream and beer. And that's the basics -- it
gets more complicated if you have to get something fixed or replaced. Town
stops are jammed full with errands, usually done on foot, and not very
restful stops for most.  Here at Hiker Heaven, two zeros are the norm so
that you have a day to get your stuff done, and a day to put your feet up.  

YMMV.

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 1:20 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Injuries


On Apr 4, 2008, at 1:58 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> Note for the low budget types - it's not too expensive to zero.   
> Camping at the KO, Idyllwild and the wonderful hospitality of Hiker  
> Heaven in AD hold the costs of zeroing down.

I'm even older than you are. And I'm a cheapskate. I've been  
wondering how necessary it is to take zero days in town. What I mean  
is, can't you just pick up your package, load up on a good meal, then  
get the heck out of Dodge and take a zero day, or a really low  
mileage day, somewhere on the trail? Does anybody ever do that?

Diane
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