[pct-l] bounce bucket

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

Another sturdy and durable device we've seen used are plastic tool chests.  The latches stay closed effectively, and they're easy to carry.  

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: joel01 at ekit.com
>Sent: Feb 23, 2008 4:16 PM
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] bounce bucket
>
>
>A bucket is reusable and not likely to fall apart after repeated 
>mailings the way a box would do. 
>
>In addition, but not necessarily related to bounce boxes/buckets, 
>certain locations may have mouse problems where they store hiker 
>boxes. Mice don't eat through plastic buckets (unless they have 
>mutated due to overindulging gorp). 
>
>
>Quoting Sandi <bowed1heart at yahoo.com>:
>
>>All right....a question...why choose to mail a
>>bucket as opposed to a box?
>>
>>joel01 at ekit.com wrote:
>>I left the handle on and had no problem. I did
>>usually tape the
>>handle down. The bucket and handle were all solid
>>and intact by the
>>end.
>>
>>However, not everywhere I wanted to mail to
>>necessarily had a way to
>>mail the bucket back out. As a result I had both
>>usps boxes and my
>>bucket moving up the country. It would have been
>>nice to not use the
>>bounce bucket but since I didn't have someone I
>>could expect to mail
>>things to me whenever I needed, I felt I had to use
>>it for certain
>>replacement items I couldn't readily get hold of
>>otherwise.
>>
>>Joel (aka Vlad the Impaler)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Quoting Linda Bakkar :
>>
>>>Hi, all. I am preparing my 5-gallon bounce bucket
>>>for my PCT thru-hike.
>>>For those of you who have used this kind of bounce
>>>system, is it okay to
>>>leave the handle on? Have any of you taken off the
>>>metal handle and put a
>>>rope handle on instead? (That is how I did it for a
>>>couple of canoe trips.)
>>>
>>>Lindy (Blue Butterfly)
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>It was then I knew I'd had enough,
>>Burned my credit card for fuel
>>Headed out to where the pavement turns to sand -
>>Neil Young
>>
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>It was then I knew I'd had enough, 
>Burned my credit card for fuel 
>Headed out to where the pavement turns to sand - Neil Young
>
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