[pct-l] Bounce Box

[Postholer]

A bounce box or drift box is simply a moving storage box. You keep mailing 
it ahead of yourself as you progress up the trail. You always want to mail 
your box about 7-10 days (sometimes longer) ahead of your scheduled arrival. 
The post office is only required to hold it for 2 weeks, though they may 
hold it longer. When you send your box, make sure you can mail it out again 
if not sent to a post office. Things you might keep in a bounce box:

shoes, extra clothes (socks, warmer clothes), ziplocks,  Ibuprofen, 
Vitamins, packing tape, markers, labels, soap, toothpaste, floss, esbit 
fuel, razors, guide/data/town book sections, memory cards, spare water 
filter parts, tp, insoles, laundry soap, duct tape, batteries, postcards, 
extra tent stakes, spare pole tips, etc.

A plan for resupply and mailing your drift box may look like this:
http://postholer.com/journal/viewPlan.php?event_id=73

You can easily do your whole trip using a bounce box and town resupplies 
without having to mail a single thing to/from home.

Hope that helps,
-postholer

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