[pct-l] Resupply how?

[patti kulesz]

Actually the high ankle boots are not gonna help either if not laced properly. Any shoe or boot is good if u know how to lace them properly. What supports ur ankles is the lacing not the high ankle. Go to the store and get a heavy duty boot and bend the ankle area as if it were on ur foot and u'll see it bends easily....I know alot of people feel that it helps but it doesn't really. A good fitting shoe or boot is most important. Just like running shoes, they need to be fitted to ur feet. One boot for one person does not always fit well on another person. I have very wide feet and only one pair of shoes fit them properly...lucky for me they are trail runners so I dont have to lug them big heavys around...lol.

get ur feet fitted to the proper boot...u'll be happy u did. Anyone here in the states needs a good fit go to A16 in So Cal...we're trained professionals unlike REI...the Saufleys will vouch for that!

patti

--- On Wed, 9/3/08, Eric Lee (GAMES) <elee at microsoft.com> wrote:
From: Eric Lee (GAMES) <elee at microsoft.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Resupply how?
To: "rosella simonsen" <srosella at hotmail.com>, "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 1:11 PM

Rosella wrote:
>
We wonder if it`s possible to buy our supplies along the trail instead of the
work with all the boxes we have to send and collect along the trail.

We also are interested in experiences about how much to train before the trip.
>

It's possible to buy your supplies at many places along the trail, but
there are some places where you cannot and will have to send a box to yourself. 
If you're interested in detailed information on resupply strategies,
hopefully someone from the list can share their experience, or you might
consider purchasing Yogi's PCT Handbook (http://www.pcthandbook.com/) which
has complete descriptions of each town stop and what's available there.

As for training, more is always better, of course.  I find that there are two
different kinds of training you have to be concerned with.  The first is your
general cardiovascular fitness; that is, do you have the energy required to walk
all day up and down hills?  This kind of fitness is pretty easy to train, just
exercise long and hard in whatever manner you prefer; whether bicycling or
jogging or aerobic machines.

The second is conditioning your body to endure the specific kind of pounding it
takes from hiking all day, every day.  This kind of conditioning is important
because without it you might find yourself with plenty of energy but still
unable to hike because your feet/ankles/legs hurt too much.  I don't know of
a good way to train for this other than just putting on a heavy backpack and
hiking a lot.

The good news is that many people start thru-hiking without much training at
all.  They just get into shape on the trail, which works ok except that their
first few weeks are miserable.  It's certainly possible to do it that way.

I think your most important task right now is to figure out how to control your
blisters.  If you're getting blisters on your training hikes, you're
certainly going to have brutal blisters on the trail.  Try experimenting with
different kinds of shoes, different kinds of socks, or using athletic tape to
cover the places you tend to blister before they get injured.

If you're concerned about your ankles, you should consider wearing
lightweight boots with a high ankle collar to give you some more support.  Many
thru-hikers wear low-cut running shoes and are fine, but if you are at high risk
of injuring your ankles, it's better to wear slightly heavier boots than to
sprain your ankle and be off the trail.

Eric
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