[pct-l] VVR

[kcristler]

great thread! on all 3 sides. debates like this are iformative and fun to 
read. i know more about vvr than i ever could have gotten thru other 
sources. Good job Junaid, bill , and all the others who had an opinion.
                kmc
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vermilion Valley Resort" <pct-l at edisonlake.com>
To: "Len Glassner" <len5742 at gmail.com>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] VVR


> Usually they are... it depends on what it is.  But I also have to point 
> out that although we do this, we don't do it as much as some people would 
> have you think.  It's actually rather rare the majority of the time, 
> because hikers tend to repackage their food.  Non-food items are typically 
> not repackaged, so those we tend to put on the shelves with no indication 
> of where they came from.
>
> Bill
>
> On Mar 12, 2010, at 3:23 PM, Len Glassner wrote:
>
>> Bill,
>>
>> Are the hiker items displayed for resale labeled as to the source?
>> Commingled with like items?
>>
>> I don't have a problem with resale, but I would like to know the
>> source when making a purchase decision.  I have different expectations
>> regarding condition/quality when I fish something out of hiker food
>> vs. what I get off a store shelf.  I think others might as well.  I
>> know PCT hikers will eat anything that doesn't run faster than them,
>> but I still think that info should be available.
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Vermilion Valley Resort
>> <pct-l at edisonlake.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The bottom line is... we NEVER take things out of the hiker resupply 
>>> boxes unless either:
>>> 1.  The hiker SPECIFICALLY tells us that they aren't coming, and that we 
>>> can sell whatever we want to recoup our costs (if they don't show up, we 
>>> don't get paid for the box).  or
>>> 2.  The box is still at VVR at least 30 days past the hiker's ETA, and 
>>> there is no way to contact the hiker.
>>>
>
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