[pct-l] VVR

giniajim jplynch at crosslink.net
Fri Mar 12 19:37:01 CST 2010


I agree.  I'm very much looking forward to getting there, now that I've figured out where it is.  Sounds like a great place!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: kcristler 
  To: Vermilion Valley Resort ; Len Glassner 
  Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 8:32 PM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] VVR


  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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