[pct-l] PCT 2013

[mkwart at gci.net]

Hi, Gary:

Yogi's book is a good source to see if you can re-supply along the way. 
A good website that has researched PCT resupply towns is 
http://planyourhike.com. I never mailed myself food, and found even some 
small gas station stores satisfied my needs. If you aren't a picky eater 
and can tolerate eating top ramen, macaroni and cheese, pop tarts and 
other stuff that car campers love and the small convenience stores 
stock, then you're home free. Otherwise, you may need to mail yourself a 
package. You can also mail yourself stuff when you get to a town that 
has good food  in a bounce box. Now, I make all my own beef jerky and 
granola, so do mail myself those items. The trade off with buying as you 
go is that you spend a lot of time on your zero day buying and 
re-packaging food instead of relaxing. I also receive my mail at home in 
a private mailbox service, so they will store and send packages to me 
because I pay them a monthly fee.

Another source of info is checking trail journals (trailjournals.com or 
postholer.com) to see where people re-supplied successfully and plan 
your hike to stop at the same places.
--Fireweed