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[Jim & Jane Moody]

mail boxes - I found that flat rate boxes were cheaper and a lot more convenient for my support crew (my wife).  They're certainly more convenient for a bounce box, which you have to remail yourself, or get someone to do it for you.  With a flat rate box, you know how much the postage will be and can give the other person the correct amount. 



That said, the best way to know is to fill a flat rate box with approx. the stuff you'll be sending out, take it to the post office, weigh it, and find out how much it would cost to send 1st class.  Compare the two and choose the lesser. 



bear canister - probably won't have room in a Circuit; include in the can some light rope or shock cords for securing it on top.  One of our Sierra group did that in 2010, and she got along okay.  It was a little more work, but you gotta do it if you can't the can inside the pack.  



Good luck, Mango 



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From: "richard beamish" <richardbeamish1 at gmail.com> 
To: Pct-L at backcountry.net 
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 8:52:17 AM 
Subject: [pct-l] (no subject) 

I am also in the planning stages for my 2013 PCt thru hike. Two questions 
     Using USPS for some mail drops.  It is ok to use the flat rate box or 
is Priority Mail the way to go for all USPS 
     packages? 
      I have a ULA Circuit and when carring the canister thru the Sierra's 
is the best to carry the caniter inside or outside 
     the pack? 
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 2:24 PM, <mkwart at gci.net> wrote: 

> 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 
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