[pct-l] (no subject)

[Ken Powers]

In 2007 I carried a Garcia bear canister vertically in my ULA Circuit. I 
wrapped my tent and soft gear around the canister to provide padding. It 
pretty much filled up the backpack and was a load coming out of Kennedy 
Meadows. One other thing - Marcia was with me and she carried some of the 
gear I usually carried.

Try it at home and see if you can get everything you need in the pack with 
the canister.

Ken
www.GottaWalk.com (which is not working right now :(  )
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "richard beamish" <richardbeamish1 at gmail.com>
To: <Pct-L at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 5:52 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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