[pct-l] Labeling packages with fuel

[Stephen Clark]

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On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Frank Dumville <fdumville at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Yes there can be problems.
>
> Fuel can only be shipped as surface mail which can take a long time to get
> there. You can NOT use Priority mail. I usually plan on a month or more for
> shipping fuel. I suggest mailing fuel by itself with the rest of the
> resupply going by Priority mail.
>
> There is good possibility that you will have to prove to a postal clerk
> that
> shipping fuel is allowed. The person doing your shipping may have a hard
> time with it. You may want to go to the post office with them to ship out
> the first one so you both learn the routine. You really shouldn't have to
> mail food to often because it is often available in trail towns.
>
> This link has some of my suggestions posted in March. There were other
> postings on the subject in March.
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/2013-March/066426.html
>
> A good summary of shipping fuel.
> http://www.gottawalk.com/shipping_fuel.htm
>
> Snap
> Ashley wrote:
> Has anyone had any issues with labeling their resupply boxes with fuel
> (using the ORM-D label) and their boxes not getting to where they need to
> go? If I label my boxes as such and have my resupply person drop them off
> at USPS, is there a likelihood that they would not send it out/or someone
> along the line might hold it?  Thanks for any info...
>
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