[pct-l] Bounce Box

[patrick griffith]

Appart from the cost of buying a bucket, do the same forwarding rules apply?

> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:07:49 -0800
> From: rowriver at gmail.com
> To: wallyneal at cox.net
> CC: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bounce Box
> 
> Home Depot orange plastic buckets w/ lid works well, are sturdy, reusable,
> resealable... and allow extra room for newly purchased items when you find
> them.
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Wally Neal <wallyneal at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > A bounce box seems the only way to have repeated access to any item that
> > you
> > only have one of, like chargers for electronic devices, that you definitely
> > don't want to carry, or that you need in some sections but not others ...
> > like switching some clothing items from light to heavy to light to heavy,
> > etc.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bob Bankhead [mailto:wandering_bob at comcast.net]
> >
> > Use a USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate box. If it fits in the box, it ships, no
> > matter the weight. The boxes are free and available at every post office.
> > Pick up your box when you get to town, open, take/add what you want, put
> > everything back into a new flat rate box, and mail it ahead. If you decide
> > you don't need anything from it at this time, it can be forwarded
> > indefinitely for free, as long as you don't "receive" it.
> >
> > Three caveats for both bounce and resupply boxes:
> >
> > ONE - to ship a bounce box to a location with no out-going service is to be
> > stuck with it (this can be a problem with UPS and FedEx at some remote
> > resorts).
> >
> > TWO - even Priority Mail can take a week or more to reach some remote post
> > office destinations, so ship your box from point A to point C, not to point
> > B. I always allow 2 weeks to assure a box arrives well before I do. UPS and
> > FedEx are more reliable time-wise. Note that PO's don't have to hold a
> > package for longer than 2 weeks, although most will. Always put your
> > expected arrival date on the outside of the box. "Hold for hiker. Expect
> > arrival Aug 23".
> >
> > THREE - If travelling in a group, address your boxes to all members of the
> > group so that any one of them can pick up all the boxes if needed.
> > Occasionally, it may be necessary to send one person on ahead in order to
> > reach a PO before it closes for the weekend.
> >
> >
> > That said, I've never found bounce boxes necessary. Most resupply points
> > along the trail are a week or less apart, and a regular resupply box works
> > fine. If I do need a replacement something, I can usually buy it locally,
> > although I may have to wait until the next resupply stop in or near a town
> > vs. a back country resort. I try to anticipate when I'll need specific
> > items
> > like prescription refills, cash, etc. and just tuck them into the
> > appropriate resupply box. If I anticipated incorrectly, I just have to do
> > without for a while or carry the extra items along with me.
> >
> >
> > Wandering Bob
> >
> >
> >
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