[pct-l] Bounce Box

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

I used a 3 gallon plastic bucket with a handle. It was somewhat  
easier to carry from post offices back to my hotel or campsite with  
the handle. I have compared the price to mail this monstrosity with  
other boxes and sometimes it was cheaper. It was usually around $11  
or $12 to mail. I crammed it full of crap. Sometimes I had that plus  
a box because I sent myself specialty foods that you can find  
anywhere and ended up sending that box of food over and over again.  
You can reuse cardboard boxes, by the way. I found a few in Dumpsters  
to use. And you can mail a bear canister in the raw, no need to put  
it inside anything, so theoretically, you could use a bear canister  
as a bounce box.

The tyranny of the post office sucks, though, so if you can eliminate  
the bounce box you'll have a better time.

On Jan 30, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: "Wally Neal" <wallyneal at cox.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] Bounce Box
>
> A request for community advice/guidance/opinions:  What is the  
> nature, size,
> etc., of the most efficient and effective "box" for a "bounce box"?
> . presuming it's to be "bounced" repeatedly to supply points up-trail
>
> Walljito