[pct-l] Bounce Box

[Andrea Dinsmore]

Large flat rate priority resupply box. 99% only send resupply boxes not
ounce buckets.

When you pack your box....pack it as full as you can get it. There should
be no "give" in the box. It's flat rate. Pack it full. A partially filled
box will get damaged, ripped on the corners. Use lots of clear packing
tape. All the way around all 4 sides. Have a good return address on it in
case something happens and you don't pick it up. You have free forwarding
or return to sender.  Put some kind of identifying stickers or something
colorful.....same on all your boxes. It makes it easier to pick out your
box among the other 100+ priority boxes on the shelf.

Andrea
PCT MOM


On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Jonathan Bain <
jsb at intangiblestrategies.com> wrote:

> Hi There-
>
> I'm going to be doing a section hike of the PCT this summer (Elk Lake, OR
> to Canada).  I was hoping to get some advice on bounce boxes.  Specifically:
>
>         1.      What type of box/container do folks recommend?  I've heard
> of people using Home Depot buckets, which seem like they'd be very sturdy.
>  But do the local PO's hassle you if you try to forward along a bucket?
>  Have folks had any problems with the buckets getting looted along the way?
>  Any other containers that have worked for folks?
>
>         2.      Any USPS regs that I need to be aware of?  For instance,
> is it legal to mail a bucket?  Is there a maximum size/weight for a
> bounce-box?  Any other gotchas that I might not encounter until I'm
> actually out on the trail (and it's too late to change my bounce box)?  I'm
> aware of the USPS regs regarding stove fuel, so I won't be shipping either
> alcohol or butane in my box.
>
>         3.      Any general advice on how best to manage a bounce box?
>  I'm not so interested in advice of the form: "I didn't use a bounce box,
> and you shouldn't either".  I've got some resupply issues that will be hard
> to address (at least in OR and WA) without a bounce box.  What I would very
> much appreciate is advice of the form:  "I used a bounce box, and here's
> some tricks that I learned along the way that I wish I'd known when I
> started".
>
> Thanks in advance for your help,
> Jon
>
>
>
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