[pct-l] Muir Trail resupply cost

[P Isabella]

The 65.00 is what the ranch charges to take it by boat then horse to get it to the ranch.

Ya know,  they have crazy hiker boxes (many!) and we could have supplied totally from the hiker boxes....

Mademoiselle

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> On Feb 8, 2015, at 6:32 PM, "Gail Van Velzer" <vanvelzer at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> From where is this package coming that makes the delivery fee $65.?  Where is the delivery point?
> golly
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion Davison" <mardav at charter.net>
> To: "pct list serve" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2015 5:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Muir Trail resupply cost
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> 
>> My total cost was about $100 as follows:
>> $65 for resupply charge
>> $5 to buy a bucket at Home Depot
>> $27 in postage, from So. Cal.  27 pound bucket, absolutely full
>> $4 overcharge fee, paid at the ranch, because my bucket was overweight
>> 
>> Overall it was a very pleasant experience at the ranch, I liked that it was such a minimal interruption to my journey.  It was just a few hours and just a couple miles off my route.  It is a very efficient operation. I would use it again.
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