[pct-l] Mailing Gigapower cannisters and white gas?

[m.karon at attbi.com (Marshall Karon)]

I concur that UPS Ground is reliable and fine to use. However, USPS Parcel
Post is not always as reliable to all resupply points on the PCT. Packages
normally do get there (sometimes after you leave), but the timing is
variable and there have been some reports of theft. Maybe that has been
eliminated since 2000 when I heard those reports. Priority Mail always
arrives quickly without any problems. I would add at least 2 weeks for
Parcel Post and pray.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@attbi.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Siechert" <csiechert@hotmail.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Gigapower cannisters and white gas?


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "william scoular" <wscoular@yahoo.com>
>
>
> > ever had problems priority mailing Gigapower canisters
> > or MSR white gas to resupplies.  Specifically, has
> > anyone ever had his/her package not sent for
> > containing these items?   I live in the bush, and it
>
> Are you asking "can you get away with it?" Probably, since USPS doesn't
> routinely inspect packages. But if your package takes down a plane--or
even
> if it leaks in a truck, a mail facility, or somewhere it would've gone
> anyway as surface mail--you're in a heap o' trouble. Seriously.
>
> > seems that any other method other than priority mail
> > would be too unreliable or too expensive.  Thanks for
>
> USPS Parcel Post or UPS Ground are both reliable (I use them in my
business
> all the time) and take only a little longer than Priority Mail.The USPS
and
> UPS Web sites provide estimated delivery times if you give them starting
and
> ending zip codes. Too expensive? Both these services are cheaper than
> Priority Mail.
>
> Be legit and be safe.
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