[pct-l] re: Bounce boxes

[calliger at infolane.com (Richard)]

Great idea...

BYT- "Normal" length ice axe wont fit in a paint bucket.

Maybe use both until u snd ice axe home to Mom.

R



At 08:05 AM 10/27/03 -0500, Christopher Willett wrote:
>Something to consider for those of you planning to use 
>bounce boxes on a long hike:  Don't use a box, use a 
>bucket.  Head over to a hardware store and buy yourself 
>a 5 gallon plastic paint bucket with a lid.  It will cost 
>you about $4.  Much more durable than a box, you can sit on it 
>outside the PO, you don't have to worry about your stuff getting 
>crunched by the PS, you can put a lot of stuff in it, it 
>has a handle to help you carry it, you don't have to duct tape 
>it shut all the time, etc.
>
>Put some of the stuff that Mags had in his, but also included 
>stuff like ibuprofen, vitamins, tobacco, rolling papers, 
>occasionally some clothes, extra ziplocks, some food, etc. 
>I sent my bucket to:  Warner Springs, Big Bear, Mojave, 
>Tuolumne, Sierra City, Dunsmuir, Ashland, Cascade Locks, 
>and Skykomish.  I always sent it parcel post and it usually 
>cost around $4-7 to send.
>
>Chris
>On Sun, 26 Oct 2003, Paul Magnanti wrote:
>
>> For what is worth, I found a boune box very valuable
>> on my trip. Other than mailing an ice axe, had no
>> packages from home mailed to me. 
>> 
>> What I had in my bounce box were:
>> 
>> 1) Guide book, cut up into sections. Took out as
>> appropriate
>> 
>> 2) Slide film
>> 
>> 3) Pre-paid mailers for development
>> 
>> 4) Camera batteries
>> 
>> I will use a bounce box on the CDT next year as well
>> with similar contents. (except I will be going
>> digitial and will probably have a charger and media
>> card in there instead).
>> 
>> Mags
>> 
>> 
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