[pct-l] Ollallie Food Packages -- Priority Mail vs. First Class

[m.karon at comcast.net (Marshall Karon)]

I have mailed packages there twice - they got there just fine. Just give
yourself enough time for this location.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Bohannon" <jeffbohannon@hotmail.com>
To: <JDickinson@KEMAConsulting.com>; <PCT-L@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 7:07 PM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Food Packages -- Priority Mail vs. First Class


>
>
> John wrote:
>
> >I am interested in hearing about PCT thru-hikers experience in mailing
> >food packages.  Were there significant delays in arrival?  Any packages
> >that did not show up?  Damage in shipment, etc.  Yogi has made her
> >opinion clear in her Handbook.  What have others experiences been?  ....
>
> I wouldn't mail anything important to Ollallie.  I mailed there in 2002
and
> 2003 and didn't recieve them. The first time was probably only allowing  2
> weeks, The second was the big fire last year, I think they held them up at
> the post office.
> Ya pretty much need a parcel there cuz the little store is hard to
resupply
> out of. I wouldn't send gear or  anything you couldn't hike without.
>
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