[at-l] Re: Maildrop v. Buy-in-town the old debate

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For me the issue of buying in town versus using a maildrop also involves the 
question of what kinds of foods I want to eat on the trail. I take some 
prepackaged foods that can be bought just about anywhere--Lipton dinners, 
Snickers, etc.--but I also bring things that are harder to find in some of 
the small groceries along the trail, like couscous and bulgur wheat. I also 
prepare a lot of my own sauces and I dehydrate tons of vegetables and fruits. 
I figure (and hope) these extras make my meals a little more nutritious as 
well as palatable. Of course the flip side to all this is that it's a lot 
more work putting together mail drops like this, and in my dotage I'm 
becoming less and less inclined to make the effort. But I think it's worth 
some consideration, especially when you know you're stopping in a small town 
that's unlikely to have a reasonably-sized grocery store.

Antaeus


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