[at-l] "Stoves" and thruhiking --- LONG

[thornel@attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

In my sections, I've been impressed that mail drops are not cost effective 
except for items that cannot be reliably purchased in trail towns. Perhaps 
that includes Esbits and such.

I know that it includes home dried food and other items that small towns 
rarely carry. I know that both Mountain Mamma and I lost money on the food 
drop I mailed to Davenport Gap. I am now very certain that I could carry 
both an tin can stove and a canister stove, and have every reason to expect 
resupply easily with pretty reasonable expense.

I also think that attitude has a lot more to do with "success" (however 
that is defined) than specific gear choices.

OrangeBug

At 10:29 AM 12/28/2001 -0500, Jonathan Hartford wrote:
>If you're planning to maildrop yourself stuff, you should factor in
>bulk purchashing into your figures, or they will be unrealistically
>biased.