Re: [pct-l] storage during long hike

Sorry guys - it's trailwise.circumtech.com.  No www.  I missed that one.
Walk softly,
Jim


>From: John Ryan <jcryan@acupuncture.com>
>To: spiritbear2k@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] storage during long hike
>Date: 27 Nov 2000 19:02:51 -0800
>
>Hi Ginny,
>
>Thank you for your response. I didn't have much stuff on my earlier hikes 
>so I either sold it or stored it at my mum's. Neither of those options are 
>available to me now so your advice is greatly appreciated. By the way, I 
>tried www.trailwise.circumtech.com and didn't go anywhere. Is that the 
>correct address?
>
>Thanks alot
>
>John
>
>On Mon, 27 November 2000, "Ginny & Jim Owen" wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi John -
> > We faced the same problem about storing our stuff while doing the hikes. 
>  On
> > my first hike, I had little, so I stored it at my mother's.  After that, 
>we
> > rented a storage unit (about $100 month) and prepaid it for seven 
>months.
> > Our stuff is still there.  As to the car - you don't just need someplace 
>to
> > store it, but also someone to drive it occasionally (without putting on
> > excessive miles.)  If the car isn't driven, the seals will dry out - and
> > then you've got problems when you get back.  When we did the CDT, Jim 
>left
> > our trucks with a couple of family members who drove the trucks about 
>once a
> > week to keep the batteries charged.  This last time, we loaned one of 
>the
> > trucks to a friend who needed the wheels.  If you do that, check to make
> > sure your insurance will cover them - or ask them to put the vehicle on
> > their insurance. There are a lot of odd things that have to be 
>considered
> > when doing a hike that aren't all that obvious.  Insurance can actually 
>be a
> > harder problem - our insurance company wouldn't allow us to prepay - so 
>we
> > had to find someone to go through our mail and pay the insurance bill 
>when
> > it came in mid-June.  Inspection also can be a problem, if it is due 
>midway.
[ *** too many quoted lines.  automatically truncated *** ]

* From the PCT-L |  Need help? http://www.backcountry.net/faq.html  *

==============================================================================
To:            pct-l@edina.hack.net