[pct-l] RE: Driftboxes

[m.karon@attbi.com (Marshall Karon)]

Surely you don't mean to imply that you driftbox all of your food and
supplies from Campo to Manning Park, do you?  Sure there are many places
where resupplying locally is just about impossible (Belden being one of
them). But, you could buy food in a previous town with a good store (like
Lake Tahoe) and ship that ahead. Others have previously given some very good
places to do just that. If you don't have anyone to ship things to you,
don't want to spend months packing, and want variety, then using those
places is the way to go.

Also, a caution about sending yourself all of those shoes. They may not fit!
If you haven't trained for months and months doing long hikes, I guarantee
your feet will grow. And that means those fitting shoes you have in your
driftbox may no longer fit.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@attbi.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "K. Scott Parks" <stillroaming@lycos.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Cc: <Bighummel@aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 12:12 PM
Subject: [pct-l] RE: Driftboxes


>
> Ok, ok if you can handle the cost of
> a drift box (maybe $300), it's by far
> the most convenient way to go.
>
> You can keep fuel(esbit anyway), shoes,
> socks, clothes, etc. Stuff that suits
> you, not what you have to settle for
> at the local (or not so local) outfitter.
>
> Further, it's the BEST way to resupply
> in out of the way places. Have you tried
> to resupply in Belden lately? You can
> resupply via drift box or take a trip all
> the way to Quincy.
>
> If the PCT is about the social experience,
> then the more town deviations the better.
> If it's about hiking, the drift box is your
> friend.
>
> Scott Parks
>
>
>
>
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