[pct-l] Food Drops vs. Grab Bags

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I vote go the mail drop route over buying your grub and supplies on the way 
for several reasons.Reason # 1, Some resupply points are very limited  in 
items and prices are almost always top dollar. # 2, Buy at home cheaply and 
have what need ( you can put small amounts of boots grease, film, batteries, 
vitamins, shoes laces etc. in box ) # 3, Some heavy equipment may only be 
used for short periods of time , like ice axes and crampons which can be 
shipped to weldon and shipped back at a later drop. #4 Things like socks , 
shoulder straps, hip belts and boots soles will wear out. These can be placed 
in your mail drops at needed times by suppport team back home. # 5, You can 
still have anything that someone who buys all along the trail has. Nothing is 
stopping you from buying things in town that non-mail drop users buy ( if you 
bring plastic or money ) 6 #, With the mail-drop plan, two pairs of boots can 
be rotated as needed  for resoling or by using light boots on non-snow 
sections and a sturdier boots for snow sections. PS Beldon no longer takes 
mail drops at store. Also the Cassel  was a post office that can be used 
instead of Old Station and has a General Store. ( as an option )       
Letters from home ,gifts  from well wishers, paper backs and map sections can 
all be added to your mail drop. ( Where am I going with this???? ) It's just 
one hiker's view!!
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