[at-l] Mail drops

[Art Cloutman]

I felt compelled to stop at designated locations to help my wife deal 
with my being away for 7 months.  She had to send out mail drops once 
or twice a week so it helped her keep involved with my hike.  I made 
a schedule for my fastest possible hike knowing I would not be able 
to stick with it.  I made it as far as NOC before "Goosebump The Snow 
Princess" talked me into taking a zero day to go rafting.  I'm glad I 
did.  Also, my wife and I chose not to purchase all of my food 
supplies in advance so that I could change my meals as my tastes 
changed.   I was also able to increase or decrease quantity as 
needed.  I found it extremely convenient to travel this way.  I 
rarely needed to shop for food, batteries, meds, clothing, equipment, 
because those needs were taken care of by my wonderful wife/supply 
clerk.  And she was much happier being involved in my hike.

Art


>I did mail drops on my through hike and fell into the trap of using
>USPS.  Nothing wrong with them, but as Art mentioned, I got stuck
>once or twice due to holiday closings, etc.  If I were to do it
>again, I'd only use a mail drop for those items that I could not
>easily obtain locally.  Items such as medicine, specialty food, gear
>swaps, etc. I felt that having a place I had to  be, even  if on my
>own terms, was a requirement that made me feel somewhat
>constrained.  Of course that is just me, and we are all different,
>thank goodness!  I could not take too many of me!  ;-)
>
>As they say, YMMV
>
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Life is Good!!!
Art Cloutman