[pct-l] "buy-as-you-go" strategy and leaving with the pack

[Sly]

You'll want to send a package from home to Mt Laguna and  Warner 
Springs.  After that it's Idyllwild, Big Bear, Wrightwood, Aqua Dulce 
(shuttle to store) and Mojave before KM.  All those towns have larger 
stores which should have pleny of food..

Sly

Julian Plamann wrote:
> So I had been planning on beginning the trail this year May 6th because I
> like to hike long days and didn't want to hit KM before mid-June, but now
> looking at the snowpack this year, it seems like I won't have a problem with
> too much snow even if leaving during the week of the kickoff. This is
> exciting news for me because I really wanted to get a chance to meet past
> and present hikers. However, I'm wondering if I do leave right with the main
> pack, how much is my "buy-as-you-go" strategy going to be screwed up? Am I
> likely to find lots of ravaged, empty store shelves, burned-out shells of
> buildings and town-folk shuffling the streets in a semi-conscious daze? I
> had hoped to only send a single maildrop to Kennedy Meadows or somewhere
> near there and maybe only send one or two bounces ahead during the rest of
> the trail. Still possible while hiking with the pack? I'm vegetarian if that
> makes any difference, but don't mind being occasionally fueled by Nutty Bars
> and Snickers when necessary.
> Thanks!
> Julian
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