[pct-l] Alcohol availability? Mailing fuel

[David Margavage]

Has anyone ever purchased canisters from REI and have them shipped to you?

On 1/24/09, Frank Dumville <fdumville at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> On mailing fuel:
> Don't go to the post office and ask how to do it. The postal clerks may not
> know the regulations and will just say no.
> USPS publication 52 details what can be mailed and how to do it. Alcohol,
> canisters and solid fuel tabs can be shipped surface mail only in limited
> quantities.
> http://pe.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/pubs/Pub52/pub52.pdf
> Review Pub 52 and print the title page and pertinent sections. When you go
> to the post office have your packages properly labeled and bring your
> sections of the publication. If they balk at mailing it you can show them
> 'their' regulations and that should at least get them to ask someone else.
> Be courteous and patient. This is a safety issue for the post office so
> they
> will err on the side of caution and say no. I had to go through three
> levels
> of supervision and a call to the hazardous material expert once at a large
> urban post office. I never had a problem at a post office in a trail own.
>
> The problem with mailing fuel is that surface mail is very slow so you have
> to mail with plenty of lead time. Don't mail your fuel with your other
> supplies, if it doesn't get there you won't lose everything.
>
> Snap
>
> > ...Shipping canisters looks to be quite a hassle, ... I'll be going to
> the
> > post office to speak with them and get info this coming week regarding
> > canisters, ...
>
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