[pct-l] PCT without food mail drops?

[Julian Plamann]

I mailed myself about 4 mail drops along the way, but if I did it again, I'd
only mail a drop to Kennedy Meadows... I'd just send it from the PO in
Tehachapi/Mojave . I'm vegetarian if that makes any difference. The worst
that can happen with this strategy is that for a few days out of your 150
day hike, you will be mildly more hungry than normal due to limited
selection... which in turn will be mitigated by the hoards of mosquitoes
trying to eat your face.

Julian
mex->can '09



On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 5:53 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> If you are picky, you will have to do a few maildrops. You can do
> them from the trail so don't sweat it too much.
>
> I found this info useful for getting a sense of what kind of food is
> available. Keep in mind, stores open and close. Yogi's trail guide is
> useful, too, and I think there are a few web sites with this kind of
> info.
>
> http://www.purebound.com/PCT/resupply.htm
>
> Diane
> On Nov 30, 2010, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> > Hey All,
> >
> > I was just wondering if folks out there do the pct without doing
> > mail drops
> > of food. Everything I have come across seems to indicate there are
> > a few
> > places you pretty much have to have food mailed too.. but I cannot
> > really
> > find any definitive answer on this. If I were to shoot for doing
> > 4-5 days
> > between town-stops (baring those areas where towns are further
> > between)
> > could a person make it through the pct without ever having to have
> > food mail
> > dropped to them?
> >
> > I should premise this with the fact that I do not like twinkies and
> > am-pm
> > hot dogs :-D
> >
> > If it is possible to do with the exception of a few places I would
> > have to
> > have mail shipped into, could somebody please provide a list for me
> > please
> > :)
> >
> > Thanks All,
> > John
>
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