[pct-l] Big Lake youth camp

[Austin Williams]

I would.  Especially the smaller ones.  PO's can close, change hours, and
even change package holding policies.  Especially small PO's and especially
in times of a state budget crisis.
If you aren't up for calling all of them, at least call the tiny ones.

Just my 2 cents.  :)


 Austin Williams

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On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 5:10 PM, James F. Miller
<jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>wrote:

> Is there a need to call PO's.
>
> > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:02:49 -0700
> > From: austinwilliams123 at gmail.com
> > To: notarb2001 at yahoo.com; pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Big Lake youth camp
>
> >
> > I agree. You should definitely call first. Same is true with all your
> > resupplies. Info changes.
> > I try to keep all the info up to date, but I'm a pretty busy guy.
> > I can't call all 100+ resupplies every year to verify (most of the
> regular
> > and extra-PCT-friendly ones actually contact me now if their info
> changes,
> > which is really nice)... but I HIGHLY recommend you contact them all
> > yourself.
> >
> > AT LEAST contact your non-Post office resupplies. (I shouldn't have said
> > that, now people are going to think they ONLY have to contact the
> non-Post
> > office resupplies... :) )
> >
> > It's just a part of good planning. How bad would it suck if you got to a
> > critical resupply and found no package waiting for you... Oh man wouldn't
> > *that* be lame!?! (This actually happens to some poor souls who *DO*
> > contact all their resupplies ahead of time too).
> >
> > Trust the list. Call.
> >
> > It's actually fun. believe me. I know. ;)
> >
> >
> > Austin Williams
> >
> > www.PlanYourHike.com <http://www.planyourhike.com/>
> > Info on PCT gear, resupply points, maps, movies, etc.
> >
> > "*Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a
> > fruit salad.*"
> > -Proverb
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 10:09 AM, mclaughlin tim <notarb2001 at yahoo.com
> >wrote:
> >
> > > Is it acceptable to just mail a resupply package to the Big Lake Youth
> > > Camp, or should you ask permission first? It is after all a private
> camp.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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