[pct-l] Bounce Box

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

A 5 Gallon bucket is awful big. Are there any 3 gallon ones you can  
use? Scoop-Away cat litter containers are the right size. Make sure  
whatever container you use has no labels on it that indicate some  
kind of product inside. Even if your container has no laundry  
detergent in it now, if the label says laundry detergent they will  
not ship. I don't know if cat litter is also unshippable, but to be  
safe, sand off the label or cover it in tape or stickers or  
something. The lids can be taped for extra security. Just a quick  
criss-cross of tape is all you need. People won't take anything out  
but you don't want the lid coming off by accident.

A bucket is nice because it has a handle and there were some post  
offices that made me walk a mile so the handle was nice. The priority  
boxes are good, too, because there is always a fresh one available at  
the post office.

Diane

On Mar 26, 2011, at 2:01 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> People at the post office stealing you chargers and extra socks you  
> mean ??   Not likely.  No one wold risk their jo for anything you'd  
> be shipping.
>
> BTw,  what does it cost to mail a 5 gallon bucket?
>
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On 2011-03-25, at 5:46 PM, Joshua Pinedo <joshua.pinedo at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> Dear ladies and gents,
>>
>> So I don't have any experience with a bounce box, but I figured  
>> one for the
>> PCT is necessary for my essentials.  I read somewhere that a five  
>> gallon
>> painters bucket works great since you don't have to replace a worn  
>> cardboard
>> box or worry about re taping, etc.  Does anyone have any  
>> experience with
>> this?  My Dad is a plaster/painter so he has a plenty of extra 5  
>> gallon
>> joint compound buckets, but my question is: is this a viable  
>> option?  The
>> lid can be taken off quite easily when its pried, should I be  
>> concerned
>> about people taking stuff out?  What are people's methods for  
>> using mailing
>> labels on these buckets?
>>
>> Thanks friends,
>>
>> Joshy P