[pct-l] Yogi's handbook says not to use Fedex

[Jackie McDonnell]

Jason -

Packages sent FedEx will be going to businesses and private homes, NOT
General Delivery.  I've had three bad experiences with FedEx:

(1)  My "hold for hiker" sticker caused the package to be held at the local
distribution center.  It never left Kansas City.

(2)  Twice, packages sent to trail businesses arrived fine.  But the
businesses stuck the FedEx packages with their business mail, not with
hiker mail.  Although FedEx tracking showed the package "delivered", the
on-site person could not find them.  Turns out the packages*were* there,
but they were not stored with regular hiker mail.  This happened once on
the AT and once on the PCT.

Now I'm sure many people will chime in here saying they've had great
experiences with FedEx.  I'm not saying FedEx is bad.  But the Handbook is
a collection of previous hiker experiences.  It funnels out the things that
didn't work in the past, and guides hikers toward things which did work.  I
can tell you from experience that it is not fun to be sitting at Nantahala
Outdoor Center on the AT, or at Timberline Lodge or Stehekin on the PCT ---
WITH NO FOOD.

So, the Handbook states "Do Not Use FedEx".

Yogi
www.pcthandbook.com


On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 10:36 PM, Jason Gray <sirjirwir at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Yogi, you mention in your handbook (current edition, p. 195) "Do not use
> Fedex" when mailing packages. Can you tell us why?
>
> Have you or others found that they're not as reliable as UPS to rural
> addresses here in the Western states? I'd like to use them when I can, in
> addition to USPS of course. I get great rates with my company's account.
>
> Thanks much,
> Jason
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