Mail Drop'n - Appalachian Trail

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#1

I’ve been glancing over many mail drop schedules from the class of 2001. Numbers range from as few as 5 to to pleople that are single-handly keeping UPS in business at 30 plus. I know there isn’t a formula for a perfect number/location but any suggestions of how to make my mail drops simple and convienant. What towns/places should I definitly hit with mail and a visit. I was planning on doing about 12-15 drops but after looking at some of these schedules I’m thinking . . . is this enough or even to many? So what’s the low down on planning the drops. I’m looking for all sorts of advice. Thanks for the help

Olsen

Olsen

#2

Check out our mail drop list on our journal for this year. Bramble and Bushwhack. We hit the good ones. However after the trip we would have bought more in town and less dried crap. It really messed with the system after a while and we craved fresh vittles. It also worked best to send your package to a hostel or Inn and less to the post office. They took up a lot off time to get to and had weird hours. lso at stored you have a much better choice of grab. You can alter the menu as your taste buds see fit.

Bushwhack

#3

I personlly know Olsen and he is one bad ass hiker! Boo-ya! When it comes to burning trails in his phat boots, there are none better. Sucka MC’s should call him sire! He grabs vittles like none other and has all the mail drops on lock down.

Fresh Vittles

#4

Can he beat my five Philly cheeze steaks, a six pack and a half pound of cheese cake for a snack?

Bushwack

#5

Legend has it one 2000 thru bottomed out 1 friggn gallon of ice cream in Millinocket. Thus initiating the lesser known “Gallon club.” Fact or fiction. Is it real or but a dream, on the AT nothing is quite as it seems. B$B, you join the 1/2ers? I gotta go back and fulfill my destiny. How does 2004 sound?

Sweeper

#6

I drank my half gallon, or was it a gallon and a half. Anyways we killed a Guinness keg at the Inn at Long Trail. I did do pints at Hikers Pradise, though.

B+B, The CMC

#7

I had a mail drop every 5-7 days for the first half. I can remember sitting at NOC deciding what half would go in the pack and what half would find it’s way into the hiker box. After my foot injury & home visit, we revamped. I still got maildrops but used more local stores. However, I doubt it saved me money or pack weight. I would buy so much more when in the store, veggie-fruit-MEAT! I spent $60 something in N. Adams. And then had to eat my way up the trail as my pack weight must have increased by 18 pounds. Oh, well it was my contribution to the enconomy.

~hamockhngr~

#8

What’s the single most important piece of gear? The VISA card, because they DON’T take Mastercard. How’s the foot, Sue? We also had drops evey other day but the taste got to us and we craved fresh anything. Boy it cost a ton but it was well worth it. You folks at home planning next years trip; dry some at home but when the good stores come your way don’t pass on the brain food. Your body will love you for it. Meats, veggies, cheeses, everthing you don’t get in your drop. Okay, now i’m hungry. Back off the fat whenthe weather warms and DRINK DRINK DRINK.

Bushwhack