Muir Ranch says to send your mail drop…in a 5 gallon bucket. To keep the mice out. That’s all fine and dandy, assuming your local P.O. cube farmer will take it, what’s the Ranch going to do with yet another bucket? Do I dare ask that I should pack-it-out to Canada? Seems cumbersome, no?
Bushwhack
What happens to the bucket? It goes to recyle heaven along with your trash. Here is what the website says:
“Just put it (trash) in your empty resupply bucket and we will ship it out with our trash. If you have some old fish you caught but didn’t eat, please don’t put them in your trash because we ship the buckets to a recycling center after we clean them, and it’s really gross to come upon a rotting fish!”
One hint I got off a trail journal is to, in fact, put a beer or pop in your bucket. It is kept in a cold place and your pop or beer will provide some welcome refreshment as you puzzle over how to fit everything into your bear barrel. Of course there is no reason you have to limit it to one beer…just make sure after few brews, that it is the trash you pack in the bucket to go to the recyle plant and not your grub…
Clark Fork
Clark Fork