Shipping gear to Yosemite ?
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:02 am
Hi HST:
First off I would like to thank everyone involved with putting together this extremely informative forum. Although I've done a fair share of extended hikes, come late August I'm heading out solo to complete the JMT. Many years in the planning and now that I'm in the month of departure I had a question for everyone - is it possible to ship my pack and gear to the post office in Yosemite Village ? Flying into Fresno and the issue of how to protect my pack from the airlines keeps bothering me ? If I put into a nice duffel then I have to carry the duffel the whole way. Something cheaper woud be fine like a throw away plastic sack or cardboard box would work but then again there is always the chance that my backpack could be "lost" by the airline. A friend suggested simply duct taping the pact and trusting it will arrive without buckles missing etc. It seems like a perfect solution to pick up the trail pass and the backpack et al. right next door to each other once in Yosemite. Many thanks in advance for your suggestions and advice. Cheers, Thomas.
First off I would like to thank everyone involved with putting together this extremely informative forum. Although I've done a fair share of extended hikes, come late August I'm heading out solo to complete the JMT. Many years in the planning and now that I'm in the month of departure I had a question for everyone - is it possible to ship my pack and gear to the post office in Yosemite Village ? Flying into Fresno and the issue of how to protect my pack from the airlines keeps bothering me ? If I put into a nice duffel then I have to carry the duffel the whole way. Something cheaper woud be fine like a throw away plastic sack or cardboard box would work but then again there is always the chance that my backpack could be "lost" by the airline. A friend suggested simply duct taping the pact and trusting it will arrive without buckles missing etc. It seems like a perfect solution to pick up the trail pass and the backpack et al. right next door to each other once in Yosemite. Many thanks in advance for your suggestions and advice. Cheers, Thomas.