Mail Drops, Grocery Stores, Bounce Boxes

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Mail Drops, Grocery Stores, Bounce Boxes

Now let’s get into detail about the steps and tricks for planning the various kinds of resupply. We’ll start with the ins and outs of mail drops.

General Delivery 101

General Delivery: A means by which you can pick up a package addressed to you at a post office by presenting a government-issued ID.

You or a family member ships you a package to pick up at a trailside Post Office by addressing your box like this:

[Your name—not your trail name]
c/o General Delivery
Town, State, Zip Code
Please hold for hiker ETA [date]

Most POs will hold your box for two weeks. Some POs will hold it ...

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