Food and Mail Drops 2016




Here is a side by side comparison of my mail drop from my 2010 hike to my 2016 hike. I am also doing fewer drops this hike (partly because of the time I have to prepare them, and partly because I did not use all my mail drops last time).

If the right side is blank, I decided not to take the item.

Most other changes were due to availablity, although a few (like the samon) were replaced since I did not enjoy them on the last hike, or they were constantly the last things I ate (indicating I really did not like the meal that much).


20102016
Scrub Pad
extra zip locks
Return envelope for photos (memory sticks) and maps
8 AA Energizer Ultimate Lithium Batteries
Drink Mixes
4 coffee packages
8 sugars
9 various drink mixes (for 0.5 L bottle of water)
Roll of TP (cardboard tube removed)
Ritz Fresh Stack(1 roll)
4 Nutter Butter (4 cookie) packages
1/2 cup Stuffing Mix
Snacks
2 Sunbelt Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars
2 Cherry NutriGran Bars
2 Apple NutriGran Bars
4 "bars" various types
2 Power Bars
3 Honey Nut Cheerios Milk n. Cereal Bars
3 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Milk n. Cereal Bars
7 Trail Mix (1.5 oz Kroger brand)
4 Little Debbie PB&J oatmeal snacks
4 peanut butter crackers
Spaghetti Dinner
Tomato Sauce (8oz can dehydrated)
Pepperoni (3.5 oz / 2)
Spaghetti (1/2 lbs)
Tuna (2.6 oz pouch)
3 oz Can Chicken
Spam (3 oz pouch)
Pink Salmon (2.6 oz pouch)
5 mild Slim Jims (0.28 oz size)
Hormel Pepperoni Stix
Asian Sides Teriyaki Noodles
2 pasta and/or rice sides (various flavors not requiring milk)
1 cup rice
Gravy Mix
Mac & Cheese
4 Ramen Noodles
First Aid Supplies
5 - 2x2 gauze pads
2 - blister pads
30 - Ibuprofen
1oz Hydrocortozone cream
4 - neosporin packets
6 - band aids various sizes
6 - alcohol rubs
1 - Gold Bond Powder (Travel size) (every 3rd shipment)
2 wisp tooth brushes
Laundry supplies
2 Travel Size (1 load) Tide Detergent
$5 in quarters
Shipped [in a very tight] 14x10x6 box
Scrub Pad
extra zip locks
 
  (removed due to mailing restrictions)
 
 
 
 
Roll of TP (cardboard tube removed)
Ritz Fresh Stack(1 roll)
 
1/2 cup Stuffing Mix
Snacks
6 Sunbelt Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars
6 Pringle Sticks
6 Quaker Choc Chip Granola Bars
4 Raspberry Nutratrain Bars
 
4 Nature Valley Oatmeal Bars
4 Little Debbie Brownies
Trail Mix (?? oz Kroger brand)
3 Little Debbie Peanutbutter Cream Pie (410 cal)
5 peanut butter crackers
Spaghetti Dinner
Tomato Sauce (8oz can dehydrated)
Pepperoni (3.5 oz / 2)
Spaghetti (1/2 lbs)
Tuna (2.6 oz pouch)
Chicken (7 oz pouch)
2 Spam (3 oz pouch)
Summer Sausage (7 oz)
4 Jack Links Beef & Cheese (1.2 oz size)
Hormel Pepperoni Stix
Asian BBQ Sides
1 chiken pasta sides
 
Gravy Mix
Mac & Cheese
4 Ramen Noodles
First Aid Supplies
5 - 2x2 gauze pads
2 - blister pads
30 - Ibuprofen
6 - alcohol rubs








Shipped 14x10x5.5 box

After Hike Reflections:

I only did mail drops at Glencliff NH (bumped to Lincoln NH), Gorham NH and Monson ME, the rest of the time I resupplied locally. This worked out well for the most part and helped me avoid getting tired of the same things all the time while ensuring I had a good resupply at questionable locations. Did find the Asian Sides (BBQ and Teriyaki) were my least favorite of the dinners due to their overwelming flavor. Aldo, I had to suppliment Breakfast and lunch with added cliff bars. I definielty enjoyed the Beef Summer Sausage in the resupplies and also added cheese when I could (prefered small individual sized packages of cheddar for this and they kept well for a number of days). Still wish they made a smaller size pouch of chicken (7 oz just a bit too big for one meal).

One last note, the guide said that Abol Bridge was a good place for long term resupply. BULL! VERY EXPENSIVE and not the greatest slection. It cost me $29 to resupply for the 15.1 miles to finish! That is just plan price gouging! If I was a southbounder I would NOT resupply here but start at Baxter with enough food to get me though the wilderness and not stop to resupply at Abol Bridge.