Are bounce boxes necessary if I don't want to waste the xtra food I find myself with on resupply days?
I imagine it is especially true on bulk items i.e. Olive oil , peanut butter , jelly, spices ... that I have to buy every now and then in town...but I mean even day-to-day meals like dehydrated mashed potatoes come in such huge boxes. If I transfer the stuff into smaller containers the only options I can think of right now are 1) forward it to myself 2) throw it out (or give to hiker/free box)
I was hoping not to have to use bounce boxes ...it just seems to put an added stress on getting into towns at a specific hour to get to the PO...but thinking about it, bounce boxes seem almost necessary sometimes.
Would love to hear from people that figured out ways AROUND using them as well as people that used them!
THANKS for your help
Cheers