I'm new to White Blaze. I have not hiked the AT. I'm trying to help a friend.

My friend is just finishing the CDT. After the CDT he is planning on hiking the AT SoBo. He knows that Katahdin closes October 15th. He also realizes that one of his biggest challenges will be to get thru Maine and New Hampshire before the weather turns. I talked to him yesterday. He hasn’t done much research yet on the AT as far as resupply options. He wants to mostly buy as he goes.

He wants to know if there are resupply places that will be closed because he is hiking so late in the season, so the only option is a mail drop. He also wants to know if there are places that he really should mail a box and/or places that having a mail drop would make things much easier. He’s hoping that mailing 4 or 5 boxes will be enough and wants to know where he should have them mailed. He will mail more if it will help expedite the hike. Also any suggestions other than post offices would be nice.


Any help that you can give me will be appreciated.

Why Not?! PCT 2009, CDT 2012