On 3/2/2020 3:57 PM, Kevin Kenny wrote:
I'm sure that there'd be a subcategory for 'hiker boxes' as well.
http://www.thetrailmaster.com/hike-smart/hiker-boxes-share-and-share-alike/
https://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php/55460-quot-I-found-it-in-a-hiker-box-quot
Major long-distance trails in the US often have them at resupply points.
I've used them to leave gear, (for example a pair of gaiters that I
was never going to use again because they turned out to be one size
too small for my boots) and supplies (for example, about 750 ml of
denatured alcohol when the store had it in litre cans, or three rolls
of toilet paper from a 4-pack) in them. I've raided them to top up on
things like hand sanitizer, plastic bags and coffee filters. (A hiker
might need to carry a handful of filters or Ziplocs between resupply
points; the stores sell them in packages of 100. Perfect application
for 'share alike!') I even found that one contained a replacement for
a broken buckle for one of the straps on my backpack - just when I
needed one.
Hiker boxes are mentioned as part of the give_box proposal, tagged with
hiking=yes. Works for me, though I'd be fine with an amenity=hiker_box
tag if it appears to be warranted. That would make it easier to tag the
presence of a hiker box (hiker_box=yes) at a post office, shop, shelter,
hotel, etc.
It's impossible to predict what can be left and found -- in my
experience: clothing, food, instant drinks, maps, books, batteries, fuel
(including white gas, propane canisters, esbits, and alcohol), non-fuel
alcohol, painkillers, cookware, water bottles, water filters, tent
stakes, rope, ziplocks, duct tape, sewing kits, shoelaces, soap,
shampoo, toothpaste, probably a lot I'm forgetting. Often there are
unlabeled ziplocks full of mysterious powder, and it's anyone's guess if
it's food, beverage, or soap.
A related idea that might be worth tagging is: Places near a hiking
trail that will receive and hold resupply packages, including any
prohibited items (fuel eg) and whether a fee is charged for the service.
Very often these places will also feature hiker boxes stocked from
superfluous supplies.
Jason
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