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Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Care package change-up!

Hey ladies...

In case you missed reading a comment Jodi shared about what we can send to the guys (some great points made!) here it is:

"Just a quickie here.
This is some great info, but here a few things I have learned. The guys get tootsie rolls in their MRE's ALL the time, so they kinda get sick of them. But tootsie makes fruit flavored ones and they don't get them very much, but they ship well. Crystal light makes individual sized packets (the size of suger packets) that are just the right size for one canteen. (they are being sold @ Marc's right now) They get tons of peanut butter in their MRE's also.
And socks! they need lots of socks. The best kind are ALL COTTON WHITE socks. These are the best on the feet. The colored ones tend to cause problems due to the amount of sweating they do and it causes yucky foot conditions. (I have over 75 pairs here ready to be shipped, so moe can just throw his away after a couple of days. Found tons @ places like Big Lots, Wal-Mart, and Value City, really cheap)

Ok, so this wasn't that quick, but it is just the tip of the iceberg."

Thanks Jodi! Much appreciated. Just the kind of info we need! :)

My only comment on that is the RJ preferred to have Wick-Dry socks, not cotton. Wick-dry is more expensive but helps keep their feet dry. It "wicks" the sweat away from the foot. I think this may be a personal preference thing. I'll have to ask RJ about the option of just throwing them away after a couple uses, see if he changes his mind. He just might.

-Carrie

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