After having just returned from South Korea where I was buying feathers, fur, chennile, etc... The only thing the APO (Army Post Office) will not allow is something flamable (some head cement), explosive, matches, lighter fluid and so forth. Believe it or not but there are fly fishers in Iraq as well as S. Korea. we started a Korean-American Fly Fishing and Friendship Club that had civilian employees, solders (including a 2 star general) and Koreans. some were professional (had own shops and were guides/teachers etc.
Just had a ball for the last five years I was there. Now have retired and am in Northern CA; remodeling my house, waiting for my furnature to arrive and so on. Have not fished yet but maybe I can get a kitchen pass this three day week end to do a few hours at Eagle Lake. My fly fishing equipment is also somewhere on the ocean so will have to use a jig and bobber if able to go. Pray for me!! hehe.
Regards Jim
Deserttrout06
On 8/30/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Chuck:Were they students at the Baghdad School of Fly Fishing? http://members.cox.net/flybox/BSFF.htmThere shouldn't be any problem getting stuff to them. Though you may want to check out the web site and see where to send the stuff.On your "This makes me wonder" post. There are many things involved in getting supplies into the pipeline. We are limited by what we can buy. It has to be made in America or grown in America. It is sometimes hard to find a source here in the states that produce the item needed at a "price determined to be fair and reasonable."My area is food and the OCONUS troops do eat well in all areas, including SW Asia. Far better than I ate when I was in the service. They don't subsist only on MRE's over there, even when they are in the field. The orders for the holiday meals should be coming in shortly.Jerry C
"All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia."In a message dated 8/30/2006 21:10:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:Folks: I found some soldiers on anysoldier.com who say they wish somebody would send them some fly tying materials, to give them a hobby during their off duty hours..Well, I am putting together a little "starter kit" to send, but then I wondered about laws about sending feathers, fur, hair etc to other countries. Does anybody know where I might find this info about what IS and is NOT legal??? I searched the anysoldier site, but believe it or not, on their list of can't and cannot's they didn't list "fly tying kit"... Can ya'll believe that??? ..I mean.. I think our men and women should be GI issued a fly tying kit in boot camp right??? LOL Seriously.. I don't want to ship things just to have it destroyed, or worse, like having the "Po Po" show up at my door... Thanks, ChuckWarrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!! Eagle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
