[pct-l] A few quick questions- Scott's comment

[Steve Courtway]

I've heard this one on a few occasions in the High Sierra....:

"We quit bothering hanging our food, we've been out here for 5 DAYS and 
havn't seen one bear !"

Hmmmm maybe they were on vacation out in Monterrey, taking in some golf or 
something.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Mitchell" <paul at bluebrain.ca>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] A few quick questions- Scott's comment


>> *MANY* hikers employ this strategy successfully.
>
> It's funny when people use the "I've done it and it's been successful"
> argument.  ;-)
>
> Theoretically, you could fry up fifteen pounds of bacon, make a bed out of
> it, sleep on it and never have a problem ... because a bear didn't happen 
> to
> be in the vicinity that evening, but it's not any kind of valid proof that
> it's safe to sleep on bacon in bear country.
>
> mmmmm .... baaaaaaacon.
>
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