[pct-l] bear avoidance (kind of long)

[dsaufley at sprynet.com]

Sly,

FYI:  Hanging food from trees is verboten in the Sierras (one of the rules on the agency-issued permit).  

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Slyatpct at aol.com
>Sent: Oct 19, 2006 8:12 AM
>To: bluebrain at bluebrain.ca, pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] bear avoidance (kind of long)
>
> 
>In a message dated 10/17/2006 3:52:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
>bluebrain at bluebrain.ca writes:
>
>I don?t  think I?ll change my approach next year.  I?ll use bear boxes
>where  they exist, keep it in my tent in places that seem less likely to
>have bear  traffic, will avoid camping near day-use picnic sites, and will
>hang as  best as I can when in spots that seem more likely to have  bear
>traffic.  I?m way more afraid of my flat feet spoiling my hike  than bears
>anyway!
>
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> 
>Y'all know about the PCT method of hanging?  It's the one I use if I  hang.  
>I thought Glen Van Peski told me about it, but he insists I told  him.  Who 
>told me?  Anyway, it's found it's way to the web.
> 
>http://tinyurl.com/amf3q
> 
> 
> 
> 
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