[pct-l] Losing Things on the Trail

[Reinhold Metzger]

L-Rod,
Better to be organized than disorganized

JMT Reinhold

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From: <dsaufley at sprynet.com>
To: "Reinhold Metzger" <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>; "'PCT-L'"
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Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Losing Things on the Trail


> When my son was small and he had toys with pieces that needed to be put
away, I got into the habit of counting things.  When I put stuff away I
count:  five things in this pocket, three things in that one, etc.  Silly
little habit, but it works for me.  But then, everybody knows I'm a nut case
when it comes to being organized.
>
> L-Rod
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
> >Sent: Apr 17, 2007 4:50 AM
> >To: 'PCT-L' <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> >Subject: [pct-l]  Losing Things on the Trail
> >
> >Tortoise & Switchback,
> >To prevent forgetting & loosing things on the trail......here is what you
> >do:
> >
> >Every time you take something out of the pack, to make sure you are
putting
> >everything
> >back, dump everything out of your pack and then slowly and deliberately,
> >while checking        off everything against a check list, pack
everything
> >back into your pack making sure every
> >item has been checked of and accounted for.
> >
> >This method works extremely well for older folks like you guys who have
> >trouble remembering
> >things.
> >
> >JMT Reinhold
> >
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