[pct-l] Carbon Fiber Poles

[Hiker97 at aol.com]

_karmagurl at rainierconnect.com_ (mailto:karmagurl at rainierconnect.com)   
writes: Setting up under the highest thing in the forest...ie a tree, in my  humble 
opinion is just asking for trouble in a storm, as lightening could strike  the 
tree, leaving your poor butt in a world of hurt if you have a tent under it,  
carbon fiber poles or not. ;) Just my 2 cents
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I totally agree with that.  That is why I would never do that.   Not smart at 
all.  I always like the story about John Muir climbing a big  tree in a storm 
to get closer to the storm and feel the tree sway back and  forth.  A little 
too much for me.  I will stay under my little pine  tree in my tent and watch 
the storm and all you backpackers up in the  trees.

 
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