[pct-l] Hiking without food..........

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

Make him read "Into the Wild" by Krakauer. 

I know what a caring heart you have, but the fact that YOU are asking these questions, not him, says a lot. If he's a big enough boy to come to Washington with his own plan, he's a big enough boy to do his own research and ask his own questions.  I have little tolerance for people who show up on the trail without doing their homework and expect to be spoon fed the "how-to" once they arrive, no matter what point on the trail they start.

Sure, we know from what you've told us that he is making some terrible assumptions, done zero research, and his plan stinks.  It not only stinks, it could quite likely cost him his life, and rescuing his sorry behind could put others in jeopardy.  But sadly, he has to live his own life and make his own mistakes just like the rest of us, and no one can save him from himself, not even a dear person like you. 

Hopefully his hunger will drive him back off the trail before hypothermia gets him.  

Please show him my message.

L-Rod


-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrea Dinsmore <zaqueltooocool at gmail.com>
>Sent: Aug 13, 2007 11:03 AM
>To: pct back country <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Subject: [pct-l] Hiking without food..........
>
>We have a young survivalist hiker here waiting for a friend to come off the
>trail. The kid is planning on hiking with out any food and plans to live off
>the land eating plants, game caught and is carrying no water. He arrived
>from Ohio with no rain gear and only a sleeping bag and shirtm thin jacket
>and shorts (and shoes). Says he's never been out here in the north Cascades
>before. What is the minimum I need to send with him so he survives his lack
>of knowledge ??
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