[pct-l] "Thruhike" 2009

[Paul]

On Tuesday 27 May 2008, Christian wrote:
> Has anyone ever tried fireworks on bears?

Fireworks are illegal in national parks I believe - Also a darned good way of 
starting a forest fire methinks...

> Yeah the weight problem.
> (lbs are pound?)

Yup, one kilogramme is 2.2 (legacy) pounds (not to be confused with the Pound 
Stirling).

> My sleeping bag lost its insulation and my Trangia cooking set is very
> heavy, too.

> As sleeping bag I'll buy a sleeping bag about 2.2 pound from roberts.pl.

Have a look at the Combi bag from PH Designs (www.phdesigns.co.uk). A tad 
expensive, but they will customize to suit you - I had one with a little 
extra fill, full length center zip, and water resistant shell. Lovely and 
warm ;-)

> And for cooking I'll take titanium wood stove(hobo oven), my trangia
> alcohol burner and some tinfoil.

Bin the Trangia burner and make yourself a pepsi/coke/soda can stove - They 
weigh 15-30 grammes and can be made in the field if you need to replace it.

Oh, and if you can find one, an English/American/German dictionary is worth 
having.


Regards, Paul.