[pct-l] Trekking Pole noise ! ! !

[Michael Chamoun]

> To be quite honest, if I really want a wilderness experience I
> wouldn't go looking for it on the PCT, and esspecially not the JMT
>This is true. The PCT is not a wilderness experience.

Of course the PCT is a wilderness experience. What are you guys talking
about?  It might not be as solitary as one would like, but it's still a
wilderness experience nonetheless.  Also, it's how you backpack the trail
that determines that: whether alone or in a group, always hanging out in
towns, staying in motels constantly etc.  So please, speak for yourselves.

Nano

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 7:46 AM, Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

>
> On Jan 20, 2009, at 10:19 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> > To be quite honest, if I really want a wilderness experience I
> > wouldn't go looking for it on the PCT, and esspecially not the JMT
>
> This is true. The PCT is not a wilderness experience.
>
> If I want a completely solitary experience, I head into the San
> Rafael, Dick Smith, Matillija or Sespe Wilderness.
>
> I found the pole noise to be useful. I don't like startling people as
> I approach. So I will make a little extra noise with the poles to
> gently wake them from their reverie before I say hello.
>
> As for replacing tips, I simply put the new tip over the old one.
>
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