[pct-l] Chickens on a leash...revolutionary UL concept

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"How's Your Trail?"   Are You losing it? Haven't we gone through this 
before? I'm not training any chickens?
and Remember "Be Prepared"  Ground Pounder Bill  "Semper Fi"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Reinhold Metzger" <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
To: "PCT" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 10:55 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Chickens on a leash...revolutionary UL concept


> Hi gang,
> I just came up with a brilliant idea that will absolutely revolutionize
> UL backpacking.
> On a ''thru-hike'' the heaviest item in the pack is food.
> If there was only a way to eliminate that weight and the resupply
> nightmares.
>
> How?.....CHICKENS ON A LEASH.....that's how!!!
>
> I hear some snickering in the background.
> Hey, think about it guys....seriously.....food that walks, what's wrong
> with that?
> Chickens lay eggs, right?
> So every morning you have fresh eggs, every evening you stick a chicken
> in the pot.
> EGGS  &  MEAT....high in protein....just what a weary hiker needs.
> Are you guys starting to see the picture?....there is more.
> At night you tie the chickens to a tree and if a bear invades your
> campsite, the chicken's clucking will awaken you so you can chase the
> bear away.
> You will not need a bear canister, because your food walks on it's own.
> Besides, chickens don't seem to do to well in a bear canister.
> There is more yet........if you get caught in a blizzard, you stick the
> chickens in the sleeping bag with you.....chickens generate lot of heat.
> Food that walks, bear alarm, insulation and it all walks.....what is
> wrong with that?
> Are you guys finally getting the picture?
> With an ''ultra-lite'' system like that you guys could break every
> record on the book.
> This will be my legacy, my contribution to the hiking community.
> I will be the hero of the ''ultra-lite'' revolution.
> Yes, I'm so exited about this I can't wait for the avalanche of praise
> that will be heaped upon me.
>
> Ohhh yes, be sure there is at least one rooster in your flock to insure
> reproduction, so you don't run out of chickens before you reach Canada.
>
> Well so long now, I'm getting ready to head for the Sierra for another
> week of skiing.
>
> JMT Reinhold
> Your exited trail companion
>
>
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