[pct-l] water reports

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

BagLady, 



Are you planning to attend Kick-Off?  If so, AsABat typically has current print-outs of the water report as of the latest intel.  Given that there are numerous thru-hikers starting early, there should be some good recent intel, as the water report is only as good as the intel that is sent back to AsABat.  Keep in mind that AsABat and Meadow Ed do not hike the trail on a regular basis to update the water report.  And, given that the water source information can change quickly depending upon the weather, it is beneficial for the early hikers to share the intel they have experienced. 



If you are going to the KO, plan on attending one of the Water Report discussions that Bill and Ed put on and get the latest intel. 



Elevator 




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AsABat" <asabat at 4jeffrey.net> 
To: "pct-L backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Friday, April 2, 2010 8:17:44 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] water reports 

If you just hit the print button in your web browser the A-D part of the 
water report will print 10 pages right now. What I've done (from the water 
reports intro page) is: 

To print these pages, I recommend changing your margins to zero on all four 
sides, and making the font size the smallest. In Internet Explorer 7 the 
margins are under File->Page Setup and the font size under Page->Text Size. 

In Internet Explorer 8 (and probably others) if you instead go to 
File->Print Preview then the right item on the toolbar says "Shrink to Fit" 
(or maybe "100%"). Change this to a smaller percent and then press the 
printer icon on the Print Preview window. Using 50% got the 10 pages down to 
just 3, and 30% got it to 2 pages but pretty small. 

Thanks, 

AsABat 
Send water report updates to water at 4jeffrey.net 
PCT Water Reports for So Cal http://pct.4jeffrey.net 



On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 7:22 AM, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net> wrote: 

> Good morning, Bag Lady, 
> 
> 
> 
> First, I open the report with MS-Word to edit-out anything I think is not 
> immediately useful.  Less-than-useful are entries any that are dry or 
> unreliable;  I know I’m not going to spend time looking for them anyway. 
>  Maybe 
> if there are few options in an area I’ll leave something extra in for 
> backup, but that’s rare.  If there are several reliable entries in close 
> proximity I’ll remove all but the one I prefer and trust. 
> 
> 
> 
> The resulting edited piece is then divided into increments that match my 
> resupply shipments.  These much smaller increments are then formatted with 
> a 
> small font size and printed on both sides of the paper. 
> 
> 
> 
> Given more familiarity with the trail resources one can just note the water 
> location or coordinates on the map and go without the paper entirely. 
> 
> 
> Enjoy your planning, 
> 
> 
> 
> Steel-Eye 
> 
> Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965 
> 
> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye 
> 
> http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 7:07 AM, Kathryn Zimmerman <thebaglady07 at gmail.com 
> >wrote: 
> 
> > what's the best way to print and carry this monster?  it's not very 
> > hiker-friendly in it's current format.  anyone any suggestions? 
> > 
> > BagLady 
> > 
> > On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 9:55 AM, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net 
> >wrote: 
> > 
> >> http://www.4jeffrey.net/pctwater 
> >> 
> >> In my opinion, for a SoCal hiker this is the single most valuable piece 
> of 
> >> information he/she can carry. 
> >> 
> >> Steel-Eye 
> >> 
> >> On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 6:52 AM, Kathryn Zimmerman < 
> thebaglady07 at gmail.com 
> >> > wrote: 
> >> 
> >>>  Where do I go to get the water reports?  My brain is fried and I just 
> >>> can't 
> >>> remember.  Just know I need to get them. 
> >>> 
> >>> Bag Lady 
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