[pct-l] deodorant

[Reinhold Metzger]

Switchback,
It has nothing to do with  "afraid"  but with, as Ground Pounder Bill 
says,  "BE  PREPARED".
BTW....why is that big, bad Air Force Colonel carrying a Bear-Vault, 
bear spray, and stockpiling rocks?
Could it be that he is afraid of that big black bear?

JMT Reinhol
He, he, he, he,..cough, cough, cough...KAREN!!!...OXYGEN!!!...I need oxygen.
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hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
> Unsupported JMT Snow Bunny Reinhold writes: Alexandra, Bears are 
> attracted to odors and they do not discriminate against cosmetics. You 
> will be a favorite target. You might be better of sticking a moth ball 
> into each ear(just kidding).  Bears do not like moth ball odor. The 
> moth ball odor will overpower your body odor and even keep the moth 
> away. Sleep tight, for you need not fear the bears tonight. 
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> Switchback replies: This advice is so weak.  I am glad Kit Carson, 
> John Muir, Norman Clyde, etc., are not around to hear this tripe.  
> "Oh, you should carry moth balls into the wilderness to protect 
> yourself from the big bad bears and boogie men."  This is to laugh.  
> Oh, boo, hoo, hoo.  The moth ball toting U.S. Marine is afraid of 
> bears, etc.  Nice.  Real nice.  Embarrassing for all us military 
> warriors on this list. 
>  
> What is the first thing Switchback does after setting up camp in the 
> Sierras?  I go bear baiting.  I go out to find some bears to pick on.  
> I go into my Indian sleuth mold.  I carry my $300 monocular to make 
> sure nothing escapes my gaze.  All you have to do is keep a clean 
> campsite and cook away from it.  Simple.  If you have a bear canister 
> and you hang everything else, you are home free.
>  
> By the way, you do not need anything more than the BearVault Solo even 
> from Kennedy Meadows to VVR.  It is all so simple, but people make it 
> so hard.  I see contests down at the Kickoff to see who can pack the 
> most foods into the a big model BearVault.  I just walk away and don't 
> make any comments or start trouble.
>  
> I purposely place my SMALL bear canister so I can see it from my 
> campspot.  That way I can attack any bears that try to mess with it.  
> I keep an assortment of rocks close by just for that.  My bear spray 
> is nearby too.  :-)