[pct-l] Lots of stuff and more...

[Paul Robison]

Well there's i think 5 Paul's on here;  but i'm feeling conceited, so i'll say 
"no problem... i love talking to peeps on here" and if you meant another Paul 
then i guess i made an ass of myself... wouldn't be the first time.

if you have a local health food shop it can be a fun time and good investment to 
just go buy one of each bar and try them all;  i did that and the ones i liked i 
emailed the company's website and told them about what i was doing, and how i 
feel their food would make a perfect trail food, and when i hike people often 
ask what i eat, so it's a great opportunity.
... i've gotten from 20% off discounts, to a free 12 pack of bars 'to hand out 
to other hikers' etc.  cool thing being it's the products you chose.  most 
company's are happy enough to sell 120 bars to one person,  let alone in a high 
visibility (or perceived to be so)  usage.  Point being you should email 
pemmican and see if they want to help you out,  it's amazing how warm the 
reception tends to be when you try.  and if you plan on buying them anyway, may 
as well save some cash.

do you know where you will be stopping for your testings ? leaving april first 
might be scary come fuller ridge,  but not only that, say you passed ridge on 
april 15'th . . . you'd be in nothing but snow around  big bear / the cajon pass 
/ wrightwood as well.  i hope your stops come early...  if they do, i gotta say 
i could spend more than a few days in idyllwild.  if not,  bring a sweater and 
listen to Ned!  ; )

i'm a firm believer in 'hike alone' but camping together can be a fun unique 
social experience.  i went into 2010 thinking i would camp alone every night, 
turns out i really enjoyed the people i met;  which is a rarity for me.  guess 
you never know until you're out there.

~Paul (one of 'em anyway)
 






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From: Steven dvsteven <dvsteven at hotmail.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Sat, December 18, 2010 5:24:42 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Lots of stuff and more...


Hi all....

First, I'm 51.... hiked the AT in 2006 (killed my knees, healed my heart), best 
thing ever.   Started at 158, ended at 127, everyone said I looked like death, I 
felt alive.  


Second please look up Pemmican Bars (http://www.mealpack.com/products.html) 
great tasting no cook alt to meals, dense, not bad to taste and I love them.

Third, I'm starting off the first of April but plan on stopping for a week at a 
time to do online testing (not PCT related but have to)..... anyone that needs a 
break can stop and hang (I'm sending my laptop to my stops and you can use it).

Fourth, I'll be hiking alone, with my SPOT (for both my sake and my families 
sake)... this might get loud (one of my favorite movies 
(http://www.sonyclassics.com/itmightgetloud/) but it's so worth hiking your own 
hike....

Love this list.... Paul, Ned, everyone... thanks so much for the information....

Flying Tortoise (trail name given on the AT by a really incredible guy with his 
wife and mother-in-law (lefty and righty))

How did you get your trail name?
                            
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