[pct-l] Solving Trail Problems

[hiker97 at aol.com]

Switchback the Trail Pirate replies:  Many years ago at Poop Out Hill parking lot (now you cannot park there) at the beginning of the San Gorgonio Trail, I set up my tent camp about 100 yards into the bush.  I had just finished getting everything set up when I turn around and see two people completely naked about 20 feet away sunbathing.  It scared the living daylights out of me.  The woman was very beautiful and the guy was reading a paperback book.  They had not made a sound as I set up my camp.  I quickly broke camp and headed into the wilderness.  I prefered the bears and mountain lions.




-----Original Message-----
From: Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
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Sent: Tue, Jan 12, 2010 2:50 pm
Subject: Re: Solving Trail Problems


Switchback, 
Don't forget the reflector lights, solar powered fan and compressor to blow up your 12" thick mattress. 
 
BTW....Last year on San Gorgonio I ran into a group of guys and a couple gals. 
One of the guys was carrying what appeared to be a large and unusual pack, which aroused my curiosity . 
Turned out it was not a pack at all, but a 4" thick fold up mattress with pack-like shoulder straps that he carried on his back like a pack. 
I could not believe what I was seeing......but, like I said, they had hiker babes with them. 
It made a believer out of me. 
 
JMT Reinhold 
The believer 
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hiker97 at aol.com wrote: 
> Unsupported Snow Bunny Reinhold writes: You came up with a great > solution to a major problem.....BEARS. I think everybody will agree > that next to bears, SWITCHBACK, the trail pirate, is the greatest > problem facing hikers. So, if Power Bars work on bears, they should > work on Switchback. Just throw him a Power Bar.....it will shatter his > teeth and glue his jaws.....Problem solved. No sweat....hikers can > hike the trail without fear of bears or being raided and sacked by > that scoundrel Switchback. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> Switchback the Trail Pirate replies: Once again the PCT and hiker > friend has been maligned. I will contact my attorneys, Dowey, > Cheatem, and Howe. 
> > Say, I was thinking of the upcoming April Kickoff. If they let me in > again this year, I was wondering what cool things I could do to, I > mean for the hikers. I think the Pirate's Lair will provide > florescent shelter stake painting, gear weighing, Swithchback's World > Famous Hands-free One Ounce Umbrella Holder, and maybe a Super-Secret > gear seminar. The holder device will cut down on your dehydration and > keep your hide protected from a lot of cancer causing radiation. Once > again, Switchback will come through for the PCT backpacker community > to much accolades and praise.