[pct-l] Lightening risks using external frame pack?

[Bob Bankhead]

But I LOVE my iron shoes! 

They let me cross deep, swift streams without hiking poles or fear of being
swept downstream. 
The porcupine or marmot that could carry even one of them away at night has
yet to be born.
Even the fangs of a Gaboon Viper can't penetrate them; I laugh at
rattlesnakes. 
There's no need to risk my fingers pounding in tent stakes with a rock; I
just step on them.
Accurately thrown, they will kill the largest Black Bear at 20 feet and
knock a grizzly senseless at 10.


Wandering Bob





On 2011-02-09, at 6:27 PM, "William A. Chavez" <wctrekker at dslextreme.com>
wrote:

> The following is in part an excerpt from "Off The Wall: Death In 
> Yosemite" page 204:
> 
> One of the earliest records of lightning versus visitors was July 16, 
> 1911.  Fourteen people  were riding horseback... they took refuge with 
> in a small grove of pines (during a thunderstorm).  There was a 
> lightning strike and nine of the horses died instantly under the 
> riders, none of the riders was hurt.  The riders were not hurt because 
> they were insulated by the saddles.  The five horses that survived 
> were not wearing iron shoes.  This has nothing to do withe hiking but 
> I suppose you may want to carry a saddle in the event you are caught 
> in a thunderstorm. Also remember to not wear iron shoes.