[pct-l] To flare or not to flare

[jamie szewczyk]

Regarding to flare or not to flare,

Honestly I feel my trail name should be "Paranoid" or something because I
have a crazy imagination.  I feel like I should be prepared for the worst
case scenario, so that I live to tell the tale.  Maybe a Spot would be a
little safer than the flare tho.  Regarding protection from bears, bear mace
is a great idea.  A gun or knife probably won't save you from animals and in
most cases they will only aggravate the animal more.  However, we are all
critics and I like the saying "Hike your own hike" because I certainly will
take whatever I feel will save me in worst case scenarios, while not
breaking my back due to excess weight in my pack.

Jamie

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:11 PM, Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com> wrote:

> "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil.....
> ...is for good men to do nothing."
> Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
> On Feb 10, 2011 8:04 PM, "Gerry Zamora" <gerry0625 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Great fire starter hard to put out and burns way to long. Not sure how
> well
> > it will scare a bear. Local man found mauled by bear holding road flare.
> I
> > can see the headline already.
> > On Feb 10, 2011 7:49 PM, "Ken Powers" <ken at gottawalk.com> wrote:
> >> In the middle of Nevada we yogi'ed some water from a passing motorist.
> > Well,
> >> he thought he was a spaceman - really. When we continued down the
> deserted
> >
> >> dirt road he insisted that we take one of his road flares to scare away
> >> animals (or maybe UFO's). We weren't sure how we were going to get rid
> of
> >> the flare.
> >>
> >> The next morning we passed a pickup that had broken down along the side
> of
> >
> >> the road. As we passed I offered him the road flare. The driver gave me
> a
> >> funny look when I offered it to him. He gladly took it off our hands. I
> >> don't think he had a use for it but realized we didn't want to carry it.
> >>
> >> Never can tell when a road flare might be needed.
> >>
> >> Ken
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Paul Robison" <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
> >> To: "Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes" <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>;
> >> <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> >> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 6:24 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [pct-l] To flare or not to flare
> >>
> >>
> >> road flare, lol
> >>
> >> i thought i'd heard it all.
> >>
> >>
> >> for what ? signalling ?
> >>
> >> not sure what the intended use it even it's so out in left field.
> > certainly
> >> not
> >> as a fire starter !~!~
> >>
> >> ~Outpost
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
> >> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> >> Sent: Thu, February 10, 2011 6:42:36 PM
> >> Subject: [pct-l] To flare or not to flare
> >>
> >> About 18 million people here in Southern California would appreciate
> >> you leaving your flare at home.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Feb 10, 2011, at 9:54 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I'm not intending this to pick on Mike, so my apologies in advance,
> >>> Mike!
> >>>
> >>> But it amazes that people on this list, and folks that I know and
> >>> backpack with, will obsess over a matter of a few grams. They'll
> >>> refuse
> >>> to carry a stove or rain jacket because they're too much unneeded
> >>> weight. The idea of 3 ozs horrifies them. Then they'll carry
> >>> electronics, books, guns and road flares.
> >>>
> >>> HYOH!
> >>> Gary
> >>>
> >>> On 2/10/2011 6:38 AM, Mike Chapman wrote:
> >>>> I forgot to mention,I will bring a road flare for emergency on the
> >>>> pct(fire option,bear deterant,signal,and it looks cool)
> >>
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