[pct-l] To flare or not to flare

[Mike Chapman]

Flares are the devil!  If you carry one,you will turn in to a firebug
maniac that gets killed by bears. O.K. calm down a little people. I
call them emergency flares,for emergency. I wont defend it,im to
tired. Im sure all the outspokens will be nice and quiet when I come
walking up with my signal flare walking stick/tent pole/fire
starter/animal deterant/microphone/serious cut closing/beating stick.
I think the list needs an enema. Sorry I couldnt resist. Hike on,and
HYOH,just dont talk about it.

On 2/10/11, Jason Moores <jmmoores1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Jamie,
>
> I think that Ate Tuna has it about right. Bring what makes you feel safe and
> whittle it down as you go. Which is not to say bring weapons and your
> medicine cabinet. Be honest with yourself about what you feel that you are
> likely to encounter in the first weeks on the trail and start there. You can
> add or subtract as you see fit once you get going.
>
> After a few weeks on the trail you will be fit enough to walk yourself out
> of most difficulties that you may face. Contrary to most people's mental
> picture of the trail, you are rarely more than a days walk from a road or
> town and rarely more than a few hours ahead of the next hiker.
>
> Some of us do carry little in the way of a survival kit and rely on
> experience and planning to mitigate the few true dangers that exist on the
> trail; but this by no means is the answer for everyone. Back in '06 I
> carried a knife, multi-tool, patch kits, many types of tapes and bandages,
> three forms of back-up fire starter, a dozen types of pills and on and on.
> Through time and experience I've trimmed this down to some tape, antiseptic,
> needle and dental floss, backup lighter, pocket knife and a few meds.. But
> I'm comfortable with that, most wouldn't be.
>
> Jackass
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:33 PM, jamie szewczyk
> <jamieszew723 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Even people with military training, who don't pack their fears with them
>> as
>> we say, would bring a survival kit right? Yet most people on here say
>> nothing bad will happen if you are not stupid basically.  The worst that
>> can
>> happen is you die of exposure or fall off a mountain...Correct? However
>> when
>> it comes down to it, hiking 25 miles a day, you feel every ounce of your
>> pack's weight on your poor little feet and back...I will learn I'm sure...
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