[pct-l] To flare or not to flare

[Eric]

Well I'm not from California or an expert on road flares, so I will defer to
the Californians on this one! :O

Regards,
Eric

On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Cheryl Christensen <
cherylbyfaith at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just don't go there... it's not worth the risk no matter how minute you
> think that risk may be... Please.
>
>
> On 11 February 2011 11:39, Eric <johner27 at evergreen.edu> wrote:
>
>> So you don't carry a knife at all?  I just took a wilderness survival
>> course
>> last weekend and a knife was the #1 thing that contributed to survival.
>>  Of
>> course, it can be done without, just a lot harder. I'm definitely carrying
>> a
>> knife of some sort myself.
>>
>> As far as the road flare goes, maybe excess, maybe not?  Anyone know the
>> chances of it accidentally igniting? I would think they are pretty
>> slim...?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Eric
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 9:58 AM, David Thibault <dthibaul07 at gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > After reading this I went through my gear list to look for my "survival
>> > kit"
>> > I found only one item that I would consider an item I carry for
>> survival.
>> >  That is a whistle. All the other things like a knife, meds, bandages,
>> etc.
>> > are more for comfort than survival.  I guess you could consider a
>> tent/tarp
>> > as part of your survival kit but to me its just what is needed to do the
>> > trail.  The things like the bandages (bandaids) and meds (anti
>> diarrheal,
>> > IB,  and antibiotics)  I carry are not going to save my life out there,
>> > they
>> > are just going to make me more comfortable until I get to town.
>> >
>> > I believe that what people are trying to express is most thru hikers
>> learn
>> > pretty quickly to carry only what is required and then some of  what is
>> > desirable (nice to have).  Super ultra-lighters generally don't carry a
>> lot
>> > of the 'nice to have' stuff.  The advice you are getting is an attempt
>> to
>> > make the trail easier for you.  But, this is really something everyone
>> has
>> > to learn for themselves.  What works for one person will not work for
>> > another.  One trait I've picked up, and I have noticed it in a lot of
>> long
>> > distance hikers, is that I can't pick up an object without
>> subconsciously
>> > weighing it. Never did that before I started long distance hiking.
>> >
>> > One more thing,  while most people are strong proponents of HYOH and the
>> > idea of "carry whatever you want" there maybe exceptions.  For example,
>> if
>> > you are carrying something that endangers others or the trail .  The
>> > concerns expressed with the road flair was just this. If that flair
>> > accidentally ignited in southern CA it could be tragic.  Trust me on
>> this,
>> > if you get through the trail in CA you will gain an great appreciation
>> for
>> > the amount of damage that has happened to the trail due to forest fires.
>>  I
>> > was saddened so many times to be walking through so much devastation.
>>  I'm
>> > still saddened by just the memory of some of those huge dead burned
>> trees
>> > that had to be hundreds/maybe a thousand years old.
>> >
>> > Enjoy your hike.
>> > Day-Late
>> >
>> >
>> > >
>> > > 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
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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