[pct-l] PCT Bear Canister Loan Program - Request for Donations

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

An alternative is to donate an old bear can that you aren't using.

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Greg Hardwick <gahardwick at cox.net>
>Sent: Jan 21, 2011 4:03 AM
>To: enyapjr at comcast.net, pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] PCT Bear Canister Loan Program - Request for Donations
>
>Hey folks - There are a large number of active and silent readers on this
>board.  The target goal for the loaner can program should at least 40.
>Between all of us we should be able to add an additional 10 bearcans.  See
>what you can do to help get this program to a sustainable level.  $50 can go
>a long way and help a great group of people....and keep the park rangers
>happy.  A smile on a rangers face has to be worth it:)   Cough up $50 and
>help Jim with his project.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
>On Behalf Of enyapjr at comcast.net
>Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 12:20 AM
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] PCT Bear Canister Loan Program - Request for Donations
>
>The PCT Perpetual Bear Canister Loan Program provides canisters to nobo PCT
>thrus on a tight budget or having limited finances, or coming from outside
>the USA or from an area in which they won't have ANY use whatsoever for a
>bear canister after their PCT trek - for 'free' except for return shipping
>costs...
>The program was started in 2007 with 13 bear canisters and has grown to over
>30, but the annual quantity of PCT thru-hikers has also grown - and,
>unfortunately, one or two canisters are 'lost' each year...
>Looking to increase the bear canister loan program's inventory for the 2011
>season and beyond...
>More bear canister donations would be greatly appreciated for & by future
>PCT thrus...
>
>Mike Brand of Moontrail, <http://www.moontrail.com/>, who has supported the
>loan program since its start in 2007, is once again generously offering
>discount pricing for canister donations sent directly to the bear canister
>loan program - a new BearVault BV500 for $50...
>Sorry, but this pricing is only for donations for the loan program, not
>personal purchases.
>If you would like to donate a new BV500 to the loan program, please contact
>me off-list
>(subject: PCT Bear Can donation) for ordering instructions (will ask that
>individual orders be placed the first two weeks of March).
>
>- or -
>
>Do you have a seldom used bear canister gathering dust in your
>basement/garage/closet that could be put to better use every season to be
>loaned out to a nobo PCT thru-hiker?
>If you would like to consider donating a used bear canister to the program,
>please contact me off-list (subject: PCT Bear Can donation) for the shipping
>address...
>
>If needed, I will explain the 'program' further and answer most questions if
>requested...
>
>Thank you!!  Happy hiking and...
>
>Happy trails!!!
>Jim (PITA)
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