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

[Gerry Zamora]

Why not sobo?
On Jan 21, 2011 10:04 AM, "Donna "L-Rod" Saufley" <dsaufley at sprynet.com>
wrote:
> 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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