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

[Joshua Pinedo]

Jim,

I have a question regarding whether or not I'd be approved for using the
loan program.  I am NOT on a tight budget and do not have limited finances
(how would you know by the way?), I don't come from outside the US, but I'm
from the East coast, I don't have any use for bear canisters (I'm from VA),
and was wondering if I can use that as a reason to use your program.  I
don't feel like buying one and I certainly don't feel like having it shipped
only to use it for a little and ship it back to just collect dust at my
house.  If I donate money to your program can I be guaranteed having my name
in the slot of using a bear canister for my 2011 NOBO thru hike?

thanks,

Joshy P

On 21 January 2011 13:08, Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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