[pct-l] Safety on the trail

[C]

Good point.  Or why not carry a gun and just hi jack everyone's food and water at gun point...I think that's the lightest form of ultralite hiking...lol..total base weight under two pounds...brilliant!!! 



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On Feb 5, 2013, at 9:38 AM, "Bob" <bobandshell97 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Following along Wandering Bob's excellent line of reasoning, it hadn't
> occurred to me until now that carrying a small, light Saturday Night
> Special, sans bullets to save weight, would be great for brandishing at
> hikers to force them to relinquish their food or, better, their water during
> the first 700 miles.  Not having to carry extra water would more than make
> up for the weight of a small pistol.  It was the screwdriver "to punch holes
> in tires or people", Bob, that promoted that fine thought.    Damn, I just
> bit the tongue in my cheek.
> 
> Dr Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Bob Bankhead
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 12:12 PM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Safety on the trail
> 
> Respectfully, isn't that like claiming a screwdriver exists only to force
> screws into something?. In truth, one can also be used as a pry bar or to
> punch holes in tires or people.
> 
> The salient point is most tools can be used for other things totally
> unrelated to their designed purpose.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Trailwife at aol.com
> In a message dated 2/5/2013 9:40:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> danielzellman at gmail.com writes:
> 
> After  all, guns exist for one thing and one thing only: killing.
> After many years of competitive sport target  shooting and a lot more
> relaxing none competitive target shooting, I strongly  disagree with this
> statement. It is not true.
> 
> The Old RidgeRunner
> 
> 
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