[pct-l] New Wanna-be Thru-hiker

[marmot marmot]

Yes, there are resources out there that don't cost much. You can make most of your own gear. But unless you eat out of hiker boxes --and it gets pretty thin at the end of the trail when everyone has figured out how much they actually eat and have stopped sending too much food--you still have to buy food. Getting a rep as a mooch--can cause other hikers to run when they see you. Being asked for maps and food and fuel within seconds of meeting someone ends up being difficult. If you can't pay your share of a motel room---well why? It's great to share--but we are all adults out there. There has developed a bit of a homeless element on the trail. People who hike a bit and hitchhike alot. That is starting to feel like the AT. I've washed out old drink bottles too---there's nothing wrong with that. I think it's rude though to spend your money on beer and then go into a town with huge unemployment and use food stamps. I heard a number of complains about that from the locals.Marmot

> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:23:48 -0700
> From: ajbiegen at gmail.com
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> CC: galvezdboy at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] New Wanna-be Thru-hiker
> 
> Danny wrote:
> 
> You people on this list never seam to amaze me! You talk shit to people who
> are looking for good advice, and belittle good advice from seasons thru
> hikers like Fireweed! If you can't contribute descent wisdom keep your fing
>  preverbal mouth shut! No one wants to hear from a$$ holes!!! Please!
> 
> ---------------------------
> 
> Uncalled for Danny. Last year Diane and Shroomer were the top posters to
> this list and their help is the most highly appreciated. Perhaps you are
> taking the comment about dumpster diving too personally. Diane, Shroomer,
> Yoshihiro and I did a little section of the CDT through Glacier this
> summer. I had forgotten my drink bottles in our car and was bummed about
> not being able to make any of my drinks or shakes. We camped near a boat
> dock where tourists stop off on the boat tour of the lake. I was able to
> grab a couple of Gatorade bottles from the dumpster, rinse them out and use
> them. We all laughed about how through hikers see a dumpter as a perfectly
> legitimate resource for gear. So that statement about dumpster diving
> wasn't meant as a personal slight.
> 
> We all wish that we could hike without spending money. In fact I mentioned
> that to Shroomer in Glacier. My perfect vacation involves no money and no
> driving. Four days into our hike I was doing a 300 mile shuttle and eating
> at a pricy restaurant.
> 
> The PCT or any long trail can't be done with no money. Period. Impossible.
> If it was, we certainly would have heard about it here. But as Diane
> pointed out people have crossed the country with no money. Again, that's
> just a statement of fact - no reflection or insult to anyone.
> 
> TrailHacker
> 
> 
> -- 
> Best,
> 
> Tony
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