[pct-l] Help for Harry

[Jackie McDonnell]

Hikers walk away from their packs all the time:

Leave it outside the Post Office, a store, or a restaurant.
Leave it on the trail when you go off trail to pee/poop.

Packs get stole in these situations more frequently than you might imagine.

Yogi
www.yogisbooks.com


On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 9:37 AM, Gail Van Velzer <vanvelzer at charter.net>wrote:

> I'd like to know how a backpack gets stolen from under your nose?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Signore" <mpsignore at gmail.com>
> To: "David Frauzel" <dfrauzel at gmail.com>
> Cc: "pct-l" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 6:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Help for Harry
>
>
> > "Knowing your stuff"  includes not leaving everything you need for the
> > next
> > 5 months unattended in a US Mexico border town.
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 1:56 PM, David Frauzel <dfrauzel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I just met a gentleman named Harry (I think, I am awful with names) at
> >> the
> >> San Diego / Otay Ranch REI. This poor guy had his entire pack stolen at
> >> Campo a few days back and has been rebuilding his kit since. I missed
> >> catching him on the way out to offer a ride or anything else he could
> >> possibly need, and feel pretty bad for him. If anyone happens to meet
> him
> >> on his way north, I imagine he could use a little help. (Or maybe not,
> >> he's
> >> done the CDT already, knows his stuff!)
> >>
> >> He isn't on this list but I'll wish him the best of luck from here.
> >> Better
> >> luck than he had in Campo at least! :(
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