[pct-l] Help for Harry

[Jackie McDonnell]

Gail -

MANY restaurants and stores will not allow hikers to bring their packs
inside.

Yogi
www.yogisbooks.com


On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 10:00 AM, Gail Van Velzer <vanvelzer at charter.net>wrote:

> I guess I just never let those things out of my site.  Not on the trail
> and not in any public place.  Maybe I've been in the city too long! LOL!
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie McDonnell" <yogihikes at gmail.com
> >
> To: "pct-l" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 7:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Help for Harry
>
>
>  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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