[pct-l] Help for Harry

[Gail Van Velzer]

Sad.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jackie McDonnell" <yogihikes at gmail.com>
To: "pct-l" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Help for Harry


> 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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