[pct-l] Plea for Fire Safety 2014

[Jennifer Zimmerman]

This is what worked for us for our hike. I don't think it's for any of the
reasons you listed. You may judge risk differently.

We did segregate food away from our sleeping area in high-use areas or
where regulated, especially through the Sierra.  We never had a problem
with animals.  The only time I've ever had an issue with animals was on the
Wonderland trail, where we camped in designated backcountry sites and kept
our food across the camp on the bear poles - which did not prevent our bags
from being raided.

On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 1:22 PM, Doug Swam <doug.swam at outlook.com> wrote:

> Eating where you sleep? What happened to keeping interesting smells in
> your bear/food bag a ways away from your sleeping area? Is it bravado,
> skill or lack of knowledge? I'm confused.
>
>
>
> > Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:24:36 -0600
> > From: jenniferlzim at gmail.com
> > To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Plea for Fire Safety 2014
> >
>  > I never thought I'd consider going stoveless since I love a hot meal
> (and
> > pasta), but after this summer I've definitely come around to the idea.
>  If
> > we hadn't put so much work into our meals ahead of time we probably would
> > have made the switch after Tahoe.  On days when we were trying to move
> > especially fast we'd usually skip cooking lunch anyhow.
> >
> > Never once had a fire while backpacking (PCT or otherwise) and never once
> > felt it was a hardship.  All I ever wanted to do was crawl into my bag,
> eat
> > my snacks and maybe do a little reading.  I think we were under burn
> > bans from Campo to Yosemite at least plus large sections north of there.
> > We passed more than one campsite where hikers had obviously built a fire
> > and did not ensure it was doused cold.
> >
> > JZ
> > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 10:42 AM, marmot marmot
> > <marmotwestvanc at hotmail.com>wrote:
> >
> > > I did most of the PCT and all of the CDT without a stove or means to
> start
> > > a fire.  Just found out that dried food reconstituted in cold water
> too.
> > >  Marmot
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > > On Jan 17, 2014, at 8:14 AM, "Ed Jarrett" <edjarrett at msn.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Easy to do for someone like me who never has a campfire, travels the
> PCT
> > > stoveless, and lacks any means of even starting a fire.
> > > >
> > > > Ed Jarrett A Clay Jar: http://aclayjar.blogspot.com/  Eeyore Hikes
> > > http://eeyorehikes.blogspot.com/Twitter:
> https://twitter.com/EdJarrett53Facebook:
> > > https://www.facebook.com/ed.jarrett.71
> > > >
> > > >> From: chiefcowboy at verizon.net
> > > >> To: palomino.pct at gmail.com; pct-l at backcountry.net
> > > >> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 06:41:16 -0800
> > > >> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Plea for Fire Safety 2014
> > > >>
> > > >> My personal pledge is that I will not have ANY campfires along the
> PCT
> > > this
> > > >> year.  I will also have at least a 3' clearing when I use my stove.
>  Any
> > > >> others want to join me in that commitment?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > Pct-L mailing list
> > > > Pct-L at backcountry.net
> > > > To unsubscribe, or change options visit:
> > > > http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
> > > >
> > > > List Archives:
> > > > http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/
> > > > All content is copyrighted by the respective authors.
> > > > Reproduction is prohibited without express permission.
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Pct-L mailing list
> > > Pct-L at backcountry.net
> > > To unsubscribe, or change options visit:
> > > http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
> > >
> > > List Archives:
> > > http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/
> > > All content is copyrighted by the respective authors.
> > > Reproduction is prohibited without express permission.
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Pct-L mailing list
> > Pct-L at backcountry.net
> > To unsubscribe, or change options visit:
> > http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
> >
> > List Archives:
> > http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/
> > All content is copyrighted by the respective authors.
> > Reproduction is prohibited without express permission.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Pct-L mailing list
> Pct-L at backcountry.net
> To unsubscribe, or change options visit:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
>
> List Archives:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/
> All content is copyrighted by the respective authors.
> Reproduction is prohibited without express permission.
>