[pct-l] Please, People. Don't do this (Brick Robbins)

[Reinhold Metzger]

  Fritz,

You hit the nail right on the head.
I carried 10 liters on some dry Grand Canyon trails some years ago.
I learned many years ago, if you are going to skimp on anything to keep 
your
pack light, don't ever skimp on the water, skimp on your food.
You can survive without food for days, even weeks, you could be a casualty
in one day without water.

Mother Nature tolerates no fools.
To prevent these things from happening, it is best to keep fools like 
that out
of Mother Natures harm.
In other words keep fools of the PCT, until they have learned the ways of
Mother Nature and know how to survive in the wilderness.

With statements like "To my surprise, this trail was very rugged and 
difficult"
it appears that Driscoll had absolutely no idea what he was getting into.

But folks, judging by this years crop on the trail, YOU AIN'T SEEN 
NOTHING YET.

Ned,....get your "Search & Rescue Team" ready,....something tells me 
this is
going to be a busy year for you.

JMT Reinhold

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Fritz wrote:
Aloha Everyone,
I don't feel bad when I tell people I normally carry 9 or 10 liters when hiking the lower sections of the PCT--admittedly, it's heavy, but I don't have issues making it safely from one assured water spot to the next. Most people I meet react with some surprise when I tell them that, but I've never run dry even when the "expected" water sources aren't there. I saw folks a week or so back in Section C that are going to be struggling, potentially dangerously, if they don't keep a close eye on the water report and/or change their water strategy in Section D, E, and F.
Aloha, Fritz
  



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