Re: [pct-l] touchy feely

["Jerry Goller" <trailtrash@hotmail.com>]

>From: CMountainDave@aol.com
>I'll take the touchy feely posts (even when I disagree) anyday over those
>trite "my stoves better than yours" posts. Åt least they provide SOME
>intellectual delight.

Yup, our differences are what makes the world go 'round. I get my 
intellectual delight from thinking and try not to confuse backpacking, a 
hobby I truly love with religion, something I don't feel I need.
And, as there really is no BEST of anything, my interest in who has the best 
stove is pretty much limited to can I effectively use the "best" stove to 
enhance my enjoyment of my hobby.

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From:          Jeffrey Olson <jjolson@uwyo.edu>
Date:          Sun, 15 Oct 2000 13:11:38 -0700
Subject:       Re: [pct-l] touchy feely
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This reminds me of the debate going on around programs in schools, social
service agencies, law enforcement, etc., around what is constitutes a "best
practice" for organizations to contribute to creating a community environment
that encourages young people to make healthy choices for themselves.  For
example, DARE has not been shown to be effective at preventing adolescent
substance use.

The "best" stove would have to be defined in terms use.  There is summer,
winter, and perhaps the shoulder seasons.  The "best" for each might be
different.  Then there is experience.  The more experienced hikers might rejoice
in using the tuna can stove they built.  A beginning hiker might think a
cannister is "best" because it might be considered as simplest.  And there's
another continuum, ease of use.  Then there might be relative wealth, and the
"best" is the one that would enhance enjoyment of the backpacking hobby.  Then
there are those of us who revel in finding the "best deal."

Just some thoughts...

Jeffrey Olson
Laramie, WY - the land of eternal sun and big sky...

Jerry Goller wrote:

> >From: CMountainDave@aol.com
> >I'll take the touchy feely posts (even when I disagree) anyday over those
> >trite "my stoves better than yours" posts. At least they provide SOME
> >intellectual delight.
>
> Yup, our differences are what makes the world go 'round. I get my
> intellectual delight from thinking and try not to confuse backpacking, a
> hobby I truly love with religion, something I don't feel I need.
> And, as there really is no BEST of anything, my interest in who has the best
> stove is pretty much limited to can I effectively use the "best" stove to
> enhance my enjoyment of my hobby.
>
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