[pct-l] to sleep with or not to sleep with...

[jomike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (JoAnn M Michael)]

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Considering I have a more than faint shade of yellow down a certain portion=
 of my body, in country such as the Sierra I would cooperate with all requi=
red food/bears precautions, BUT, I do have a question for you more experien=
ced people.

I have slept with my food.  Some of my reasoning is that between food prep,=
 eating, clean-up, wiping your hands on your pants, etc. there is no way I =
and/or my clothes do NOT smell like food. Sure, I'd wash and clean-up but I=
 doubt under out-door conditions that we get "real" clean. Plus, as we know=
, there are some health aids (tooth paste) that attract critters like bears=
.  Possibly even the smell of food is in our hair.  What I'm getting at is =
it might be impossible to put in a can or hang everything that has food odo=
rs. Consequently, what's the harm of actually having your food in your pack=
 (other than being illegal in certain places) with you in your tent since y=
ou already smell of food? Please, don't brush me off...a serious question.

JoAnn
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