[pct-l] More info and regs. please

[csx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Shawnie)]

What we need is for them to tell us how to pack a bear into a bear container.  I
can see using it for Raccoons as they are much smaller than bears.  But I just
don't see how someone can get a bear into one.  Maybe Tom can help us with that
question.


On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 01:58:38 EST, you wrote:

>Since the fine folks who rule the Sierra's are wise enough to recommend what
>meals to take while hiking there, perhaps they can waste, er I mean spend
>some of my user fees to produce pamphlets and movies to discuss the following
>subjects: How to cook those meals, how to cross a dry stream, the ten non
>essentials, improper footwear, shelter, and pace. How to use a bear box, how
>you get blisters and sunburn, how to apply suncream, how to fill a water
>bottle, how to pick berries, how to take a crap, how to take good pictures,
>what to do if killed by lightning, how to posthole, how to use an ice ax for
>self defense, what to do if it rains or snows, how to identify bear scat by
>sight smell and taste, how to identify microbes in diarrhea, how to tell if
>you are hiking uphill, how to fill a permit out properly, a fine schedule,
>good tunes to hum while hiking, things to do atop Mt. Whitney, the best
>lures/bait to use, what to do about sweating, how to read a compass, when to
>wear a hat, signs of thirst, where to look for water, the best tasting foods,
>cloud identification, terrorist identification, rule deciphering, and how to
>develop a proper attitude towards authority figures
> They should also draw up a list of foods banned because either they are too
>bulky to fit in a bear can (such as apples, a loaf of bread and a 1lb box of
>Oreos) or are too yummy for a bear to resist (such as honey)
>  Maybe they can even enlighten us on the mysteries of DEET and why it works
> They should also develop a weight schedule to determine when someone needs
>to carry another bear can: over,say, 200 lbs body weight
>  OSHA needs to get involved also for safety reasons. Perhaps the following
>should be banned: Ice ax (cut hazard) DEET (cancer risk), suncream with PABA
>(cancer risk), footwear(blister hazard), water taken from streams, lakes, or
>snowmelt (potential pathogens), food (choking hazard) hiking poles (tripping
>hazard) cell phones (potential brain cancer) knifes (cut hazard), toilet
>paper (forest fire hazard) fire starters (ditto), hiking up hill (heart
>hazard), hiking down hill (slip hazard), hiking solo (getting lost hazard)
>shorts (West Nile disease, lyme disease, rocky Mt. spotted fever  and skin
>cancer from sunburn hazard), underwear (chaffing hazard), stream crossings
>(drowning hazard) crossing snow (slip, sunburn, and frost bite hazard),and
>snow pack predictions from non professionals (postholing exhaustion hazard)
>I'm sure a brainstorming session can come up with many more.
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