[pct-l] Snake Bite Kit.

[calliger at infolane.com (Richard)]

Now that is kinda insulting! Clearly, you read them before hand..
takes a minute...not from the 50's...  maybe the Jim Beam is!!
You gonna give some new people the wrong idea about u...but they
are all on the trail anyhow..!Right!!! 

Sorry Charlie...it is a surgical knife..not a razor blade..
and I did not advocate kicking snakes off the trail...people get
bit far from medical help and if I was with the guy who died
I can probably almost guarantee that I would have saved his
life!! (Barring any unknowns in his health condition!) SO there!

I only advocate carrying it where there are a LOT of snakes,
and the PCT really does not qaulify as to season and plethora
of snakes. SoCal areas in the low hot forests do if you,
are on a 10 day'er or somewhere like that temp and climate
many hours from help. Like a cell phone. These things are not
retro, they are the 21st century!

Snake bite kit: 1.80 oz
Cellphone: 6.2 oz

In light of the hikers death I don't think it is very respectful making
fun of the snake bit kit, God rest his soul!

Richard



At 03:56 AM 5/23/03 EDT, Montedodge@aol.com wrote:
> The best thing about snake bite kits are the little intruction pamplets you 
>get to read while you are waiting to die!!!  OK , The little razor blade does 
>a great job on lancing blisters, but the rest of this stuff is like a fallout 
>shelter from the 50's. ( It just gives you alittle piece of mind if nothing 
>happens ) I don't think I will kick any 4 footers off the trail because I have 
>my " Ronco SnakeBite Kit" handy.  Maybe a pint of Jim Beam and the Yearly Gear 
>Guide would work better in real life situation  ,but weigh a bit more. TIC
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