[pct-l] Stealth camping

[scourtway at bpa-arch.com (Steve Courtway)]

stealth camping merely reduces the chance of a bear
discovering you and your food AND RIPPING YOUR TENT
AND BACKPACK TO SHREDS !!!!!!! hahahahahahaha
(they kick back in little used stealth camping spots when they're
not raiding the heavily used spots)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Sexton" <pumpkin1@thegrid.net>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 7:21 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Stealth camping


> Hi everyone,
> We are planning to stealth camp on our hike from Tahoe to Mt. Whitney, but
having never done it, I have a question. How far off trail do we need to go
to avoid bears? Do we just need to be quite a ways from the nearest
established campsite and a little ways off trail? Any hints for locating a
good stealth site? There are three of us, with three tents, so we will need
to find fair sized sites. What about above tree-line--are there any soft,
comfortable places? Thanks for your help--I don't know how we would have
prepared for this hike without the list!
> Nancy, for The Women who Run with the Chipmunks
>
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