[pct-l] Stealth camping

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

oh, by the way that bear that found you sleeping with your food
at your stealth campsite may TEAR YOUR TENT AND BACKPACK TO SHREDS !!!
hahahahahahahahaha

I saw my name........

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: <brick@fastpack.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Stealth camping


> At 08:46 AM 6/19/03, Steve Courtway wrote:
> >IMO, stealth camping on your trek is the difference between hiding from
>
> IMO, stealth camping is the difference between sharing a campsite that was
> an hour short of where you could have hiked with 20 boy scouts, an arguing
> married couple, and some folks partying and having a private pristine
quiet
> place at just the range you were capable of hiking that day. Of course,
> after a couple of months out in the woods, it is nice to socialize
> occasionally.
>
> For the thru hiker, stealth camping is more about sleeping at a place
> optimized for distance than at a place optimized for camping. Remember,
the
> thru-hiker is probably only going to spend 8 or 9 hours there, and most of
> those will be in the dark. The thru-hiker is probably not even going to
eat
> at the place they camp (and better not, in bear country.)
>
> If you want to lounge about in meadows and by lakes, there is no reason
you
> can't take a break there when the sights are.
>
> I consider both "bivy" pictures from my Colorado Trail hike album to be
> "stealth" though the one at san luis pass could be seen for miles.
> http://community.webshots.com/album/43419082QEKTef
>
> The bear aspect of stealth camping is an "oh by the way" IMHO
>
> HYOH
> Brick
>
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