[pct-l] Scary bear story & not hanging food

[jeff.singewald at commerceone.com (jeff.singewald@commerceone.com)]

mr. courtway, I am not certain of the illegal aliens you are referring to, but staying on point with regards to thru hikers and cans, I find that there are many on this list that support the idea that thru-hikers should be exempt from the rules that have been set forth simply because thru-hikers are thru-hikers.  As a relative newcomer to this list, I may be speaking out of turn, however, in my opinion thru-hikers should follow the same guidelines as everyone else.  An extra 2lbs should not be be excessive, especially for folks that have made it the 700-800 miles to the sierra already.  Frankly, the difference in weight should be no different than what most carried in the south as they should be packing far less water.

I have come to the belief that the whole issue of cans and some of the thru-hikers that are so against cans is not one of discomfort or inconvenience, but rather one of rebellion, one of attitude and belief that thru-hikers are above the rules.

I hope to be a thru-hiker soon, but, for what it's worth, I will be a thru-hiker with a can, in the High Sierras.

Jeff Singewald

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of Steve
Courtway
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:31 AM
To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Scary bear story & not hanging food


I think mr. robbins was chuckling more at the fact mr. reynolds signed off
the list as a protest to stealth thru hikers w/no cans.  and watch out for
those illegal aliens !!!!

heh heh,
s.c.


----- Original Message -----
From: <Bighummel@aol.com>
To: <brick@fastpack.com>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Scary bear story & not hanging food


> Ouch!  Even if thru-hikers are only 1% of the problem does this mean that
we
> are not responsible for our behavior?  Ouch, Brick.  With this logic a
little
> bit of toxic chemicals spilled on the ground isn't so bad when so much has
> been spilled and spewed into the air by industry.
>
> Most problems are incremental, meaning that it is the accumulation of
> multitudes of interactions that cause the problem.  Every one of these
interactions
> contribute to the problem.  Take personal responsibility.
>
> IMHO,
>
> Greg
>
> In a message dated 7/20/2004 11:24:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> brick@fastpack.com writes:
> I always found it amusing when Tom Reynolds would rant about thru hikers
> habituating the bears, when there are probably only 200 thru hikers each
> YEAR that ever make it to the Sierra, when there are probably 2000
> weekenders EVERY WEEKEND.
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