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

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

Illegal aliens are just another fun and exhaustive (exhasted maybe) topic
that comes up here on the PCT-L.

And to clarify, it's not simply because of the fact they're thru hikers.
Early season, and in small numbers food protection rules can be bent and not
have a terrible impact.  Whether one exercises strict adherence to "rules"
and "laws" is solely up to the individual.

s.c.

----- Original Message -----
From: <jeff.singewald@commerceone.com>
To: <scourtway@bpa-arch.com>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:55 AM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Scary bear story & not hanging food


> 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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