[pct-l] sound devices, poles, and bears

[saskiadaru at xs4all.nl (Saskia Daru)]

Hi,
You may be right about the poles making noise. I feel that is not so bad,
overall. I'd rather the bear heard me first.
Saskia

> From: Trekker4@aol.com
> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 09:47:38 EST
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] sound devices, poles, and bears
> 
> My theory about why many hikers don't see bears is  that most hikers use
> poles these days; poles make noise, scare off  wildlife, and tear up the
> trailside. On the AT I could hear poles coming up  behind me, long before I
> could hear 
> boot noise or see the hiker; sometimes  it was 5 minutes or more before.