[pct-l] Re: Water updates

[metam01 at earthlink.net (Monty Tam)]

Better question?

Ask those who put out the water in Section A how many gallons they'll go
through this week.
This may not be a safe place for individual hikers to admit the truth.

Monty


> [Original Message]
> From: Singewald <singewald@earthlink.net>
> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Date: 4/27/2005 2:48:28 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Re: Water updates
>
> I have been lurking on this list for the last year or so gathering
> information for what I hope to be a 2006 attempt of the PCT.  The recent
> discussion surrounding the positive and negative impacts of the KO party
> have been interesting to some degree, however, I am interested in another
> subject, specifically the use of water caches.  I believe it is safe to
say
> that the popularity of the PCT has grown to some degree with the level of
> "off-trail" support available to the thru-hiker community.  Specifically,
> the availability of water caches and the accessibility of trail-hosts and
> resupply towns have enabled more and more hikers to experience this long
> trail.
>
> While AsABat and other have clearly indicated time and time again on this
> list that water caches should NEVER be relied upon; how many of you
veteran
> thru-hikers relied on these caches during your time on trail?  How many of
> you carried sufficient water enabling you to bypass these water caches,
> leaving them for those truly in "survival mode"?  It is interesting how
> often I read in the journals how important these water caches were too
many
> successful thru-hikers.  It seems to me that many thru-hikers are looking
at
> these caches as an essential part of their success.
>
> I would be curious to hear from you thru-hikers...even those that may
still
> be napping (Yawn and YAWN).
>
> Jeff Singewald
> PCT 2006 Hopeful
>
>
>
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>
> >From: "AsABat" <AsABat@4Jeffrey.Net>
> >Subject: [pct-l] Water updates
> >
> >A couple observations:
> > 
> >5.	Caches should NEVER be relied upon for survival. Consider them the
> >way you would a Snickers bar stash found at a trailhead - nice to have
but
> >not essential.
>
>
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