[pct-l] Re: Water updates

[eyakel at earthlink.net (Eric Yakel)]

No showers please.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Monty Tam" <metam01@earthlink.net>
To: "Singewald" <singewald@earthlink.net>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 3:42 PM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Re: Water updates


> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >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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