[pct-l] # 38 Super Secret

[paul at bluebrain.ca (Paul Mitchell)]

We found a place beside a laundrymat in Big Bear and got a batch printed in 
1 hour for $20 while we did our laundry.  They came in VERY handy!  They 
were gone in no time though.

Paul

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From: <Hiker97@aol.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 8:31 PM
Subject: [pct-l] # 38 Super Secret


> #38 - Hiking Business Cards: Just like in everyday life, a small business
> card with you name, cell phone, email, trail journal address, trails done, 
> etc.,
> is a great way to introduce yourself and let people know how to keep up to
> date on your progress.  The creativity for such hiking cards would be very
> interesting.  I bet people would collect them and write the date on the 
> card when
> they got them.  I noticed this technique on the trail this year out of the 
> April
> Kickoff and thought it was very clever.  The cost would be minimal to get
> some printed up.  Also, I think there is safety element to having these 
> cards for
> distribution.  People know where and when they met you and that could be
> valuable if something happened.  It certainly would have been this year on 
> the
> trail.  I know if I was out doing a long hike, I would like to collect 
> personal
> hiking cards of all the people I met along the way.  It would be part of 
> my
> memories of the hike.  For you ultra lights, the weight of some cards 
> would be
> minimal or you could have some holes in your cards.
>
> Your as soon as the snow melts out hiking buddy, Switchback
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