[pct-l] Getting Into Trouble on the Trail

[Tortoise73 at charter.net (John Mertes)]

This will probably upset a lot of ultra-light backpackers. However old 
addage is that if you need to use _all_ the gear you brought with you to 
survive you probably didn't bring enough. You were left with NO margin 
of safety.

Tortoise.

Hiker97@aol.com wrote:

>One thing I remember about being out on the trail is that the mountainmen of 
>the old days got into trouble a lot too.  They ate their horses, dogs, and 
>mules when things went wrong.  They mostly survived by toughing it out.  Not fun. 
> Even John Muir got into trouble on his outings.  He writes about his close 
>calls.  Poor planning for potential weather mostly or getting lost.  So, when 
>you go out on the trail take it seriously.  Pros a lot better than you have 
>gotten in trouble.  One of the greatest joys on the trail is to have the exact 
>gear you need for a given situation.  Your good planning came through and paid 
>off.  A very neat feeling.
>
>Be humble and respectful of Mother Nature.  She will be more than glad to 
>take a few notches off your ego or worse.  Please be safe and have fun -- 
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