[pct-l] cold water food ?

[dsaufley at sprynet.com (dsaufley)]

>why can't you carefully cook under it?

Odors in the fabric are residual . . . you may not be able to smell them,
but bears can.  I understood that to be the biggest reason why you're not
supposed to cook or eat in your tent/tarp tent, even when you're not in bear
country.  

For the same reason, don't chuck in your tent either, if you can avoid it. A
few years ago, a hiker got sick in his tent in the Sierras.  He did
everything he could to wash it clean, and it was -- at least to the human
nose.  But up the trail one night, his screams woke up his friends, who
found a bear dragging this guy's tent away -- with him in it.  Story has a
happy ending, but because of it I will never, ever, EVER cook, eat, or toss
my cookies in my tarp tent.  

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of stillroaming
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 3:41 PM
To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] cold water food ?

This cold water food thread has been interesting to say the least; I mean,
who knew soaked nuts had a higher nutritional value than unsoaked ones?

Basically being a fair weather hiker, only on one occasion did I have to
deal with the issue of cooking in adverse weather. Using an Esbit stove on a
flat rock with the ground sheet moved aside under my tarp was the way I did
it. Granted, it was only a steady, moderate rain with blustery winds.
Setting up my tarp in the rain was the worst part.

So my question is, barring hurricane Katrina, if you are able to set up your
tarp or tent, why can't you carefully cook under it?

Scott


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