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[pct-l] Safety on the Trail
Well, I wath jutht wondering what kind of moth you use to make thethe
moth ballth. Can you jutht pull any kind of moth off the threeth and
wad it up into a ball or doeth it have be thome particular kind of
moth? Will lichen or funguth work? Odd. I've never notithed that
moth thmells that bad.
Wayne Kraft
On Feb 13, 2006, at 9:40 PM, dsaufley@sprynet.com wrote:
> That's too funny. ROTFL!
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bill & Cathy <tahoe.cat@verizon.net>
>> Sent: Feb 13, 2006 5:54 PM
>> To: Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger@cox.net>
>> Cc: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Safety on the Trail
>>
>> Hi All I would like to try the Moth Ball method. Do you go out at
>> night to
>> catch them ? Do you hold them by the wings or the legs? I guess
>> you have to
>> kill them, is it messy? Remember "Be Prepared" Ground Pounder
>> Bill "Semper
>> Fi" LOL
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Reinhold Metzger" <reinholdmetzger@cox.net>
>> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 1:17 PM
>> Subject: Fw: [pct-l] Safety on the Trail
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: stevewilson1@juno.com
>> To: reinholdmetzger@cox.net
>> Cc: karenmetzger@cox.net ; paulafcee@aol.com
>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 6:40 AM
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Safety on the Trail
>>
>>
>> I got your message. Are you sure it's the mothballs keeping the
>> bears away.
>> I thought it was your 2 week old socks wrapped around your
>> macadamia nuts
>> that kept them away.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> -- "Reinhold Metzger" <reinholdmetzger@cox.net> wrote:
>> SWITCHBACK, FIRST OF ALL THERE IS SAFETY IN NUMBERS.
>> HOWEVER, WHEN
>> I HIKE SOLO AND DO NOT CARRY A BEAR CANISTER I ALSO GO STEALTH. I
>> EAT ON THE
>> TRAIL SO AS NOT TO CREATE ANY ODORS IN MY CAMP SITE. I GET AS FAR
>> AWAY FROM
>> DESIGNATED CAMP SITES AS POSSIBLE AND FIND A SECLUDED SPOT OFF THE
>> TRAIL.
>> THE FARTHER THE BETTER SO THE BEARS ARE LESS LIKELY TO SMELL YOU.
>> REMEMBER
>> BEARS LIKE THE PASS OF LEAST RESISTANCE ALSO AND WALK ON THE TRAILS
>> FREQUENTLY. I ALSO TRY NOT TO USE MY FLASHLIGHT OR MAKE ANY
>> COMMOTION THAT
>> COULD MAKE MY PRESENCE KNOWN. NEVER HAD ANY BEAR PROBLEMS THIS
>> WAY. THE DOWN
>> SIDE--IF A BEAR SHOULD INVADE YOUR CAMP SITE HE WILL NOT BE AS
>> INTIMIDATED
>> BY LITTLE OLD YOU AS HE WOULD BE BY A GROUP, AND IF SOMETHING
>> HAPPENS YOU
>> ARE ON YOUR OWN.
>> NOW, WHAT I REALIZED YEARS AGO IS THAT BEARS DO NOT LIKE THE ODOR OF
>> MOTHBALLS. AS A MATTER OF FACT I CAN NOT THINK OF ANY ANIMAL THAT
>> DOES.
>> SO WHEN I GO WITH A GROUP OR THE BOY SCOUTS I ALWAYS BRING SOME
>> MOTHBALLS.
>> BOY, I KNOW IM GOING TO CATCH SOME SH#%?#T OVER THIS. BUT
>> HEY, IT WORKS
>> WE TESTED IT MANY TIMES. IT'S NOT GOING TO KEEP THE BEARS OUT OF
>> THE CAMP
>> SITE BUT, BY PUTTING A FEW MOTH BALLS ON YOUR BEAR CANISTER AND
>> THE OPEN
>> POCKETS OF YOUR PACK AND AROUND YOUR TENT, THE BEARS WILL MOST
>> LIKELY LEAVE
>> YOU ALONE AND HEAD FOR THE OTHER CAMPERS WITH THE LESS OFFENSIVE
>> ODOR. BOY
>> I CAN HEAR THE CRITICISM ALREADY. "WELL THAT'S NO GOOD ALL YOU'RE
>> DOING IS
>> SIC THE BEARS ON THE OTHER CAMPERS."
>> I SAY YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF LET THE
>> OTHER
>> CAMPERS DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. EVERYBODY IS
>> RESPONSIBLE FOR THEY'RE OWN BEAR PRECAUTION. BEFORE WE STARTED
>> USING MOTH
>> BALLS IT SEEMS WE WERE ALWAYS RUNNING BEARS OFF. NOW IT SEEMS
>> THEY LEAVE US
>> ALONE, MORE OR LESS, AND GO AFTER THE OTHER CAMPERS FOOD. SOME
>> PEOPLE SAY
>> "BETTER THEM THEN US"
>> I DO NOT, HOWEVER, USE MOTH BALLS WHEN I GO SOLO-STEALTH
>> BECAUSE THE
>> SAME ARGUMENT THAT THE MOTH BALL ODOR MAKES YOU LESS APPEALING ,TO
>> THE
>> BEARS, THAN THE OTHER CAMPERS MAY ALSO GIVE AWAY YOUR PRESENCE AND
>> DRAW A
>> BEAR, TO INVESTIGATE THE ODOR, INTO YOUR CAMP. BUT NOW THE BEAR
>> DOES NOT
>> HAVE LESS OFFENSIVE CAMPERS TO CHOOSE FROM. YOU ARE THE ONLY GAME
>> IN TOWN
>> AND HE IS THINKING IF "SWITCHBACK" GIVES ME ANY TROUBLE I'LL
>> KNOCK HIS
>> HEAD OFF. IF ANY BODY RECEIVED MY PRIOR TEST POST
>> PLEASE CONFIRM
>> SO I CAN EVALUATE THE RESULTS. JMT REINHOLD, YOUR
>> COMRADE IN ARMS
>>
>>
>>
>>
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