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[pct-l] NEW REVOLUTIONARY ULTRA LIGHT CONCEPT
I live for posts like this. Thanks for the end-of-day humor.
Um, it WAS humor, right ;-)
Geese do make better "watchdogs" - but I think for protein density, on the
hoof/claw, whatever, chickens probably are a better choice. Geese have lots
of fat, with not as much meat as you might think (have you ever cooked a
goose?). But the goose fat might work well in alcohol stoves. Hmmmnnnn.
Biofuels, y'know?
I'm reminded of a three-legged pig story I heard once....
Hoping not to have my goose over-cooked,
Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija
PCT partially '94
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Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached its top. Then
you will know how low it was.
Dag
Hammarskjold
-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of Ken Powers
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 9:04 PM
To: Reinhold Metzger; pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Cc: Hiker97@aol.com
Subject: Re: [pct-l] NEW REVOLUTIONARY ULTRA LIGHT CONCEPT
Have you ever cleaned a chicken coop?
It was one of the nastiest jobs I ever had! And I don't need that in my
sleeping bag!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Reinhold Metzger" <reinholdmetzger@cox.net>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Cc: <Hiker97@aol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 6:54 PM
Subject: [pct-l] NEW REVOLUTIONARY ULTRA LIGHT CONCEPT
I am so excited to learn that Switchback will be demonstrating sub-extreme
ultra light gear including dehydrated water at the upcoming PCTA trail fest.
I have been talking about dehydrated water for years but my backpacking
friends have always poo-pooed the idea.
I may join Switchback and demonstrate my revolutionary ultra light concept
that I have dreaming about for years. Yes, Switchback and I, side by
side, revolutionizing ultra light backpacking
We will be the hit of the show............ We will be the heroes of
the ultra light movement.
On extended hikes the heaviest items in the pack are food and water. If
there was only a way to eliminate that
weight...............................HOW???.............................
..............CHICKENS ON A LEASH.........................THAT'S
HOW!!!...............
I hear some snickering in the background..........Hey, you guys, think about
it.............Seriously,
food that walks, what's wrong with that? Chickens lay eggs, right?
So every morning, you have fresh eggs. Every evening, you stick a chicken
in the pot.
EGGS & MEAT - high in protein - just what a weary hiker needs.
Are you guys starting to see the picture? ................There is
more...........
At night, you tie the chickens to a tree and if a bear invades your
campsite, the chickens clucking will awaken you so that you can scare off
the bear.
You will not need a bear canister because your food walks on its own. (
Besides, chickens don't do so well in a bear
canister.)....................There is more yet.........If you get caught in
a blizzard, you stick the chickens in the sleeping bag with you to keep you
warm......Chickens generate lots of heat. Are you guys finally getting
the picture?
Food that walks, bear alarm, insulation and it all walks. What's wrong
with that?
Can you imagine how light the pack will be especially if used in conjunction
with Switchback's dehydrated water.
With an ultra light system like that, you guys could break every record on
the books.
THIS IS DYNAMITE. I bet this will sell like hot cakes. Hmmmmm, let me
see, maybe I should market this concept. I bet investors will line up
around the block to get in on the ground floor. Or maybe, if investor
response is slow, I should call Merrill Lynch about floating an IPO.
I can see it already - SWITCHBACK & REINHOLD (ultra light systems for all
your backpacking needs) Symbol SR lighting up the NY stock exchange.
This has to be planned just right so that all the pieces are in place when
this hits the market.
Let me see now......the chickens need to be trained to walk in a single
file, you know, military style. You can't have a bunch of undisciplined
chickens running all over the place.
Maybe that's where GROUND POUNDER BILL can come in. He is an ex- Marine.
He can train the chickens.......Marines are known for their strict
discipline.
GOOD.........I think I have the management team in place.
I will be the chief executive officer.
Switchback will be the marketing director. ( He's widely known in the
backpacker community.
Ground Pounder Bill will be in charge of training and product quality
control.
Yes..........This will be a huge success because the secret to happy
backpacker is a light pack and a full belly........We must move forward
swiftly so the first platoon of Ground Pounder Bill trained chickens will
be available in time for the class of 2006
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS......I CAN'T SLEEP........I'M LIKE A KID IN A
CANDY STORE
See all you chicken pluckers at the kick
off.
JMT Reinhold
Your chicken loving, gram counting trail companion & venture capitalist
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