Re: [pct-l] Backpacker Magazine

>Walt & Pat,
>
>Whereas I don't see how having a magazine writer observe our tent
evaluation on
>4/17 would degrade anyone's thruhike experience, please be assured that it
was
>not my intention to get any publicity for thruhikers or the PCT.
>
>I did think it was a nice idea to get publicity for Kurt Russell who has
>fashioned a tent just for thruhikers and I did think it would be cool for
>Backpacker to record the evaluations of thruhikers as opposed to staff
reviewers
>concerning this tent.
>
>I realize, having been extensively lectured by Jim, that many thruhikers
give up
>a great deal to follow their dream. That is what Charlie, Greg and I are
all
>about this April -- helping them realize their dream. Since Kurt Russell is
into
>the same thing I thought that helping him would be appropriate.
>
>
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