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<div><STRONG><FONT size=3>Keith </FONT></STRONG></div>
<div><STRONG><FONT size=3>Deming, NM</FONT></STRONG></div>
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From: Rick Ostheimer <rick.ostheimer@sbcglobal.net><br>
To: jdrows <jdrows@gmail.com>; cdt-l <cdt-l@backcountry.net><br>
Sent: Fri, Feb 15, 2013 7:15 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] Insects in NM<br>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12px" id=AOLMsgPart_0_f46f4c79-3491-405e-bf79-2ec89b64ab65><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>Re: Would either the rattlesnakes or scorpions be sufficient reason to
use an enclosed tent versus a tarp? I see several journals in which
cowboy camping is common.
While I cowboy camped a lot on the PCT and fully expected to do so on
the CDT, I found I mostly erected by Six Moon Designs Wild Oasis (a
pyramid-shaped tarp with fringe of bug netting) mainly as a wind break.
(Once, in MT when I did cowboy camp, I had to jump out of the sleeping
bag at 3am upon feeling some raindrops and hurriedly put the tarp up
over my camp.)
Never saw a rattlesnake or scorpion, though one or the other may have
slithered or crawled over me as I slept.
Your post indicated you plan to leave April 1 or so. Be aware there
will be some cold nights and possibly a lot of snow up in the San Pedro
Wilderness.
Handlebar
CDT 10, 11, 12 and done
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