[pct-l] Losing Things on the Trail

[Tortoise]

One suggestion which helps avoid leaving stuff behind -- have a fixed 
arrangement on how you pack your pack so if you have a void you are not 
suppose to have, you will know you left something out.  Also when I take 
down and pack my tent, I always count my stakes/pegs just before putting 
them in the sack. Then I know i got them all.

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Tortoise

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Hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
> I don't know how it happens, but it  is amazing how you can drop things on 
> the trail while hiking.
>  
> Before you head out on the 2007 campaign, take a hard look at your  gear.  
> Make sure everything is complete secure for hiking.  Don't  forget to zip up 
> pockets and close pouches when out there.
>  
> How many times have you pulled into a rest stop and find something  missing.  
> "How could this happen?"  "How could that have fallen  out?"
>  
> Then you reconstruct how you  handled the item last time your remember having 
> it and you realize you did not  secure it completely.  What a bummer.
>  
> Take your time to put things away properly and completely out there.   That 
> missing water bottle will not make you happy when you go looking for  it.
>  
> Switchback, the Been There Done That Hiker
> 
> 
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