[pct-l] Carbon Fiber Poles

[Tortoise]

I like my fried pirate with lots of catchup as well as a 
generous measure of meat tenderizer. Even one as soft as 
Switchback needs some tenderizing.

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Tortoise

<> He who finishes last, wins! <>

I switched to Mac OSX rather than fight Windows
Using Mozilla Thunderbird 
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dsaufley at sprynet.com wrote:
> Ummmm.  Fried pirate . . . do you prefer garlic and butter, or salsa? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net>
>> Sent: Apr 25, 2007 9:37 AM
>> To: Hiker97 at aol.com
>> Cc: pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Carbon Fiber Poles
>>
>> After doing a little searching and reading the Fibraflex 
>> site, I think that your carbon poles are just as likely to 
>> conduct electricity and attract lightening as aluminum poles.
>>
>> So Switchback, take care. I don't want to read about your 
>> shocking experiences or hear of instant fried pirate.
>>
>> ----------
>> Tortoise
>>
>> <> He who finishes last, wins! <>
>>
>> I switched to Mac OSX rather than fight Windows
>> Using Mozilla Thunderbird 
>> http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
>>
>> Tortoise wrote:
>>> Switchback or Anyone,
>>>
>>> As I recall, carbon is a good conductor of electricity. 
>>> Carbon is used in the brushes of some electrical motors to 
>>> conduct electricity and was long used in telephone handsets 
>>> as part of the microphone. Could someone try an experiment 
>>> with a battery powered circuit continuity tester or an ohm 
>>> meter and see how well the carbon fiber poles conduct 
>>> electricity. They may be about the same as the aluminum poles.
>>>
>>> Shock me not.
>>>
>>> ----------
>>> Tortoise
>>>
>>> <> He who finishes last, wins! <>
>>>
>>> I switched to Mac OSX rather than fight Windows
>>> Using Mozilla Thunderbird 
>>> http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
>>>
>>> Hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
>>>>  
>>>> I wonder if I have less lightning  strike problems with carbon fiber than 
>>>> aluminum?  It would be more  important where you put your camp in relationship to 
>>>> a storm.  I have  always thought it would be cool to put my tent under a 
>>>> small pine trees'  branches and watch the storm outside.  Neat.  I just do not 
>>>> want to be  the tallest thing around.
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