[pct-l] Dixon Roller Pack

Tue Dec 2 16:17:28 CST 2008

I met the creator of the Dixon RollerPack on a two night backpacking trip in
Joshua Tree this past April.  It was morning and he was camping just off the
trail and I have to say very nice gentleman but I can't see any use for that
especially on trails that are rocky and uneven.

Nano

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 12:45 PM, susan <woodswitch at hughes.net> wrote:

>
> Amanda
> I hopefully will be doing a thru-ride with my horse in 2009; I researched
> the Dixon rollerpack in lieu of another horse as a pack animal and was told
> by the PCT that the roller pack was not allowed, what a shame because the
> impact of that versus another horse was incomparable. I have opted to use a
> single horse but wanted everyone to know that in the past few years horses
> have been fitted with sneaker like boots which leave little or no trail
> damage - in fact at home no one even knows I have been riding a trail. This
> would be the thing that the PCT should outlaw, no bare metal shoes on the
> trail. That is where the real damage comes from, not the Dixon Rollerpack.
> Susan (Grayhair)
>
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>
> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:19:07 -0800 (PST)
> From: Amanda L Silvestri <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] Dixon Rollerpack
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> You don't need to worry about leaving a rut in the trail.?? ...and I can't
> believe that Switchback didn't think of this,? just nail horseshoes onto
> the
> tire and Gallup away.?
> Getty-up pardner!
> ?
> Amanda (Shepherd)
>
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>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:22:22 +0000
> From: enyapjr at comcast.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Anti-perspirant for feet?
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net (pct-l)
> Cc: mmsoffera at charter.net
> Message-ID:
>
>
> <120220081822.10443.49357CDE00089981000028CB22165384969D069F0E97020A at comcast
> .net>
>
>
> My feet sweat quite a bit...  In 'normal' life I've used various foot
> sprays
> - usually some combination of anti-fungal and deodorant/antiperspirant
> powder spray...  For hiking and golf (I walk) the best thing I've found for
> me personally in preventing blisters (usually between the toes because of
> the sweat) is Injinji socks (toesocks),
> <http://www.injinji.com/tetratsok/performance.htm>...  No more between the
> toes blisters since I started using them...
>
> Happy trails!!!
> Jim / PITA
>
>
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>
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:36:35 +0000
> From: murbre at gmail.com
> Subject: [pct-l] abandoned campsite
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Message-ID: <001636458a867545b8045d149bbf at google.com>
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> Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks News Release
> December 1, 2008
> For Immediate Release
> Alexandra Picavet 1-559-565-3131
> Sequoia National Park Requests Public Assistance in Search Effort
> Sequoia National Park is asking for assistance from the public in obtaining
>
> information about an abandoned
> campsite near Twin Lakes in Sequoia National Park. The campsite seems to
> have much of the gear and food
> supplies still in it. No identification from the person who set up the camp
>
> has been found.
> The park received a report yesterday from two hikers who noticed the
> campsite had not been occupied in more
> than 24 hours. This report follows a sketchy report from a hiker
> approximately a week ago, but he did not have
> much information for rangers to go on. At this time there are no unresolved
>
> reports of overdue hikers, no
> abandoned vehicles, and no Wilderness Permits that are associated with this
>
> situation.
> A hasty search by two rangers and a helicopter located the abandoned camp
> but did not find an associated person.
> The investigation is ongoing. The National Park Service is currently asking
>
> for any person who was in the Twin
> Lakes area including hiking between Lodgepole and Silliman Pass since
> October 31, 2008 to contact rangers with
> any information that will aid in this investigation. ?We are looking for
> information about when this camp was
> setup, so even if someone did not see the camp, that would provide
> information to our investigation,? Incident
> Commander Kyle Nelson said.
> The parks dispatch office can be reached at 1-559-565-3341 extension 0, 24
> hours a day.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:42:33 -0800 (PST)
> From: Lenny Leum <littleleum at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Does this work?
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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> First time trying to post...
>
> Trekking Camel
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:52:17 -0800
> From: <jomike at cot.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] FAQ
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <5C865C81B4BE4EADA5B373137A8FD013 at arewethereyePC>
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> Back in the good 'ole days of Usenet, newsgroups used to have FAQs
> associated
> with them that contained the collected wisdom of the group.  Newbies
> were
> expected to read the FAQ before posting to the group.
>
> Usenet has faded away to be replaced by a proliferation of mailing
> lists,
> forums, web sites, and so on. It seems like the tradition of having FAQs
> has also started to fade.
>
> Perhaps we need to create an FAQ for pct-l?
>
> Radar
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Even if not a newbie, I favor a FAQ site myself. It would be neat to
> research various answers to a particular question, etc. Anyway, doubt it
> will come to our list but still threw in my opinion.
>
> are we there yet
>
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>
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:54:47 -0800
> From: <jomike at cot.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] Squatch's post
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <372004231BC64B938F4DB11F1A8CBDDE at arewethereyePC>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 12:14:52 -0800 (PST)
> From: Scott Herriott <yetifan at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Permits/ Bear Cans
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Message-ID: <458920.74305.qm at web54505.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Bob queried:
>
>
> <Is it Ok to bring automatic weapons on the PCT?>
>
>
> Yes, as long as they're made of paper mache.
>
>
> > Can anyone
> > recommend a light
> > weight ammo Bag?
>
>
> I hear baggies are good.
>
>
> > Am I allowed to hunt bears with dogs on
> > the PCT?
>
>
> Absolutely not.  However, a team of well-trained housecats is fine.
>
> ******************************************************************
>
> What a boring, too serious place this would be without Squatch!!
>
> are we there yet
>
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:56:13 -0800
> From: "Postholer" <public at postholer.com>
> Subject: [pct-l]  abandoned campsite
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <05b901c954af$a760f8d0$c0d18304 at Snoopy>
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> Here's a topo map of the area:
> http://tinyurl.com/6gr7js
>
> -postholer
> ------------------------------------
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>
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>
> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:03:38 -0800
> From: "Postholer" <public at postholer.com>
> Subject: [pct-l]  PCT Daily Snow Conditions
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Cc: Bighummel at aol.com
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> I've gotta agree with Greg on this one, crow does taste like chicken. :)
>
> But hey, we can both have steak. It's just that Greg prefers baked potato
> and I like fries. That difference has presented itself in the past, and I'm
> sure it will in the future as well. ;)
>
> Scott Parks
>
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>
>
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>
> Message: 9
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:04:34 -0800 (PST)
> From: Amanda L Silvestri <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] Bear cannister
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Message-ID: <710652.54608.qm at web82908.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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>
> As to what to do with cooking equipment at night, if you have the room for
> it, you might want to?keep it in your bear canister.? As you correctly
> point
> out,?your cook set?will hold on to order and bears are attracted to order.?
> Of course this depends on what kind of cooking pot or plate you are using
> and if you can fit it into the canister.?
> ?
> A bear can just as easily bat away a cooking set as anything else and if
> they stand on it, it will be bent out of shape.? If it won't fit into your
> canister, well then I guess you could hang it or strap it to the canister
> in
> the hopes that the bear will see the canister and walk away before noticing
> that the cook set is strapped to the outside.?This might be accomplished by
> leaning the canister with the cook set side against some rocks or by
> digging
> a shallow hole and burying the cook set while keeping it attached to the
> canister.? The bear might think that it is smelling the canister and not
> dig
> underneath it looking for your cook set.
> ?
> Perhaps you could place it into a stream or river?and fill it with rocks so
> that it doesn't wash away.?? Cold food is always an option.?:)
> ?
> I am using boil-in-bag cooking myself.? I use self-prepared, dehydrated
> meals, that cook in a zip-lock bag that I put in a cozy to simmer/cook.? In
> this way, I only boil water?in my cooking equipment and it doesn't smell.?
> There are lots of menu and cooking sites on the WEB if you are unfamiliar
> with this method.
> ?
> Amanda (Shepherd)
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:12:00 -0800
> From: ALAN ARTMAN <alanartman at msn.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Ramona Falls
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <BLU123-W31D368888E15A6D00FF8AEC2000 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
>
> I'm curious to hear from thru hikers of the last couple of years whether
> you
> took the small side trip to see Ramona Falls, about 8 or so miles north of
> Timberline Lodge.  Last summer I met about a dozen thrus north of there,
> but
> none had gone to the Falls.  The old PCT route used to go right by there,
> but now that the old equestrian route is the new "official" route, I wonder
> if anyone goes there anymore.   If not, that's a shame.  I've hiked all of
> Oregon twice now, and still consider Ramona Falls one of Oregon's best
> sights, as breathtaking after all the times I've been there as it was when
> I
> first saw it.     So here's my tip for the Class of 2009 (and beyond):
>  when
> you get to the junction, take a right and head up to Ramona Falls.  Take a
> lunch or rest stop there and watch the lightplay on the cascading water.
> You
> won't regret it, and you won't forget it.  Believe me I understand how hard
> it is at that point on your hike to even think about a side trip, so here's
> my dirt
>  y little secret: if you go to the Falls, you can continue along Ramona
> Creek below the Falls for a couple of miles and pick up the PCT again where
> the PCT is rerouted over the Muddy Fork. This way is actually a little
> shorter than the "official" PCT, so not only do you get to see one of
> Oregon's primo sights, you also SAVE a half mile or so!   And I have it on
> good authority that the PCT police rarely if ever patrol the area, so you
> will not be busted for missing a few "official" PCT miles by hiking what
> should at least be an "alternate route".   Good Luck in 2009! Alan
> "Patchwork" Artman PS:  If you have dallied too long at Timberline--perhaps
> you followed your Timberline breakfast with a long lunch at the Ram's Head
> Bar--there are several excellent campsites along Ramona Creek.
> _________________________________________________________________
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>
> Message: 11
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 19:07:56 +0000
> From: asabat at 4jeffrey.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] FAQ
> To: jomike at cot.net, pct-l at backcountry.net
> Message-ID:
>
>
> <1253320278-1228245213-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-943815424- at b
> xe184.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>
>
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> Here's one faq:
>
> www.pcta.org//planning/before_trip/faqs.asp
>
> I suspect they'd be open to someone volunteering to help them update the
> content one in a while.
>
> AsABat
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: jomike at cot.net
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> ReplyTo: jomike at cot.net
> Sent: Dec 2, 2008 10:52 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] FAQ
>
> Back in the good 'ole days of Usenet, newsgroups used to have FAQs
> associated
> with them that contained the collected wisdom of the group.  Newbies
> were
> expected to read the FAQ before posting to the group.
>
> Usenet has faded away to be replaced by a proliferation of mailing
> lists,
> forums, web sites, and so on. It seems like the tradition of having FAQs
> has also started to fade.
>
> Perhaps we need to create an FAQ for pct-l?
>
> Radar
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Even if not a newbie, I favor a FAQ site myself. It would be neat to
> research various answers to a particular question, etc. Anyway, doubt it
> will come to our list but still threw in my opinion.
>
> are we there yet
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> Message: 12
> Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:16:17 -0700
> From: Jeffrey Olson <jolson at olc.edu>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ramona Falls
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Message-ID: <49358981.4030604 at olc.edu>
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>
> I'll second Alan's recommendation.  The hike in the little forest north
> of the falls along the creek is as unique as the walk along eagle
> creek.  It's incredibly filled with glade after pristine glade...
>
> Jeff...
>
> ALAN ARTMAN wrote:
> > I'm curious to hear from thru hikers of the last couple of years whether
> you took the small side trip to see Ramona Falls, about 8 or so miles north
> of Timberline Lodge.  Last summer I met about a dozen thrus north of there,
> but none had gone to the Falls.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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