[pct-l] Too much spare time - part 2

[patti kulesz]

yeh that's what I'm doing...reading them now and highlighting and making notes. So I have all my stops and camps estimated ahead of time. Of course nothing is written in stone until you're actually out there on the trail. I do this with every trip, even if it is only two days. Call me OCD, yes I am, but it eases ones mind to know where you're camping for the night and how long it will take to get there,  Then when you get to camp, all you have to do is eat and sleep or just hang out. The while eating breakfast, I look at my map and notes and figure an estimated lunch break and go! On my lunch break I can usually decide if I will make it to the designated camp, not make it, or keep goinf to another spot. Like I said...it's not written in stone, b/c everything changes once you're on the trail...wtaer sources, foot pain, energy, weather...we can't, unfortunately, calculate that in advance!

patti

--- On Fri, 12/26/08, enyapjr at comcast.net <enyapjr at comcast.net> wrote:

From: enyapjr at comcast.net <enyapjr at comcast.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Too much spare time - part 2
To: "pct-l" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Cc: vichansonperu at yahoo.com
Date: Friday, December 26, 2008, 11:57 PM

Sugar Daddy wrote:
> Could you please be a little more through, Jim. We need the dimensions and weights
> of the Data Book and Yogi's Handbook as well, to make a good comparison, and
> don't forget to factor in the time spent cutting up the WP Guidebooks, Data Book,
> separating Yogi's book and making sure you get the right pages in the right resupply
> box. Plus the added cost of mailing those larger and heavier books, in larger, and
> therefore heavier, boxes.
> 
> If you could also calculate the added time necessary to read all three of the first books
> in comparison to the PCT Atlas, so we would know how much sooner we need to
> stop at night to get them all read and still get to bed by hiker midnight. Of course that
> means less miles per day, which means more days to complete the hike, therefore
> more food to buy and more weight to carry, so you're hiking slower and taking
> longer.....am I missing anything here?   ;)

I'll do the dimensions and weights of the Data Book and Yogi's Handbook 'trail' pages in the morning (I don't have them with me at work tonight) - IF you REALLY want them.  ;-)

Time spent cutting up/separating WP Guidebooks, data Book, Yogi's pages: others that have experience doing that know better than I do - plus I don't plan on doing that since the PCT Atlas will be the only on-trail resource I will carry!

Added cost of mailing those larger and heavier books - again, others more experienced in that endeavor should know and be happy to share their knowledge.

Added time reading all three of the first books - that should be done in the 'off-season', not on the trail (rest will be more important while on-trail)...  Make notes of points that interest you, then transfer what you deem important into your on-trail resource...

I think you've hit upon many points to ponder/consider regarding what 'paper' you carry to know where you are located while on the trail...  For ME, the KISS technique works quite well!  ;-)

Happy trails!!!
Jim / PITA
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