[pct-l] safety on the pct

[Paul]

On Saturday 12 January 2008 06:48, Hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
> Say, I remember the first time I camped out with Can'tQuit.  She was
>  setting up camp several yards from me and pulled out a BIG full size,
> heavy  Bowie knife just before we went turn in for the night.

A hiking pole is also handy as a weapon - A sharp pointy bit at one end for 
poking out eyes, and (some have) a weighty lump the other end - Good for 
clubbing the assailant.

 Although Jana is a long way off being a wrinkly, this might be of some 
interest:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=505637&in_page_id=1770
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/7176679.stm


Regards, Paul.