[pct-l] safety on the pct

[Marta Clark]

--- Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net> wrote:

> from Switchback's Super secrets of Backpacking:
> "Neck cord = I carry a 
> whistle, chap-stick, small knife, etc. This is very
> convenient."
> 
> Switchback has a good idea here about carrying your
> whistle on a neck 
> cord (necklace). I will add a compass. These are
> items that should 
> always go with you. 

 
One of my New Year's Resolutions is to have a whistle,
compass, and small knife clipped to each of my packs,
so I won't leave home without them.  My most recent
use of a compass was on a group dayhike with a leader
(not me).
 
 
      



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