[pct-l] Tarps and Scorpions

[trail-name-here]

The best advice on this - and other biting issues - is Buck Tilton's book 
Don't Get Bitten (Mountaineers)

Hasta la pasta

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd DeLuca" <todddeluca at gmail.com>
To: "PCT-L" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 2:29 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Tarps and Scorpions


> Hi everyone.  I am excited to be attempting a thru-hike of the PCT  
> this year with my wife.  I've been reading avidly this email list for  
> months (no tests, please!) but have not heard anything about my  
> secret fear: waking up with a scorpion nestled in my quilt.  We don't  
> have those in the cold wet northeast.
> 
> Should I be worried about scorpions (and snakes) crawling under our  
> tarp and into my warm, cozy quilt?  If so, does anyone have advice on  
> how to deal with this issue?  Any help or hand-holding would be  
> greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Reason
> 
> 
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