[pct-l] To flare or not to flare

[Ate Tuna]

This might be worth trying.  Start off with your "Paranoid" kit and take it
to Mount Laguna.  When you get there, send all the paranoia gear to Warner
Springs.  You can decide if you still want that extra gear when you get
there.

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 9:18 PM, jamie szewczyk <jamieszew723 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Regarding to flare or not to flare,
>
> Honestly I feel my trail name should be "Paranoid" or something because I
> have a crazy imagination.  I feel like I should be prepared for the worst
> case scenario, so that I live to tell the tale.  Maybe a Spot would be a
> little safer than the flare tho.  Regarding protection from bears, bear
> mace
> is a great idea.  A gun or knife probably won't save you from animals and
> in
> most cases they will only aggravate the animal more.  However, we are all
> critics and I like the saying "Hike your own hike" because I certainly will
> take whatever I feel will save me in worst case scenarios, while not
> breaking my back due to excess weight in my pack.
>
> Jamie
>
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:11 PM, Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil.....
> > ...is for good men to do nothing."
> > Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
> > On Feb 10, 2011 8:04 PM, "Gerry Zamora" <gerry0625 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Great fire starter hard to put out and burns way to long. Not sure how
> > well
> > > it will scare a bear. Local man found mauled by bear holding road
> flare.
> > I
> > > can see the headline already.
> > > On Feb 10, 2011 7:49 PM, "Ken Powers" <ken at gottawalk.com> wrote:
> > >> In the middle of Nevada we yogi'ed some water from a passing motorist.
> > > Well,
> > >> he thought he was a spaceman - really. When we continued down the
> > deserted
> > >
> > >> dirt road he insisted that we take one of his road flares to scare
> away
> > >> animals (or maybe UFO's). We weren't sure how we were going to get rid
> > of
> > >> the flare.
> > >>
> > >> The next morning we passed a pickup that had broken down along the
> side
> > of
> > >
> > >> the road. As we passed I offered him the road flare. The driver gave
> me
> > a
> > >> funny look when I offered it to him. He gladly took it off our hands.
> I
> > >> don't think he had a use for it but realized we didn't want to carry
> it.
> > >>
> > >> Never can tell when a road flare might be needed.
> > >>
> > >> Ken
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Paul Robison" <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
> > >> To: "Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes" <diane at santabarbarahikes.com
> >;
> > >> <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> > >> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 6:24 PM
> > >> Subject: Re: [pct-l] To flare or not to flare
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> road flare, lol
> > >>
> > >> i thought i'd heard it all.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> for what ? signalling ?
> > >>
> > >> not sure what the intended use it even it's so out in left field.
> > > certainly
> > >> not
> > >> as a fire starter !~!~
> > >>
> > >> ~Outpost
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ________________________________
> > >> From: Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com
> >
> > >> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > >> Sent: Thu, February 10, 2011 6:42:36 PM
> > >> Subject: [pct-l] To flare or not to flare
> > >>
> > >> About 18 million people here in Southern California would appreciate
> > >> you leaving your flare at home.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Feb 10, 2011, at 9:54 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> I'm not intending this to pick on Mike, so my apologies in advance,
> > >>> Mike!
> > >>>
> > >>> But it amazes that people on this list, and folks that I know and
> > >>> backpack with, will obsess over a matter of a few grams. They'll
> > >>> refuse
> > >>> to carry a stove or rain jacket because they're too much unneeded
> > >>> weight. The idea of 3 ozs horrifies them. Then they'll carry
> > >>> electronics, books, guns and road flares.
> > >>>
> > >>> HYOH!
> > >>> Gary
> > >>>
> > >>> On 2/10/2011 6:38 AM, Mike Chapman wrote:
> > >>>> I forgot to mention,I will bring a road flare for emergency on the
> > >>>> pct(fire option,bear deterant,signal,and it looks cool)
> > >>
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