[pct-l] Pct-L Digest, Vol 38, Issue 51
Ralph
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Wed Feb 23 17:37:54 CST 2011
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> 1. Question and comment (mctanker at earthlink.net)
> 2. Re: For those rejected by Canada...
> (Chris Caviezel (Nordic Chris))
> 3. Re: singing the ultralight blues
> (Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes)
> 4. Re: Downloading pictures from cameras? (Scott Bryce)
> 5. Re: Question and comment (Aaron Wallace)
> 6. Re: singing the ultralight blues
> (Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes)
> 7. Re: singing the ultralight blues (treerings at gmail.com)
> 8. Re: Downloading pictures from cameras? (CHUCK CHELIN)
> 9. Weather Advisory for Southern California (Jim Keener ( J J ))
> 10. Re: tasty corn product (dicentra)
> 11. Re: medical, stitches, etc. (Edward Anderson)
> 12. Stitches (Mike)
> 13. Re: (no subject) (Kevin Cook)
> 14. Re: Hardcore Hiker Test (Kevin Cook)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:14:26 -0500 (EST)
>From: mctanker at earthlink.net
>Subject: [pct-l] Question and comment
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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>Question first: The resupply "place" at Tuolomne Meadows is listed as a store. Can you mail things out from here? Would like to do some gear changing here if possible. Comment: If you look back to Feb 2010 its amazing to see the similarities and differences in topics of interest.
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>Message: 2
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:40:45 -0800
>From: "Chris Caviezel \(Nordic Chris\)" <nordic.chris at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] For those rejected by Canada...
>To: <banditsquirrel at hotmail.com>
>Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
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>It is NOT a good idea to enter Canada unless you have been approved to
>enter. What are you going to tell the US Customs folks when they ask when,
>where and why you entered Canada.
>
>DO the smart thing and back track. Several options have been pointed out.
>If you take the option 3-4 days back to Hwy 20, this will give you an
>opportunity to say "good-bye" to the other Throughs that you met and were
>slightly ahead of...
>
>Orange Pacer
>
>Chris L. Caviezel
>Central Cascades Winter Recreation Council <http://www.snowrec.org/> , Chair
>Foothills Branch of the Mountaineers <http://www.foothillsmountaineers.org/>
>, Hiking, Backpacking and Snowshoe Committee, Chair
>Seattle Branch of the Mountaineers, Hiking Committee
><http://www.mountaineers.org/seattle/seahike/> , Member
>
>Pacific Crest Trail Film Night, 4/1/2010 (Bellevue, WA)
><http://www.mountaineers.org/pct-series> & 4/15/2010 (Seattle, WA)
>PCT Series <http://www.mountaineers.org/pct-series>
>Snoqualmie Nordic Club Weather Blog <http://www.nordic-chris.com/>
>
>
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>Message: 3
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:09:56 -0800
>From: Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] singing the ultralight blues
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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>That's pretty hilarious. I know people like that. Being both a doomer
>and an ultralighter I'm not like that at all. I prefer to make as
>much gear as I can out of trash to hone my skills for after the
>zombie apocalypse.
>
>On Feb 23, 2011, at 4:45 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
>> Subject: [pct-l] singing the ultralight blues
>> To: "PCT L" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>> Message-ID:
>> <491C59E014AB2543B1B8BF4CE829E212767522 at amrbmail1.AMRB.com>
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>> Some gentle humor about my betters:
>>
>> Though not having personally met the dedicated ultralighters on this
>> forum, I have formed a pretty good picture. They are experienced,
>> strong, skilled, fit, nutritionally correct, walk tons and tons, and
>> possess startling good looks. Am I right so far?
>
>
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>Message: 4
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:12:14 -0700
>From: Scott Bryce <sbryce at scottbryce.com>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Downloading pictures from cameras?
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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>On 2/23/2011 2:39 AM, Gerry Zamora wrote:
>> Why not just get a 16-32gb memory card and u should be good to go for
>> your whole thru hike.
>
>Because if it gets lost, you have lost the entire trail. If a 2 gig card
>gets lots, you have only lost a section of the trail.
>
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>Message: 5
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:16:02 -0800
>From: Aaron Wallace <aaron at skeeky.com>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Question and comment
>To: "mctanker at earthlink.net" <mctanker at earthlink.net>,
> "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Message-ID: <72B936A2-00D7-4E83-ACAA-40F39A3279EE at skeeky.com>
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>
>There is a post office right next to the convenience store in Tuolumne Meadows, although in a heavy snow year neither may be open by the time the typical nobo PCT thru hiker arrives. (There are actually two stores in Tuolumne--the mountaineering store, which has a good selection of outdoor gear and supplies, is near the gas station, while the grocery/convenience store is near the post office and grill. There are also pay showers at the lodge--if open--which is roughly a mile from the stores above, but the PCT passes right by the lodge on the way to the stores. Usually by the time all of these facilities are open a free shuttle is in operation.)
>
>
>On Feb 23, 2011, at 5:14 AM, "mctanker at earthlink.net" <mctanker at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Question first: The resupply "place" at Tuolomne Meadows is listed as a store. Can you mail things out from here? Would like to do some gear changing here if possible. Comment: If you look back to Feb 2010 its amazing to see the similarities and differences in topics of interest.
>> _______________________________________________
>>
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>Message: 6
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:14:32 -0800
>From: Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] singing the ultralight blues
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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>I actually do not have any remorse stories. Before I had ultralight
>gear I saved weight by going without. So I have stories of being
>rained on in tube tents, being rained on because I had no tent and I
>still don't own a rain jacket, although I finally have rain pants and
>actually carry them even on day hikes.
>
>For me going ultralight was a step up in gear and a step down in
>weight. I saved enough weight getting a good sleeping bag that I
>could add in a tent and still be down a pound. Warm AND dry at night!
>What a concept!
>
>On Feb 23, 2011, at 4:45 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>> This may be a good time to ask if anyone has any good "Ultralite
>> remorse"
>> stories.
>
>
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>Message: 7
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:42:45 -0800
>From: treerings at gmail.com
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] singing the ultralight blues
>To: dnielsen at djmurphycompany.com
>Cc: PCT L <pct-l at backcountry.net>, "Tow, Doug"
> <DTow at americanriverbank.com>
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>Does somebody need a hug?
>
>
>On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 7:39 PM, <dnielsen at djmurphycompany.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Does this mean that I can bring my change of underware that I had in the
>> gear list before. God I hope so.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
>> On Behalf Of Tow, Doug
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 6:05 PM
>> To: PCT L
>> Subject: [pct-l] singing the ultralight blues
>>
>> Some gentle humor about my betters:
>>
>> Though not having personally met the dedicated ultralighters on this
>> forum, I have formed a pretty good picture. They are experienced,
>> strong, skilled, fit, nutritionally correct, walk tons and tons, and
>> possess startling good looks. Am I right so far?
>>
>> They have the new NASA titanium 3 mil-walled 750 ml cup (58 grams,
>> $117.95), and use it as a bowl, cooking vessel, bathtub, pillow, hat,
>> latrine, signalling mirror, chair, varmint trap, and map case.
>>
>> Now, let's assess them further. Possessing legs of iron, they
>> nevertheless consider it a threat to personal happiness, welfare and
>> odds of success if their pack weight is over, say, 9.3376 pounds.
>> Despite hiking 2,600 of the world's most beautiful miles, they can't
>> stop thinking (sorry, I can't spell obbsesing) about how to take another
>> pound off next year. How, by going lighter, they can go from 32 to 33
>> miles per day, cutting their total trip by...less than 20 hours hiking
>> time.
>>
>> "I go light so that I won't have to think about my pack." You are
>> kidding, right? If I said that there's a new Photon that's 2 grams
>> lighter than last year's model, you're already on the web looking for
>> it, aren't you?
>>
>> I'm 56, a big fellow, 6' 5" and over 200 pounds. My pack base weight is
>> 20 pounds. I know the pack is there, but that's it, even when I am
>> chock full of water and food. If I carried a two-pound pack, I would
>> still weigh more than you fully loaded. I have tried lightweight shoes,
>> and I put my boots back on in relief-filled gratitude, swinging out the
>> miles. My back is fine, my feet are fine, and my knees are fine. Yours
>> might be too if you were carrying a few more pounds.
>>
>> We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.....
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>
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>Message: 8
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:22:22 -0800
>From: CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Downloading pictures from cameras?
>To: Eric <johner27 at evergreen.edu>
>Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
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>Good morning, Eric,
>
>Here?s some discussion of camera chips:
>
>http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/2011-January/045145.html
>
>
>
>Steel-Eye
>
>Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT ? 1965
>
>http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
>
>http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09
>
>
>On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 11:55 PM, Eric <johner27 at evergreen.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> My hiking partner and I are discussing how to get our pictures off our
>> cameras. So far, the method we think would work the best is carrying 2 SD
>> cards, mailing one back to our support people when the first one is full,
>> then rotating cards as we go along. How do you manage your picture
>> downloads?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Eric
>>
>> --
>> Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us.
>> ~Henrik Tikkanen
>>
>> ?The things you own end up owning you.?* -*Tyler Durden, *Fight Club*
>>
>> "The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly
>> salary."?David Hieatt
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>Message: 9
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:40:41 -0800
>From: "Jim Keener ( J J )" <pct2010 at ridgetrailhiker.com>
>Subject: [pct-l] Weather Advisory for Southern California
>To: Pacific Crest Trail LIst <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Message-ID: <D2CF80BC-13CF-4E3F-AB13-950E94F55934 at ridgetrailhiker.com>
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>The last sentence is significant:
>
>"...COLD STORM SYSTEM POSSIBLE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK... A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA...IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WHILE THERE ARE STILL SOME UNCERTAINTIES WITH THE TIMING...CURRENT TIMING WOULD HAVE IT CENTERED NEAR THE BAY AREA FRIDAY EVENING...THEN MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. IT IS EXPECTED TO BRING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...NUMEROUS SHOWERS...AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW LEVELS COULD BE QUITE LOW...POSSIBLY DOWN TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET OR LOCALLY LOWER IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. CURRENT TIMING WOULD HAVE NUMEROUS SHOWERS SPREADING INTO SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY WITH SHOWERS DECREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY ENDING SATURDAY NIGHT. LOWEST SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WITH SUCH LOW SNOW LEVELS POSSIBLE...THIS WEATHER COULD BE DEADLY FOR UNPREPARED CAMPERS OR HIKERS."
>
>Walk well,
>Jim Keener ( J J )
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>Message: 10
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:44:07 -0800 (PST)
>From: dicentra <dicentragirl at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] tasty corn product
>To: Peggy Rice <msrice27 at gmail.com>
>Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Message-ID: <106614.54899.qm at web161608.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
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>I've tried that!! It is pretty good.
>
>My review: http://www.onepanwonders.com/apps/blog/show/1221767-glad-corn
>
>~Dicentra
>?
>http://www.onepanwonders.com?~ Backcountry Cooking at its Finest
>http://www.freewebs.com/dicentra
>
>?
>
>
>
>
>________________________________
>From: Peggy Rice <msrice27 at gmail.com>
>To: Sent: Tue, February 22, 2011 3:26:49 PM
>Subject: [pct-l] tasty corn product
>
>I have a food idea for you all.? Our bulk/organic food market just underwent
>a huge remodel, and they now carry "amazing maize".? It's quite tasty - in
>between corn nuts (which I actually don't like) and popcorn.? Pretty
>nutritious and caloric, non-cook, easy to eat.? Don't know how it will stand
>up to 2600 miles of snacking, however. You can look for it in bulk foods, or
>order online:
>
>http://www.localharvest.org/glad-corn-brand-a-maizing-corn-snack-original-C136
>
>If Ray Jardine had known about this, he would never have recommended the
>infamous corn pasta!? :)
>
>Peggy
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>Message: 11
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:55:37 -0800 (PST)
>From: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] medical, stitches, etc.
>To: "Tow, Doug" <DTow at americanriverbank.com>
>Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
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>
>Good post Doug,
>
>Hope everyone reads it!
>
>MendoRider
>
>
>________________________________
>From: "Tow, Doug" <DTow at americanriverbank.com>
>To: PCT L <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Sent: Tue, February 22, 2011 12:09:22 PM
>Subject: [pct-l] medical, stitches, etc.
>
>Good morning!
>
>Medical and safety preparedness for hikers fall into two basic
>categories:? Comfort/prophylaxis and survival.
>
>Comfort and prophylaxis include things like band-aids and antibacterial
>ointment, poison oak lotion, prescription meds, moleskin, ace-type
>bindings, ibuprofen, and Slick.? One will not die without them, but why
>let an infected cut finger ruin a couple of days and nights?? Couple
>ounces.? Hiker's choice.
>
>Survival broadens out to deal with the threats to life.? The largest
>trail threat to life is hypothermia, by far.? If you don't know what
>hypothermia is, how to recognize it in yourself and others, how to equip
>for it, and how to treat for it under adverse conditions, you are not,
>in my humble opinion, yet ready to depart.? Take a snow course, take
>your gear into your back yard on a freezing or cold rainy night and stay
>out there a couple of days, take a practice hike within cell phone
>range, have someone soak you and your gear with a hose, and see if you
>can get warm out there.? Practice lighting a fire?? Overrated - layers
>of warm clothes are always within your control, fire is not - every been
>above the tree line with nothing but scree in sight?? The amount of
>firewood needed to stay warm for a night is truly staggering anyway, and
>you sure won't sleep.?
>
>Other threats are falls, sunstroke and heatstroke, and those various
>medical conditions that could happen anywhere, such as heart attack and
>stroke.? For the sake of OTHERS, I should have first aid training for
>Airway, Breathing, and Circulation, including CPR, knowledge about
>staunching big bleeds, and recognizing and treating heatstroke and
>shock.? For the sake of ME, I would like it if OTHERS on the trail had
>these same skills.? Caution and the calm application of solid knowledge
>rule the day here.
>
>Now, if you will excuse me, I have to get down from this high horse...
>
>Doug
>
>
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>Message: 12
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:35:58 -0800
>From: Mike <touchstone12002 at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [pct-l] Stitches
>To: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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>Just for the record, WMI (the organization that runs and administrates WFR or WOFR if you prefer), no longer recommends using super glue or other adhesives for closing up wounds. The recommendation these days is either Steristrips (my personal favorite) or Butterfly closures. It's nearly impossible to create a sterile environment that adhesives require, and going back into a wound to reclean or drain, basically requires cutting back into the tissue which only makes matters worse.
>
>My 0.02 :)
>
>Mike
>PCT Wannabe and WFA Class of 2010 and soon to be WFR Certified.
>
>Sent from my iPhone
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>Message: 13
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:53:59 -0700
>From: Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] (no subject)
>To: Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
>Cc: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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>There is added befit though. You can send short text message (for a price).
>Your logic is 'spot' on (lol aint I punny hahah) if this functionality isn't
>desired. If you take into account the extra feature, then maybe the weight
>is worth it.
>
>
>On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> I had considered this but rejected it because the add on for your phone
>> weighs more than the stand alone spot... May as well carry each separately
>> at that point
>>
>> ~Outpost
>>
>> Sent from my iPod
>>
>> On 2011-02-22, at 3:26 PM, Dan Kayser <kayser at ameslab.gov> wrote:
>>
>> > Does anyone have any experience using this device? I'd be interested
>> > in hearing your review.
>> >
>> > On 2/21/2011 9:15 PM, Mike Smelser wrote:
>> >> Another option might be this combination:
>> >>
>> >> http://www.findmespot.com/en/index.php?cid=116
>> >>
>> >> It would give you the advantages of having a cell phone when you are in
>> range, but also allow you to check in periodically via the SPOT messaging
>> system.
>> >>
>> >> Mike
>> >> PCT thru-hiker wannabe
>> >>
>> >> Message: 2
>> >> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:41:45 -0600
>> >> From: Dan Kayser <kayser at ameslab.gov>
>> >> Subject: [pct-l] SPOT vs Cell Phone
>> >> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>> >> Message-ID: <4D626B99.1050105 at ameslab.gov>
>> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>> >>
>> >> I am trying to decide which one to take. I really do not want to take
>> >> either but my family wants peace of mind that I am safe even though I
>> >> have assured them I am not going to some remote location where I will
>> >> not see another human for days. I know the pros and cons of each
>> >> (satellite vs towers, etc..) but wanted to know what others have carried
>> >> and how each device worked for them?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Dan Kayser
>> > Environmental Specialist
>> > Ames Laboratory - DOE
>> > ESH&A, G40 TASF
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>Message: 14
>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:57:33 -0700
>From: Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hardcore Hiker Test
>To: hikertrsh at gmail.com
>Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
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>I got them all right! I used a different answer key though. ;)
>
>On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Randy Forsland <hikertrsh at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I had:
>>
>> FOLK
>> PURSE
>> SIX
>> PINTS
>> BOOTS
>> ..OK...I'LL give you that one....
>>
>> at least I'm a medium core hiker
>>
>> Redwood
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 7:52 PM, <hiker97 at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Of course, I easily passed this test, but I have my doubts about you.
>> >
>> > Hardcore Hiker Test
>> > How fast can you guess these words?
>> >
>> > 1. F_ _K
>> > 2. PU_S_
>> > 3. S_X
>> > 4. P_N_S
>> > 5. BOO_S
>> > 6. _ _NDOM
>> >
>> > -------------------------
>> > -------------------------
>> > -------------------------
>> >
>> > Answers:
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