[pct-l] Grizzly

[Tortoise]

That makes sense. Years ago we carried moth balls (as I heard from another 
hiker (last name Reynolds) who hiked in Alaska). The moth balls were in 
small nylon sacks which were carried in a glass jar. We hung the small 
sacks with the mothballs on the outside of our food bag when away from camp 
/ at night. The food picked up a taste of mothballs which we did not like.

Maybe I'll try again this year with a small OPsack when carried then put 
the "bear charms" around the base of the tree or around the canister while 
in camp.

Thanks.

Tortoise

<>  Because truth matters.<>


On 2011.07.08 11:49, Edward Anderson wrote:
> Hi Tortoise,
> When I am on the trail I store my bear charms in my saddle bags. They are 
> IN an OPsak - I don't like the smell of mothballs.
> *From:* Tortoise <tortoise73 at charter.net>
> *To:* PCT-list <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, July 8, 2011 8:14 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [pct-l] Grizzly
>
>
> What do you store them on the trail / in your pack?
>
> Tortoise
>
> via my iPod Touchy.
>
> On Jul 7, 2011, at 21:07, Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com 
> <mailto:mendoridered at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
> > Tobacco sacks - where to buy them?  I tried three tobacco stores in 
> Santa Clarita near where I now live in Agua Dulce. They did not have them 
> - one, who answered the phone claimed he never heard of them.  You can 
> find them at fishing tackle stores if they are near the beach.  The surf 
> fishermen use them as weights because they are cheaper than lead weights 
> - you just fill them with sand.  I buy mine from Rite Aid in Fort Bragg, 
> California.  But the Rite Aid in Santa Clarita did not have them. And the 
> Home Depot in Santa Clarita did not sell moth balls. The hardware store 
> in Agua Dulce has them.
> >
> > MendoRider/Ed Anderson
> >
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