[pct-l] No on Proposition Foraging

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Yes, that's what I'm saying. I know a few people who are into that  
whole self-sufficiency thing. There's one guy right now that I sort  
of know who is trying to live a whole year self-sufficient. He's lost  
a lot of weight eating mostly blue jays. I don't think he's going to  
make it, but you never know. Even he "cached" a bunch of food in  
preparation for his year off the grid, but his food is from the  
grocery store. So if he can "cheat" on his year in the woods like  
that, why not hunt and gather in prep for a PCT hike and then your  
only "cheat" is to eat dried, foraged foods that you "cached" at the  
post office.

On Nov 12, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Lindsey Sommer <lgsommer at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] No on Proposition Foraging
>
> Diane does make a point here... I don't think she's saying that we  
> should
> carry ALL the food for the entire hike starting in Southern  
> California.
> That would obviously not work.
>
> I think her point is that you can certainly forage for your food  
> ahead of
> time, and then incorporate that into your drop schedule. So, you're
> foraging, but not on the trail during the hike.