[pct-l] SMOKING ON THE TRAIL

[Jennifer Zimmerman]

If I understand his setup correctly it does not carry the same risk of fire
as smoking cigarettes would.  That's no reason not to use the utmost care,
of course, but at least he won't be left with a still-smoldering piece of
trash that would be easy to flick into the dry duff as many smokers do - a
general pet peeve of mine, by the way.

I would be curious to know whether using a vape would technically violate
the smoking ban but have not read the exact verbiage.

On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Better check with the U.S. Forest service. Due to the fire hazard in most
> areas, smoking is banned, as are campfires, on most of the PCT. Wildfires
> have been started by PCT hikers.  I recall, in 2008, that the Apatche Fire
> on California Section B was started by a smoker. The Forest Service shut
> down the trail to all. We had to go around between Fobes Saddle and
> Idalwild. They caught the hiker, who had to pay a heavy fine.
>
> Do not even consider smoking on the PCT. There are PCT users, including
> myself, who love the PCT, who will turn you in.
>
> MendoRider-Hiker
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