[pct-l] SMOKING ON THE TRAIL

[lilacs007 at yahoo.com]

I was a smoker for many years and tried to quit MANY times. I just couldn't .

I got the vapor cigarette system after an extensive search and smoked them. Eventually moving to no nicotine ones.

there were some places where you could not smoke either way- they thought it "promoted the image of smoking". BUT with saying that.. most times I could smoke anywhere.

The reason the cigarettes are so "good" or better is because it's just nicotine, not tar and a million other nasty chemicals. So I have been told nothing harmful comes out.

The vapor cigarettes are so "controversial" because you still have nicotine and it's addictive.
I will say I couldn't believe how much better I felt after switching!

Sorry rant... In short.. I don't think it would be a violation of the smoking ban.
Now if they found out what he was smoking... Maybe another story? However they have been told to lay off individual smokers and stick to the "war on drug" dealers.

If anyone is a smoker and is considering quitting or using these vapor cigs as an alternative email me- I can give you the scoop on best and least expensive system. Don't buy the mall stuff :) you will never quit or use those 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Zimmerman <jenniferlzim at gmail.com>
Sender: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:46:20 
To: Edward Anderson<mendoridered at yahoo.com>
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net<pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] SMOKING ON THE TRAIL

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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