[pct-l] Eating where you sleep

[Jackie McDonnell]

That is exactly how I eat/sleep!

Yogi
www.pcthandbook.com
On Jan 17, 2014 3:15 PM, "GottaWalk" <gottawalk at pacbell.net> wrote:

>
> On Jan 17, 2014, at 11:22 AM, Doug Swam <doug.swam at outlook.com> wrote:
>
> Eating where you sleep? What happened to keeping interesting smells in
> your bear/food bag a ways away from your sleeping area? Is it bravado,
> skill or lack of knowledge? I'm confused.
>
> The rationale for eating and sleeping in the same area is that thru hikers
> stealth camp in areas where bears have not found the food previously and
> are not traveling to, expecting food.
>
> We have always eaten at our tent and slept with our food except in areas
> where bear canisters or hanging food is required. While stealth camping we
> have never had a bear, or other animal, incident at our tent. When we have
> camped in a site that has been used by previous campers we have had
> problems with mice.
>
> For me, choosing a tent site, erecting the tent, cooking in the doorway,
> and climbing in my sleeping bag within a half hour is the height of luxury.
> Aahh, that is one of the reasons I backpack.
>
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