[pct-l] Hanging Food vs. Tent

[Michael Irving]

Good point Jeffrey, but I'd say the same thing about the PCT in general.
 And Luce, I can find plenty of seats that don't require my carrying them
with me.  (More power to you though)  I've never had an issue with hanging
my food.  Those Ultralight ropes would be pretty tricky to slither down I
would think, I suppose maybe they could, but I've never had a problem.

Thanks for your thoughts.

GoalTech


On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Jeffrey Olson <jjolson60 at centurylink.net>wrote:

> My memory is there are only six or eight spots to camp on that trail,
> and I'm sure that during hiking season they're used every night.  Those
> little guys have been trained to find food - probably over multiple
> generations...
>
> Jeff, soon to be of Arcata, CA!!!
>
> On 5/10/2014 3:48 PM, Michael Irving wrote:
> > I know...this has been discussed before, but now I'm speaking from
> > experience.  In the past, I've always hung my food.  I wasn't so worried
> > about bears as I was about little varmints.  I hiked 8 miles past Tunnel
> > Falls and Twister Falls on the Eagle Creek trail in the Gorge in Oregon
> > last night (PCT alternate to Cascade Locks).  It was raining most of the
> > time so when I was getting ready for bed and it was dark I decided to try
> > this in-the-tent-food-thing.  My food was in manufacturer sealed wrappers
> > (except the coconut) and in a gallon Ziploc bag that was sealed.  I woke
> up
> > this morning to a quarter-sized hole chewed through the corner of my
> tent.
> >   The varmint chewed through the gallon ziploc and through the wrapper
> of my
> > Snickers and Pop Tart and ate the equivalent of a small-human-bite out of
> > each of them.  It also chewed through another pint-sized Ziploc inside
> the
> > sealed gallon one and ate some dried coconut.
> >
> > Needless to say this was all going on about a foot from my head.  I can't
> > believe I didn't wake up as I'm a very light sleeper when I camp.  I did
> > have earplugs in and Eagle Creek was roaring about 40' from my tent...but
> > still!
> >
> > Anyway, this obviously has me re-thinking my strategy.  My perception
> from
> > this list and PCT blogs is that most hikers don't hang their food.  Was I
> > just unlucky?  Is my perception wrong?
> >
> > Thanks...I'm heading to the PCT in a week to do a 135-mile
> section...can't
> > wait!
> >
> > -GoalTech
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