[pct-l] Hanging Food vs. Tent

[Jeffrey Olson]

Michael's probably right about camp spots along the whole trail. Grouse 
Meadows comes to mind.  The peninsula at Marie Lake.  Humbug Summit.  
Lava Spring.  That said, there is nothing like walking up a creek a 
couple hundred yards, or around a lake to find a spot.  that assumes you 
just don't want to eat, crash and sleep...

Jeff

On 5/10/2014 4:14 PM, Michael Irving wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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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