[pct-l] hanging food

[Jeffrey Olson]

Ray Jardine published his first backpackers guide in 1995 or so. He 
advocated stealth camping - meaning camp where others haven't, camp on 
duff, camp low, and hike high...  Interpret that as you want.

You will be lucky to encounter a bear on the PCT.  In all but national 
parks bears are hunted, and avoid humans like we're the plague.

Stealth camp in national parks and along the JMT, and camp where you 
want elsewhere.

Use snow and leaves instead of TP, and smile a lot...

Jeff,
Laramie, WY

On 1/27/2017 4:45 PM, Brick Robbins wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 4:16 PM, Drew Smith <jdrewsmith at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm not sure I would count "attracted a bear to camp but it didn't try to
>> steal my food" as a win.
> Bears have great senses and they are very smart, but they are
> creatures of habit, just like we are.
>
> If you camp in the same location as other campers habitually do, such
> as any nice camp site along the trail, then the bears are probably
> visiting you every night, no matter what you do with your food.
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