The best protection a woman can have while hiking is to bring a man. The girl who was just killed in Georgia brought her dog, which didn't protect her. A man is a much better choice, as most troublemakers can neutralize a dog or separate it from its master a lot easier than a man. <br><br>Also, most predators will not attempt an attack on a women in the presence of a man. Too many things can, and will, go wrong if the psycho attempts something stupid with a man around.<br><br><b><i>Jana Bregman <jabregman@bellsouth.net></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> i am a college freshman and my friend (who is also college age) and I <br>want to hike a section of the PCT this summer for about 2 or 3 weeks. <br>We are having trouble convincing our moms that 2 girls will be safe <br>alone out on the trail.....what should we tell
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