[Philmont] Advisor Questions

Dan:
You *might* be able to get away with it. Unfortunately, some nosy :-)
ranger may come by and tell you not to do that anymore.
I don't see that method as any more effective (or easier) than counter
balance. I would say you are going to put a *lot* of stress on a "twig" and
on a single carabiner. As I mentioned, you could be looking at hanging as
much as 100 pounds, and unless you have a bunch of extra rope, you can't do
multiple hangings.

Let's face it, the Philmont folks are easterners. Few of the decision
makers come from areas west of the Rockies. Their methods are designed by
folks that don't have the problems we face on the west coast. As I said, in
the Sierras, the tie off method would result in your food in the hands of a
bear, raccoon or marmot.

Regards
Don
  From: Daniel Smart
  Don,
  We trained our boys on the Pacific Crest Trail method of hanging which
uses a stop stick on the down string to suspend the food without tying to a
tree. I understand that the Ranger will teach the tie-off method. Can you
revert back after day 3?

  See
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/bear_bag_hanging_te
chnique.html on method

  -=Dan=-

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Received on Mon Jun 9 12:51:30 2008