Subj : 10 things to remember A list of ten items related to bac country has been prepared, based on various threads.

The viewpoints expressed are those of a greybeard, with grumpy old man appearances, but with a genuinely warped sense of humor. 1. Don't do stupid things. 2. Don't pee in the stream. WHATSAMMATTU! Geez! Come on guys! It doesn't matter about biology--it's just not the thing to do! 3. Don't mix bears and pepper spray! Protect yourself against bears (and other critters) by learning about them, and referring to item 1 above. 4. Don't ta e your pistols bac pac ing for "bear protection". See 1 and 3 above. 5. Don't wear a baseball hat bac wards! (For you beach cities types, bac wards means with the bill in the bac !) 1. IMYLFS! (It ma es you loo stupid) 2. You end up with a half moon spot sunburned into your forehead such that everyone nows you are stupid. 6. Don't wear short-shorts over your leotards or spandex/lycra/etc shorts. IMYLFS! The longer stuff goes on top!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Stallone started the trend in "Roc y", but "Roc y" was so punch drun , he forgot that the shorts go underneath!) 7. There is nothing wrong with a clogged filter! Would you prefer to drin that crap, or clean it out of your filter! (By the way, the Katadyn is a great filter!) 8. Don't cross the double yellow lines while driving in the mountains! In California, it is conventional for the "inside" car on a turn to ma e way, so that the "outside" car can straddle the double yellow line while rounding the turn. Don't do it! See 1 above. 9. Don't ta e your damn dogs bac pac ing. There is no reason that I should be attac ed by a Doberman in Dusy Basin, just because the poor thing needs fresh air and exercise. (O , so the owner did eep him 50 yards from the National Par boundary. Big deal.)

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around legal campsite areas "ne id"! Although, I stri ing up a conversation last summer with two nude blond German chic s at La e Ediza, my wife informed violated rule number 1.