Off-road flute advice

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:53 pm

Cork wrote:
sbfluter wrote:Derlin is too heavy for backpacking. Weighs more than my tent. The Tipple is probably the best...
I think you're right, in that the Tipple is fairly light. Earlier I was speaking in favor of Delrin, but then I got to thinking about a situation where EVERY bit of weight matters, and then I realized that the Tipple really would be a better choice.

Anyway, I wish you a great trip!

we've got bears at this end.....

Cork · Post by **Cork** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:56 pm

Denny wrote:
Cork wrote:
sbfluter wrote:Derlin is too heavy for backpacking. Weighs more than my tent. The Tipple is probably the best...
I think you're right, in that the Tipple is fairly light. Earlier I was speaking in favor of Delrin, but then I got to thinking about a situation where EVERY bit of weight matters, and then I realized that the Tipple really would be a better choice.

Anyway, I wish you a great trip!
we've got bears at this end..... :twisted:

Shhh!

I'm waiting to see the Bigfoot photos!

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:31 pm

well....I've seen bears & and I got big feet

ImNotIrish · Post by **ImNotIrish** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:08 pm

Denny wrote:well....I've seen bears & and I got big feet

In that case I would definitely opt for a heavier flute-never know what you might chance upon....

Arbo

Cork · Post by **Cork** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:57 pm

Big bears at the northern end of the trail?

Big cats at the southern end of the trail?

And, what of the legendary big-foot?

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

This doesn't look like Kansas, Toto.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:08 pm

Cork wrote:Big bears at the northern end of the trail?

Big cats at the southern end of the trail?

naw, seen me a big cat also....

Ronbo · Post by **Ronbo** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:20 pm

Denny wrote:
Cork wrote:Big bears at the northern end of the trail?

Big cats at the southern end of the trail?
naw, seen me a big cat also....

Does S&W make any flutes? Sounds like diane might look at their line before she goes traipsing off into Not-Kansas.

Bigfeet, eh? Seems I remember dating a girl like that in the seventies. Hairy, too.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:25 pm

The large critters haven't been a problem on the trail.
Unless you come around the same corner from opposite directions.

Do hang all food, well away from camp, in something rodent proof though.

Ronbo wrote:Bigfeet, eh? Seems I remember dating a girl like that in the seventies. Hairy, too.

but real friendly?

Cork · Post by **Cork** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:26 pm

In summer, even big bears aren't so much of a concern, as they really have better things to go after, nuts, berries and all.

Big-foot looks rather friendly, too, if not downright scary, but maybe looks aren't everything, eh?

It's those come-from-behind cats which cause concern, frankly.

And, you've seen cats up north?

Whoa!

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:41 pm

Cork wrote:And, you've seen cats up north?

yep....they're shy though!

I came over a wee shoulder, there was a stream in the next section. Big cougar having a drink. I told her how pretty she was, undid the pack belt and waited for her to move off. She looked at me for a bit and wandered off down stream, through the campsite where we spent the night.

oh, yeah....and waited for the rest of the party to catch up

Cork · Post by **Cork** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:25 pm

Ronbo wrote:...Does S&W make any flutes? Sounds like diane might look at their line before she goes traipsing off into Not-Kansas...

"Smith, Wesson, and me," and thanks, Dirty Harry!

Just to be sure, however, try this: http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAFamily? ... &famlst=42 and here the nod goes to the No. 1 "Tropical" model in "blue" steel and as chambered in .375 H&H Mag, which is proven as being able to take down ANY predator on the North American continent, with the exception of corrupt politicians. BTW, these, as chambered, are also endorsed by many African hunting guides. And, black and blue shoulder comes as a standard feature, too. ;-)

Now, that's a flute!

Not that you could ever need such a thing, eh?

Ronbo · Post by **Ronbo** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:41 pm

I don't really need a flute or whistle, either. But it looks to be a nice gun. Truth be told, I haven't fired at anything more dangerous than a paper target in decades. When I hunt, it is with a large camera (white lens, though).

Most critters will give you leeway when they can unless they are hungry, injured, or ill. It's those accidental encounters that get most people hurt. From the description that Diane gives of the route, she could be quite a ways from help if anything bad happened. That would be my biggest concern.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:45 pm

there is a lot of traffic on the PCT

Jon C. · Post by **Jon C.** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:41 pm

ImNotIrish wrote:
Denny wrote:well....I've seen bears & and I got big feet
In that case I would definitely opt for a heavier flute-never know what you might chance upon....

Arbo

But if you drop it in the stream, at least Delrin will sink!

Cork · Post by **Cork** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:49 pm

OK, seriously, perhaps the odds of anybody encountering any real trouble out there, on the trail, could be somewhere between slim and none.

Over here, on the East Coast, for instance, we have black bears, which pose no real threat to anybody, and about the worst hazard could be deer, and sometimes moose, in or crossing a road. Watch out!

However, considering that one could get hit by the proverbial truck while crossing a road, perhaps going out into the wilderness could not be risk free, eh?

For instance, are you aware that flute playing can attract snakes? That's a fact.