[at-l] Low Traffic?? plus great link to journal

[dennis@bcontech.com (Dennis Gass)]

I've been trying to figure out what was going on yesterday and today as
well.  Very low traffic, I even went to the web view to make sure I was
receiving all of the email from the list.  On a wet, stormy day here in
Atlanta I had hoped to enjoy the list all day, and if that were all I
had it would have been a very boring day since there is almost no
traffic.

I did spend a couple of hours reading the journals from George Steffanos
1983 thru hike that someone posted a few days ago.
http://www.skwc.com/exile/Hail-nf.html is the link.  I am finding this
to be an excellent journal written a bit differently than other journals
or books I have read.  He has done a good job of really sharing a lot
about his internal struggles and mental state of mind.  With this set as
the cornerstone, and related to the reason for his hike, he blends
physical problems and triumphs along with external influences such as
people, trail conditions, town stops, etc.

It is a good read, and if it were a published, printed book, I would pay
for it.  As a section hiker, I find this to be a rather enlightening
read.  Since George was so open in his writing, I am able to understand
the logic behind his decisions and his motivations to push on up the
trail, and also to stop.  I have read the journals of thru hikers for
years and never really grasped like I can from this journal why the push
for mileage and to do nothing but walk, walk, walk.  I am able to
understand the push for mileage, and the need for shelters which I have
never used and typically avoid.  Since my hikes are motivated totally
differently, I had just never been able to relate and understand the
reasons like I can with this writing.



-----Original Message-----
From: at-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:at-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of
saunterer@jimbullard.org
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 8:12 PM
To: at-l@backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [at-l] I don't need no stinking tripod... was Bart
SmithPhotographs

Yes but . . . If you take that route you should still drill a pilot hole
to 
avoid splitting the stick and in my experience wood screws turned into
end 
grain aren't very secure.   They work best across the grain.  Epoxy, on
the 
other hand, doesn't care which way the grain goes.

Are you, Wisperlite and I the only ones not hiking?  :-(  The list is 
awfully quiet.

At 05:44 PM 3/30/02 -0500, Steve Landis wrote:
>This is way too much work. Buy a half wood screw / half machine screw
stud 
>at any
>hardware store.  Turn wood screw end into top of stick.  Done.
>Attach knob of choice to machine screw end when not in use as a mono 
>pod.  I use
>the Komperdell Cork Guide Top with built in compass and strap, a little

>pricey at
>$10, but hey, I didn't pay for the stick.
>
>Steve
>
>saunterer@jimbullard.org wrote:
>
> > Those who like to use
> > natural sticks (like Weary) could even do that.  Just cut off the
top of
> > your stick square, drill a hole and insert a length of ¼"×20
threaded rod
> > with good dab of epoxy in the hole.  After the epoxy sets, cut the
threaded
> > rod off so only about ¼" sticks up, clean up the burrs with a file
and buy
> > a replacement knob from an outfitter.

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