[pct-l] Helpful Snakebit Tools

[Montedodge at aol.com (Montedodge@xxxxxxx)]

 Sorry Rich!! I promise to pack 6 snakebite kits next time. IDidn't know you 
were that sensitive.
   I didn't say you avocationed kicking snakes off the trail. And yes a cell 
phone is very handy in an emergency. ( Though I hate these in day to day life 
and think of them as a big hook each time they ring) 
   I still think a snake bite kit is just a mental bandaid useful to ease 
your mind in snake country  but rarely helpful. In fact  the razor blade( OK 
,Surgeon's blade) has caused more problems than done any good in past years by 
unskilled folks badly slicing themselves in a paniced state shortly after being 
bitten.
   By all meaning though , pack one or two if it makes you feel better . I 
have packed them myself and do find the " Surgon's Blade" useful in lancing 
blisters.( I don't really think the pint of Jim Beam is useful either , that was 
just a tongue in cheek joke , Sorry)