[pct-l] Restop

[stewjohns at comcast.net (stewjohns@comcast.net)]

Do we really have to deal with this crap?..... err yea, I guess we do.

Doc.

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> I represent a company called Restop. We make a bag containment system for human 
> waste to comply with the outdoor ethics of Leave No Trace. 
> 
> The Restop 2, our solid waste bag, contains the odor as well as the waste, 
> providing a user-friendly and pleasant means to "pack it out." Inside the bag 
> is a powder, a polymer/enzyme blend, which biodegrades and gels the waste, 
> giving it EPA approval to be simply thrown in the trash after use. 
> 
> As more and more people head into the backcountry, human waste is a growing 
> problem and the Restop products offer a safe and sanitary solution. 
> 
> Keep the wilderness and the Pacific Crest Trail beautiful! 
> 
> For more information, please contact me at (303) 526-0723 or 
> lusinowicz@aiicorporate.net . You can also visit our website (currently being 
> updated) at www.whennaturecalls.com . 
> 
> Lara Usinowicz 
> Sales and Marketing Manager 
> Restop 
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> http://mailman.hack.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l From griffin at u.washington.edu  Wed Sep 28 14:27:05 2005
From: griffin at u.washington.edu (Tom Griffin)
Date: Wed Sep 28 15:28:12 2005
Subject: [pct-l] Entering the USA from Canada
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I agree with No Way Ray. However, if you are NOT a U.S. or a Canadian 
citizen and you want to start your hike at Manning and go southbound, my 
advice is to enter the U.S. first. For example, arrive at the Seattle 
airport, clear U.S. customs, and then take a bus to Vancouver. (From the 
airport you can take Quick Shuttle right to B.C. Phone 604-940-4428 or 
1-800-665-2122.) When you drive into Canada at the border, U.S. customs 
does not stop traffic going north. As far as the U.S. is concerned, you 
are still in the U.S. This way, when you re-enter the U.S. from Manning, 
you won't have to "declare" yourself at some customs office hundreds of 
miles away from the trail. 

Tom Griffin
Seattle
PCT Pages: http://staff.washington.edu/griffin/pct.html

> Subject:
> Re: [pct-l] Entering the USA from Canada
> From:
> StoneDancer1@aol.com
> Date:
> Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:44:29 EDT
> To:
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> To:
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>If you're crossing from Manning Park into the U.S., don't worry, just  walk.  
>There are no customs officials, no kiosks, no body.  It just  doesn't matter. 
> You may well be queried or frisked when you enter the land  of our northern 
>brothers, but on the Trail headed south.... not to worry.   As for minutemen, 
>there aren't too many Canadians trying to sneak across the  border, so the 
>minuteman are concentrating their efforts far to the south.   Even NOBO's have 
>nothing to worry about.  The supposed "necessary" paper  for foot entrance into 
>Canada is unnecessary.  There's no one to check in  with, no one to notify, no 
>one who really cares.  You'll need a passport  for getting back into the 
>US...and that's it.  
>
>"No Way Ray"  Echols
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