With the recent hiker murder in the N. Georgia mountains, the issue of safety is being discussed here:
thebackpacker.tribe.net/thread...cc1deb3
And people are sharing their stories here:
thebackpacker.tribe.net/thread...aed4840
thebackpacker.tribe.net/thread...cc1deb3
And people are sharing their stories here:
thebackpacker.tribe.net/thread...aed4840
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Re: Safety
Thu, January 10, 2008 - 10:47 AMthanks for sharing. I'll check that out. I've been accused of being overly cautious sometimes when camping/traveling, which I think is partly from being a lone woman (men traveling alone don't seem to want/need the same level of safety) and partly from years of living in NYC. However, I have to honestly say that many times I felt my precautions were warranted and the people criticizing were either too naive or inexperienced to know what actually could happen. :) -
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Re: Safety
Thu, May 15, 2008 - 5:32 PMI haven't checked the links but I'm with you Ms. D
I do a ton of hiking and camping alone which makes me a tad over cautious. This has nothing to do with vanity, just the perception of a lone person, maybe a woman would seem more of a target of stupidity. I don't know for sure.
I think everyone needs to watch out for themselves and being overly cautious isn't a bad idea.
Again, I completely agree about being naive or inexperienced.. so lets spread the awareness and protect yourself!
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