Originally Posted by
TipTanks
What other things could it be? Cylindrical, red, round gauge-like protuberance in the pant leg? I know you're not defending him, it just seems very obvious that it was a fire extinguisher. What other number of things could it be? Bear spray is the only thing that comes to mind....
It doesn't seem obvious at all. I don't guess, and I don't speculate.
Clearly you do.
What is under his pant leg? Unknown. An object. It could be a number of objects. He's jumping into terrain off-field, and will hike. Water for a hike? Smoker to enhance the visual impact of a planned jump? Thermos? Fire extinguisher? Bear spray? Shampoo? Ashes of the friend he was supposed to be traveling to Mammoth to spread? Spare batteries for his cameras? Who knows?
The notion of stating what the object is, when it's unknown, smacks of guesswork (not educated guesswork...just ignorance). What is on his leg is not known. Any number of objects, containers, etc, could be there. Insert your favorite pet theory and guesswork, use your imagination. Speculate wildly. After all, stipulating speculation and ignorance as fact always contributes to understanding much better than stating the truth: it's an unknown object.