 368Likes
10-04-2012, 08:11 AM
|
#31 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SE Idaho Posts: 4,243
|
Oct 4 When hanging food sacks, use a sock with a rock on the end of your rope to get a better throw. (that makes the sock a duel purpose tool as well)
Spending time with children is more important than spending money on them. (Don't know who said it but I like it)
If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.
-- Mark Twain
Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself.
-- Mark Twain | 
| | |
10-04-2012, 09:33 AM
|
#32 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Liberty, N.Y. Lower Catskill Mountains. Posts: 2,749
|
Hi...
Today's tip is for the person who wants something lightweight, inexpensive and, and packable which will 'purify' water.
The Lifestraw personal water filter is said to enable you to drink safe water from contaminated water sources.
It weighs only two oz, is nine inches long, will purify 1000 liters of water, needs no replacement parts, filters out over 99.9% of waterborne bacteria and protozoan parasites.
Just place the end in unfiltered water and drink from it.
Time Magazine named it "The Best Invention in 2005".
$24.95 for one, $40.00 for two.
My Patriot Supply
P.O. Box 414
Hartford, IN 47348 [email protected]
Just thought you'd want to know.
"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness." Seneca | |
| | |
10-05-2012, 01:55 AM
|
#33 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Eastern, Pennsylvania Posts: 832
|
tip#4 10/5/12---- When car camping always include a box of baking soda with your supplies, when backpacking I bring about a third of a box in a small tupperware container. It can be used for the as an antacid,to brush your teeth, relieve skin itch from insect bites or poison ivy and pain from sunburn, remove fish smell from your hands,relieve heartburn,use with water to make a mouth freshening gargle,sprinkle a little in your shoes to keep them fresh smelling, mix it with water and use it to wash down any surface. All this and more from one product, and it isn't expensive.
I never met a dog I didn't like............................ Gun control means using two hands
Last edited by Hikenhunter; 10-10-2012 at 11:33 PM.
| 
| | |
10-05-2012, 07:55 AM
|
#34 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 572
|
Make it a habit when you change your clocks ahead or behind for Daylight Savings Time to not only check your smoke alarms, but to go through your First Aid kit and discard any outdated medicines/ointments and restock as needed.
It sucks to need a band-aid or worse yet a small butterfly bandage for a deep wound and find nothing but an empty wrapper.
| |
| | |
10-05-2012, 07:57 AM
|
#35 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 572
|
Chaga fungus not only makes a good tea, but also burns like a slow coal to get fires started in stubborn conditions.
| |
| | |
10-05-2012, 09:20 AM
|
#36 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SE Idaho Posts: 4,243
|
Oct 5 When cooking with multiple dutch ovens and stacking them, be sure to cut back a little on the coals between the ovens. There is less heat loss when stacking so a couple less briquettes than normal will prevent too much heat.
Spending time with children is more important than spending money on them. (Don't know who said it but I like it)
If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.
-- Mark Twain
Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself.
-- Mark Twain | |
| | |
10-05-2012, 09:32 AM
|
#37 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Liberty, N.Y. Lower Catskill Mountains. Posts: 2,749
|
Hi...
Today's tip is to carry a small (or larger) supply of UNprocessed honey whenever you're afield.
It not only can supply supplemental nourishment, be used to sweeten foods and beverages, and...since it won't spoil without outside influences...can be used on burns...between the skin and the dressing. It can also be used as bait for small animals for deadfalls and snares in survival circumstances.
"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness." Seneca | |
| | |
10-05-2012, 10:10 AM
|
#38 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,259
|
Storage of twine, string or para cord can be wrapped around hiking staffs, knife sheaths, tent poles or used as boot laces.
Efficiency: When in doubt, empty your magazine!
"If you become involved in a crisis situation, you will not rise to the occasion but, rather, default to your level of training." | |
| | |
10-05-2012, 10:30 PM
|
#39 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 1,767
|
My lesson#1: Don't make your first backpacking trip a 3 day dry hike. Carrying 4 gallons of water on top of non-lightweight gear is a recipe for disaster. A 50 pound plus pack eliminates you very quickly if you are a 50+ year old woman. Real story.
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." Anonymous | |
| | |
10-05-2012, 10:31 PM
|
#40 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 1,767
|
Lesson #2: If you don't know how to use a compass, carrying 2 won't give you any additional benefits.
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." Anonymous | |
| |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
| |
