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10-05-2012, 09:35 PM
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#41 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 1,802
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Lesson#3: Cat holes don't require that you carry your old garden spade...teach your girlfriend that her hiking poles will serve many purposes including that little hole to deposit any treasures that she might like to cover. Give her privacy to figure out the details.
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." Anonymous | 
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10-05-2012, 09:41 PM
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#42 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 1,802
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Lesson #4: Pack 1-2 mini bottles of scotch in your first aid kit. It might come in handy if you fall down a hill and think that you broke a bone. It can be used for antiseptic reasons or to numb pain and help you sleep after you figure out that you will live to see tomorrow.
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." Anonymous | |
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10-05-2012, 09:43 PM
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#43 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 1,802
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Lesson #5: Never lose your ability to wonder and wander. Both are good for your health.
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." Anonymous
Last edited by Judy Ann; 10-07-2012 at 06:45 AM.
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10-06-2012, 12:04 AM
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#44 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Eastern, Pennsylvania Posts: 881
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Tip #5 10/6/12---- For kids hiking/backpacking, get them a nice strait hiking staff. Everytime you hike a trail get them a hiking staff medallion for that trail if one is available. They will view them as trophys and this should help to encourage them to go on more trails.
I never met a dog I didn't like............................ Gun control means using two hands | |
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10-06-2012, 07:20 AM
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#45 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SE Idaho Posts: 4,318
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Oct 6 One liter pop bottles are much lighter than their nalgene counterparts and work fine as auxillary water containers. I carry from two to four empty bottles. When I make camp for the night and filter my water, they give me the capacity to have enough water to get me onto the trail the next day without filtering again.
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 | 
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10-06-2012, 07:29 AM
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#46 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,304
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When venturing out in the wilds, ensure you have the very basic survival needs on your person (Swiss knife or multi tool, fire starting materials, compass & map, whistle etc). These small item can be in your pocket, or worn around your neck. Next, if you have a larger field knife with sheath, you can fashion a slightly larger survival kit to your knife sheath with other items such as an emergency blanket, small flash light, additional compass, cordage or any other items your feel necessary. This knife should be on your belt. All other field gear is in your pack. The idea here is that if your were to become separated from your back pack, you can rely on the other items to be with you, if for some reason you were to loose your larger knife and survival kit you can still have the absolute basic on your person. it's up to you what you want to carry, the key is to have at least three means of providing yourself with survival gear.
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." | |
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10-06-2012, 07:36 AM
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#47 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,304
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Strive to learn the basic of navigating. Rely on your map and compass skills. GPS is great but you have to be concern about battery life. I like to keep the GPS stowed away, if need be I can turn it on and get my exact location and plot in on the map. Become proficient with Lat & Lon or UTM. It's not hard to learn.
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." | |
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10-06-2012, 09:15 AM
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#48 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,995
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ALWAYS carry a backup firestarter.
I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it. - Groucho Marx | |
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10-06-2012, 08:15 PM
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#49 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: eastern idaho Posts: 600
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My 5 year old had a couple of days off school, so I took my little girls to Yellowstone for a couple of days. I missed a couple days' worth of posting tips, but it leads me to my tip for today:
Whenever you have the chance to be outside for a day or two with your children, away from any and all distractions, take it. Every single time.
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10-07-2012, 01:41 AM
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#50 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Eastern, Pennsylvania Posts: 881
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Tip #6 10/7/12---- Put key rings,also known as split rings, on all your zipper pulls. I do mean all of them, your pack, your coat,etc.... It will make the zipper easier to to open and close especially n colder weather.
I never met a dog I didn't like............................ Gun control means using two hands
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