PLFXpert 0 #26 July 28, 2006 QuoteYes! Shave ounces where you can. You don't need the whole key chain, just the truck key. It will fit in my bag which conveniently has a hearty shoulder strap with buckles and stuff.QuoteCotton depends upon the environment and weather in which you are hiking. I'm usually in silk so this should be no problem on my hike. QuoteI use my walking stick and scratch a line in the dirt to mark which way I went. I have to stop and pee a lot so I'm quite certain that would be an excellent marker on the way. And it's good for scaring deer away from the hunters on the trail.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #27 July 28, 2006 Quotei don't want to get a gps until i'm proficiant with a map and compass. i'm working on it, but i want to be very comfortable navigating the old fashioned way. i also want to teach my boys to use a map and compass as well as the sun, moon, and stars eventually. Good plan. Here's a fun one to teach the kids: Draw a line through the two tips of a crescent moon, and extend it downward to the horizon. Where the line touches the ground is "south". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #28 July 28, 2006 QuoteI never leave home w/out my bag---equpped with all my "essentials" in any emergency. 15. Mini lint roller Okay, I gotta ask. Why do you care if you have lint on you while you're in the wilderness? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydemon2 0 #29 July 28, 2006 come what if she gets lint,dirt, animal hair on her? She cant be walking around all dirty and stuff!!! Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone! I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #30 July 28, 2006 He's right, John. I love animals and I'm quite certain I'll be petting some along they way. But, I have minor allergies to their hair. Thus, I will be equipped to handle the situation expertly.But the dirty part doesn't bother me. I like to get dirty.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missg8tordivr 0 #31 July 28, 2006 QuoteQuotei don't want to get a gps until i'm proficiant with a map and compass. i'm working on it, but i want to be very comfortable navigating the old fashioned way. i also want to teach my boys to use a map and compass as well as the sun, moon, and stars eventually. Good plan. Here's a fun one to teach the kids: Draw a line through the two tips of a crescent moon, and extend it downward to the horizon. Where the line touches the ground is "south". What if the mood is full? *** F LORIDA! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 221 #32 July 28, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuotei don't want to get a gps until i'm proficiant with a map and compass. i'm working on it, but i want to be very comfortable navigating the old fashioned way. i also want to teach my boys to use a map and compass as well as the sun, moon, and stars eventually. Good plan. Here's a fun one to teach the kids: Draw a line through the two tips of a crescent moon, and extend it downward to the horizon. Where the line touches the ground is "south". What if the mood is full? Howl!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydemon2 0 #33 July 28, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuotei don't want to get a gps until i'm proficiant with a map and compass. i'm working on it, but i want to be very comfortable navigating the old fashioned way. i also want to teach my boys to use a map and compass as well as the sun, moon, and stars eventually. Good plan. Here's a fun one to teach the kids: Draw a line through the two tips of a crescent moon, and extend it downward to the horizon. Where the line touches the ground is "south". What if the mood is full? Depends is it a good mood or bad? Lets hope you are not lost that night!Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone! I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #34 July 28, 2006 I'm sure you'll make out in the woods just fine, Turtle.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #35 July 28, 2006 QuoteDepends is it a good mood or bad? Lets hope you are not lost that night! See? Be nice to have a flashlight, now wouldn't it?Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #36 July 28, 2006 Oh, I forgot to add: I always keep a bikini, towel and tennis shoes in every vehicle. You just never know... Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #37 July 28, 2006 I just looove a full mood . (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydemon2 0 #38 July 28, 2006 Yes so I can see you changing into your spare bikini!! Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone! I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #39 July 28, 2006 It's super-hot in Florida. A girl's gotta cool-off. Seriously though, on the way home from the DZ on many occassions we'd decide to stop and jump in the springs or somewhere. I love that. By the way, I'm actually an excellent hiker/camper.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #40 July 28, 2006 Quote McDonalds Happy Meal voucher (go Large) LOL!!! My essentials are beer and cigarettes. Haven't found a need for anything else, yet.We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #41 July 28, 2006 Quote Quote Yes so I can see you changing into your spare bikini!! It's super-hot in Florida. A girl's gotta cool-off. But, I'm confused... Do you have to be in a full mood to do that or not? We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #42 July 28, 2006 QuoteQuotei don't want to get a gps until i'm proficiant with a map and compass. i'm working on it, but i want to be very comfortable navigating the old fashioned way. i also want to teach my boys to use a map and compass as well as the sun, moon, and stars eventually. Good plan. Here's a fun one to teach the kids: Draw a line through the two tips of a crescent moon, and extend it downward to the horizon. Where the line touches the ground is "south". I guess that would only work in the Northern hemisphere, right? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #43 July 28, 2006 Beer's O.K but you've got to cut them fags out tho' . (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #44 July 28, 2006 Quote Beer's O.K but you've got to cut them fags out tho' . Yeah! NO FAGS! Rule #2 : I don't wanna catch anyone not drinking after lights out. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #45 July 28, 2006 Damn.... almost forgot ..... Condom(s), well, you never know (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #46 July 28, 2006 Blotting papers? WTF is that? "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downwardspiral 0 #47 July 28, 2006 QuoteThere are some places that the GPS won't get a reading. Hence it's good to know how to use a compass and map. Very true... wasn't saying to not carry a map and compass. If you do get lost that means you have no idea where you are at on the map and would have to find a landmark to get your bearings. At the same time you could be looking for a gps signal. BTW I love that show "Survivorman" on the Science Channel.www.FourWheelerHB.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #48 July 28, 2006 QuoteRe: "essentials": Mini lint roller [PLFXpert] I love animals and I'm quite certain I'll be petting some along they way. But, I have minor allergies to their hair. Thus, I will be equipped to handle the situation expertly. Well that makes perfect sense. Imagine that! Quote[missg8tordivr] What if the mood (moon) is full? Wait 'till sunrise, that'll be east. Quote[SpeedRacer] I guess that would only work in the Northern hemisphere, right? Um, I suppose it'll work in the Southern hemisphere too, but "south" would be north instead. If you don't know which hemisphere you're in, you're so darned lost that looking at the moon probably isn't going to help anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #49 July 29, 2006 i've never heard the moon thing before. i'll be checking that out next time the moon is out. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #50 July 29, 2006 QuoteQuoteThere are some places that the GPS won't get a reading. Hence it's good to know how to use a compass and map. Very true... wasn't saying to not carry a map and compass. If you do get lost that means you have no idea where you are at on the map and would have to find a landmark to get your bearings. At the same time you could be looking for a gps signal. BTW I love that show "Survivorman" on the Science Channel. I have one of these. I download the area I'll be in, mark so many way points, and then print out my own map. When the GPS isn't getting a reading, then I remember the last way point I was at, look around for landmarks, get out the compass, and can figure out where I'm at.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
