GHOULIES moving towards the islands. (Page 55)

deehtz - 2012-10-22 10:24 AM

I agree, the possible benefits outweigh any added weight a little bit of food might make!

ironannekidd - 2012-10-22 7:30 AM

I was looking at what to pack in a day pack this morning because it is hunting season in PA. I got to thinking about how many people go out into the woods, often in remote places, with nothing more than the clothes on their back, and a bow/crossbow/rifle. Most hunters I know actually know very little about surviving in the outdoors.

A few years ago my husband was in upstate PA bear hunting with his dad and brothers. This is thousands of acres of woods. He got lost. He was wet. He couldn't find his way back. He eventually wandered onto some footprints and followed them to a pipeline he was familiar with that lead him to where he needed to be. His younger brother told me when he got back to the truck, after dark, he was shivering uncontrollably, and couldn't speak a coherent sentence. Um... that's not good.

He does carry a backpack, but he really isn't prepared in case of an emergency. I am going to put a few things in it for him this year. Not a lot, just some basics. If he would be lost again, and isn't too stubborn to use what I've packed. He will be fine.

ironannekidd - 2012-10-22 7:24 AM

Her softball season is over for now. She will play closer to home in the spring. She is actually excited about it, because she knew all the girls on the team last year, she goes to school with them.

I don't think we are going to do the travel team thing until she is older. I was doing some researching, and kids are also seen by going to camps. There are 2 colleges nearby that hold summer camps, one of them being Gettysburg College, where my husband works. She can be a day-camper and go with him in the mornings. I spoke with some former travel team players and you have no other life than your travel team. She's 9. We like to keep active AND well rounded. I'm not going to commit her to anything that demanding until she is old enough to understand what is going on. I think doing it now could burn her out.

deehtz - 2012-10-22 10:37 AM

 

We took a short survival class a couple of years ago.  Learned a lot and revamped our day packs.  We should take it again in order to refresh our memories.

ceilidh - 2012-10-22 7:43 AM

Morning Ghoulies.

I am going slow today. It looks like the sinus infection is BACK.... AGAIN!!! I have to find the root of this and fix it, it has been going on too long. Hopefully I will get some of the chores done I have to do, then we have a wake and a political function to go to. Also, hopefully, I will feel up to sitting around the fire-pit later this evening to watch comets.

Have lovely days, all!

ironannekidd - 2012-10-22 9:18 AM

I'm bored this morning, so I'm reading about day packs: choosing them, packing them, etc. Some of the articles I have read about what to pack in a day pack would get you killed if you were stranded in the woods overnight, or for a few guys. In one article the author goes on a rant on why it is not necessary to pack food in your pack unless you are going to be out in the woods for a week or more. I STRONGLY disagree with this. You need nourishment. Also, when you are cold consuming calories can help warm you up. If you're undernourished and/or cold, you aren't thinking clearly. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that thinking clearly will help you get out of a bad situation.

I understand some of the authors were trying to cut down the weight in the packs, but I do not think that a bag of beef jerky, some dried fruit, and some protein bars are really not too much to carry with you.

deehtz - 2012-10-22 9:19 AM

Robin, sorry about your sinus infection.  That's been going on for a long time!  Do you use a neti pot?

Ann, super exciting about Keri and the softball.  Is it going any smoother with here current team?

Melindy, get better fast!

Kendra, enjoy story time!  I had to laugh at you biting off heads like a ghoulie!

Amy and Jules, and any other ghoulies,  HI!!!

kns57 - 2012-10-22 11:43 AM So what, are they saying that you should hike for several days with no nourishment?  WTF?

deehtz - 2012-10-22 3:43 PM Well. I don't survive well without food.  So I made my grocery store run and now I am off to work.  Have a great day!

ironannekidd - 2012-10-23 7:42 AM

I'm thinking about buying this to run around the farm and up and down the road.

http://york.craigslist.org/mcy/3358078920.html

I'm going to have my brother, who is a motorcycle mechanic, take a look at it first. He works in the same little town where the guy is selling it.

kns57 - 2012-10-23 9:23 AM I think today I should have enough staff that I should be able to spend most of my day working on reports in my office.  Wow! It's been a long time since this has happened.  Time to try and catch up.

kns57 - 2012-10-23 9:22 AM

I thought your running shoes were for running around the farm and up and down the road?

ironannekidd - 2012-10-23 8:28 AM

Nah... the fields are too uneven and torn up for me to run through them.

ironannekidd - 2012-10-23 8:27 AM

Wait... are reports good things or bad things?

kns57 - 2012-10-23 10:05 AM

bad of course, but since they need to be done, I will be happy to get them out of the way.