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#51
10-31-2005, 02:05 AM
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Re: thinking about going into isolation
For fun, pick up a copy of the Army Survival Manual (online version here ), pick out your favorite shelter, fire source, and food gathering method, and hit the trails. See if you can live off the land.
Course, they say it takes up to a day to perform the edibility test on the local flora, so bring along at least a little food. 
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#52
10-31-2005, 02:07 AM
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Re: thinking about going into isolation
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Ok, dude, you can not just go camping for 3 weeks. It will be a disaster. Take weekend warrior trips and go someplace cool. Fly if you have too. [/ QUOTE ] He doesn't need to, he lives in Oregon.
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#53
10-31-2005, 02:09 AM
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Re: thinking about going into isolation
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[ QUOTE ] let me know if ive gotten anything [/ QUOTE ] First aid kit. Basically all you need is some liquid bandaid, gauze, tincture methiolate, scalpel, tourniquet, and the most important thing IMO is a suture kit. Of all the trips I've been on, those are the only things we've really needed. [/ QUOTE ] I don't know what kind of camping [censored] is going to get up to, but if there's any hiking moleskin is a must for your firstaid kit. I didn't click on the links earlier in the thread, and the knowledge you will need depends on what kind of camping you want to do, but I highly recommend rei.com for advice. They cover a lot of ground and give good advice. I will add that I am definitely on the side of getting a Thermarest. Although they aren't necessary for comfort, that isn't their true purpose (even though I've had the best sleep of my life on one) - they are important for insulating you from the ground. I'm from Canada so I don't know how vital this is further south, but camping in November without a ground pad is bordering on foolish (or foolhardy) here. I have just one final request to make of you: don't bring your dog into the backcountry (some exceptions apply, but not on your first time).
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#54
10-31-2005, 02:13 AM
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Re: thinking about going into isolation
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Ok im super excited now for the first time in awhile so this is going happen. Ill start a equipment list and check it off as I go Tent boots gortex jacket & pants lantern 9MM -X flashlights -X gloves long underwear cooler-X cot-optional im going to go through all the links and pic some sort of guide in the next day or so. let me know if ive gotten anything [/ QUOTE ] Uhm... Sleeping bag? Synthetic fill, rated to 0 degrees sounds good to me.
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#56
10-31-2005, 02:16 AM
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Re: thinking about going into isolation
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I'd consider getting a LED based headlamp instead of a maglight. Maglights are very heavy, and if you're going for any length, you'll have to have plenty of extra batteries. LEDs use fewere batteries, and the convenience of a headlamp is unmatched. [/ QUOTE ] Mini-mag is the tits. Problem is it has a rechargeable battery, but that thing is effing bright for how small it is. That, and it's like $100.
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#57
10-31-2005, 02:18 AM
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Re: thinking about going into isolation
LED is the way to go. They're lighter, brighter and the batteries last longer. What more could you possibly want in a flashlight?
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#58
10-31-2005, 03:05 AM
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Re: thinking about going into isolation
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I have just one final request to make of you: don't bring your dog into the backcountry (some exceptions apply, but not on your first time). [/ QUOTE ] ???? My boxer loves to camp and can climb better than most humans. He just doesn't do well with cold water.
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#59
10-31-2005, 03:11 AM
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Re: thinking about going into isolation
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I mean something like a butterfly knife, no a small swiss army knife. [/ QUOTE ] Big folding knives are ok, full tang are better. Make sure it's a good steel.
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