You know it buddy ;)
But we used 5 gal oil buckets ;)
Then there was the 10-12 YO escapades on snowmobiles in 0 deg. WAY tinto the mountains and they broke down a LOT.
Got lost of exercize walking miles home to get the neighbor to tow them home.
And my god we survived without a GPS and a rescue copter.
Today those areas are all governed by the APA and it’s a major crime to go in them.
At 10 o 12 years old my best friend and I would ride our bikes down the railroad bed to the lake and take his dad’s boat out fishing all day. No life jackets or adult supervision.