Posted on 06/12/2013 10:01:12 PM PDT by 101stAirborneVet
Of course, after spending time up there, and coming back here, I feel like I'm breathing soup. ;)
/johnny
Thanks for the detail! I really appreciate the pointers!
Very balanced advice.
Boy Scouts were taught to be prepared. I know several eagle scouts who in adult life still carry many of the points of training from the Scouts.
In fact I worked for the finest businessman I ever knew for 14 years. When people who did not know him asked what kind of man he was, my response was: “He was an Eagle Scout as a young man and never recovered.” It was fact.
The most intelligent of men, knows not the future. We may think we “plan” our future, but that course is charted by another.
Strong wife and a wheelbarrow? Hiding place?
Pretty similar.
Other version was my own.
lol I love it. Sign me up!
That is quite a testimonial! I will certainly give that a try! Vapo Rub is certainly on my list now!
And don’t forget that you can get it at about half price by buying the generic stuff at a discount grocery store.
Noted! Thanks
In my entire 24 years of military service I never once used moleskin. I had my share of blisters but never saw the need for it. I do have items packed that I doubt I will need. I have those for use by others.
Indeed because you were in for 24 years and your feet were conditioned AND you had good broken in boots etc., you mever needed moleskin.
The difference here is the suddenly on foot all day and night ‘prepper’ won’t have that prior conditioning. Moleskin can work wonders for the Noob.
And that is why I have it now. My wife is not big on walking long distances. Her idea of a long walk is a huge mall.
On another subject; have you been to the camping section in stores lately? Notice all the “luxury” items? If you buy all the crap they sell you’ll be carrying a ton of weight. Who needs a special metal stick for hotdogs of marshmallows? Makes one wonder how people survived camping in the past. When I camp I prioritize. Water, food, hygiene. Everything else is a luxury.
Yes! “take your family room and BBQ to the woods!”
And one of the BIGGEST ripoffs I have seen are these five (?) gallon pails targeting the preppers with “55 servings” of ‘survival’ food.
BS.
some of those servings have only 100 calories and require a heat source. the max serving size I saw had 250 calories.
< sigh >
The strong and smart will survive.
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