Texsox Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I noticed that the partiipants paid much closer attention in the Wilderness class than any other First Aid class I attended. It could be that the participants are more self selected, I really hope it was because people recognized the differences you mentioned. We estimated that in our program the most time it would take to get someone to a full trauma center was about 6 hours, and that was with a fluke wind condition on a sailing trip. There were scenarios that could happen on one of our fishing adventures that everyone's cell phones could be useless, that no boats passed by, that it would be much longer, but the chances were very slim that that could happen. Injury or illness at sea was the number one concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 QUOTE (Tex @ May 6, 2014 -> 09:58 AM) I noticed that the partiipants paid much closer attention in the Wilderness class than any other First Aid class I attended. It could be that the participants are more self selected, I really hope it was because people recognized the differences you mentioned. We estimated that in our program the most time it would take to get someone to a full trauma center was about 6 hours, and that was with a fluke wind condition on a sailing trip. There were scenarios that could happen on one of our fishing adventures that everyone's cell phones could be useless, that no boats passed by, that it would be much longer, but the chances were very slim that that could happen. Injury or illness at sea was the number one concern. Yeah, it all depends on usage. For me, with the groups I was bringing out, we'd be backpacking or canoeing multiple days into a true wilderness. If someone breaks a leg, it could literally be days before they are extracted. Fortunately nowadays we carry a SPOT transponder, but even then, you are still talking hours minimum, if someone isn't mobile enough to move. And helicopter/seaplane isn't always an option, which means a crew might have to walk and/or ATV in, which could take a long time. For that matter, one of the worst aspects in those scenarios is, you may not know when help will arrive. Where we go, cell phones are often useless, and the transponder only works one-way. We carry 2-way radios with a theoretical range of 15 to 30 miles (though usually less for practical purposes), but not all the agencies doing rescue will use that system, so they are mostly only good for talking amongst ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 (edited) Any recommendations for a good, decently priced tent that will hold up well in thunderstorm conditions? 2- or 3-person tent. Preferable no more than $200-250. I'm not sure I'll find what I'm looking for at that price, but might as well ask some of you experienced folks. I'll be camping at Bonnaroo Music Festival from Thursday-Monday, and the chance of thunderstorms is fairly high. Like 50% on Sat/Sun. The tent that I have is great in good weather, but not so much in rain. Any suggestions are welcome. Edited June 8, 2014 by dasox24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 QUOTE (dasox24 @ Jun 8, 2014 -> 05:15 PM) Any recommendations for a good, decently priced tent that will hold up well in thunderstorm conditions? 2- or 3-person tent. Preferable no more than $200-250. I'm not sure I'll find what I'm looking for at that price, but might as well ask some of you experienced folks. I'll be camping at Bonnaroo Music Festival from Thursday-Monday, and the chance of thunderstorms is fairly high. Like 50% on Sat/Sun. The tent that I have is great in good weather, but not so much in rain. Any suggestions are welcome. I've been to Bonnaroo 4 times and it rained every time. You could definitely go cheaper than this, but REI brand stuff is usually good quality for the price. http://www.rei.com/product/777757/?cm_mmc=...532232240"" target="_blank">REI Camp Dome 4 Tent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jun 8, 2014 -> 06:27 PM) I've been to Bonnaroo 4 times and it rained every time. You could definitely go cheaper than this, but REI brand stuff is usually good quality for the price. REI Camp Dome 4 Tent Sweet. Thanks! Any Bonnaroo pointers or tips that may not be well-known? This is my first time going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) A tent like this will come in really handy to keep you out of the sun and/or the rain at your campsite. Obviously stay hydrated and if you partake in substances, pace yourself, its a long weekend. Bring earplugs, toilet paper, and some kind of footwear that you will be ok with getting rid of afterward. If you are taking food, take a good cooler, although there is enough vending that you can get away with not bringing any food and you will be fine as long as you have cash. Edited June 9, 2014 by Leonard Zelig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 QUOTE (dasox24 @ Jun 8, 2014 -> 05:15 PM) Any recommendations for a good, decently priced tent that will hold up well in thunderstorm conditions? 2- or 3-person tent. Preferable no more than $200-250. I'm not sure I'll find what I'm looking for at that price, but might as well ask some of you experienced folks. I'll be camping at Bonnaroo Music Festival from Thursday-Monday, and the chance of thunderstorms is fairly high. Like 50% on Sat/Sun. The tent that I have is great in good weather, but not so much in rain. Any suggestions are welcome. Get some good tarps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Going to Colorado to work the World Lacrosse Championships this summer. We're going to take an extra week to vacation. We go out almost every winter for skiing but haven't spent much time there in the summer. Any specific ideas for fun. We have booked zip line tours, white water rafting, atv tours and a wolf park walk on a full moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Mountain biking, hiking, Rocky Mountain National Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Got a chance to climb Mt. Monadnock near Keene, NH during a work trip: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 The outdoors suck.. Girlfriend and I took our dog to a state park and went on a trail. During the 2 mile hike we found at least 6 ticks on our dog just on her fur and were able to get them off during the walk.. I got a bunch of little critters on my lower part of my leg. Think they are seed ticks, got them all off after scrubbing myself a lot when getting home and having my girlfriend pick at my body like apes tonight.. We have found at least 4 ticks on our dog tonight going through her (she is part border collie/lab and has a lot of black fur) so we don't think we have all them. Good news for the dog is we gave her front line around 20 days ago so we think the ticks will not stick to her skin but not for sure.. We also found a 2 ticks from all the laundry and towels we used today, found them after they went through the washer and dryer, no clue how they survived that.. Also found one crawling up my leg driving back home, Oh and I found a small one on my balls, woo. So if you are counting at home we have encounter roughly 14 ticks today, probably more and a bunch of litter critters (we think baby ticks) all over my leg and body.. Never going on a trail again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 12:53 AM) The outdoors suck.. Girlfriend and I took our dog to a state park and went on a trail. During the 2 mile hike we found at least 6 ticks on our dog just on her fur and were able to get them off during the walk.. I got a bunch of little critters on my lower part of my leg. Think they are seed ticks, got them all off after scrubbing myself a lot when getting home and having my girlfriend pick at my body like apes tonight.. We have found at least 4 ticks on our dog tonight going through her (she is part border collie/lab and has a lot of black fur) so we don't think we have all them. Good news for the dog is we gave her front line around 20 days ago so we think the ticks will not stick to her skin but not for sure.. We also found a 2 ticks from all the laundry and towels we used today, found them after they went through the washer and dryer, no clue how they survived that.. Also found one crawling up my leg driving back home, Oh and I found a small one on my balls, woo. So if you are counting at home we have encounter roughly 14 ticks today, probably more and a bunch of litter critters (we think baby ticks) all over my leg and body.. Never going on a trail again... That's pretty bad luck, and they only come out certain times of the year. I've been camping multiple times this year already, and in previous years I've been in some hardcore places like the Boundary Waters, and have had 1 single tick on me the entire time, and I've been doing this for greater than 30 years. They usually hang around in tall grass, etc...so stay away from those areas...well kept trails usually don't have them. Edited July 25, 2014 by Y2HH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Both Olympic and Mt. Rainier were amazing. Add Washington to the list of states I'd rather live in than Illinois. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 08:23 AM) Both Olympic and Mt. Rainier were amazing. Add Washington to the list of states I'd rather live in than Illinois. ...and here are the others: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 09:05 AM) ...and here are the others: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming I call BS on that one. People in Florida are crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 yeah Florida is a s***hole in general. Basically, anywhere out west I'd probably be good with. Maybe the New England area, that seemed really nice when I was there for work. It'd be nice to have a relatively short drive to mountains and wilderness areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 09:05 AM) ...and here are the others: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming You wanna know, how I know, that your list is fake? Iowa is on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 ...and here are the others: Pennsylvania Rhode Island Poor Rhode Island. Isn't even big enough to get its own line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 10:03 AM) You wanna know, how I know, that your list is fake? Iowa is on it. It's not a state being run into the ground by IL politicians, so it's better and belongs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 The Northwoods were exactly how i remembered them. That place is in a time capsule. I had so much fun last week teaching my kids and wife to fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 11:57 AM) The Northwoods were exactly how i remembered them. That place is in a time capsule. I had so much fun last week teaching my kids and wife to fish Where'd you go? I'm heading up there next week for about 5 days myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 12:17 PM) Where'd you go? I'm heading up there next week for about 5 days myself. We stayed at Hillside Resort on Lac Vieux Desert. I havent been there in 15 years, the weather was great, the bugs werent bad, the food and fishing was great. On the way back we stopped and visited some friends staying on Little St Germain at Elberts resort, and rode the go karts at Elmers. And then did the scenic route through Minocqua. It really was a great trip. We are looking to do 2 weeks next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 11:42 AM) It's not a state being run into the ground by IL politicians, so it's better and belongs. Also true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 08:23 AM) Both Olympic and Mt. Rainier were amazing. Add Washington to the list of states I'd rather live in than Illinois. Did Olympic once, 5 days up and down the Hoh River Trail, it was great. Haven't done Rainier yet. QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 12:32 PM) We stayed at Hillside Resort on Lac Vieux Desert. I havent been there in 15 years, the weather was great, the bugs werent bad, the food and fishing was great. On the way back we stopped and visited some friends staying on Little St Germain at Elberts resort, and rode the go karts at Elmers. And then did the scenic route through Minocqua. It really was a great trip. We are looking to do 2 weeks next year Its the unofficial Chicago suburban living thing, have to take summer vacations with the kids to northern Wisconsin or the UP. We did Eagle River most years, Hayward once. Went back as adults some years ago, felt odd, but looked EXACTLY the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 08:33 AM) Did Olympic once, 5 days up and down the Hoh River Trail, it was great. Haven't done Rainier yet. We did about 3 miles up the Hoh River Trail one afternoon. Great trail, but never really got to the steep parts. I don't know that I'd say one park was better than they other, but Olympic was really more like three or four separate parks than one big, cohesive park. You have the coasts and tide pools, several different rain forests, and then the mountains and ridges. I'm slowly working on convincing my wife to do some backpacking. I think she's up for a short overnight or maybe two nights at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.