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Week long /out/ living

Anonymous Tue 27 Jan 2015 21:29:58 No.454905 View View Reply Original Report

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How would you prepare for a little longer, ~1 week up to 1 month, trip- In which the method of transportation (if you even travel during that time) is
>mainly not motorized.

How do you keep yourself and your stuff moderatly clean?
How do you keep healthy?
What do you like to entertain yourself with?
What food do you pack, what and how do you eventually gather food?
What other supplies do you carry?
How do/did you find suitable spots?
What does your camp/sleeping spot and its surroundings look like?
>other questions that should be asked

Feel free to add to the pool of information and discuss aspects of this topic

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Jan 2015 21:46:47 No.454910 Report

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>How do you keep yourself and your stuff moderatly clean?
for myself? rivers. for my stuff? rag with water or alcohol
>How do you keep healthy?
eat. drink and sleep i guess
>What do you like to entertain yourself with?
the outdoors. there is always something to do. pot hangers to be made. spoons to be carved. barries to collect. firewood to chop
>What food do you pack, what and how do you eventually gather food?
hm. not really sure. sow weight. high nutrition i guess would be the broad answer. traps and fishing
>What other supplies do you carry?
what exactly do you mean by other supplies? like outside the "normal" stuff? a jaw harp i guess
>How do/did you find suitable spots?
this is thoughie. mostly shelter from elements and water is a concern here
>What does your camp/sleeping spot and its surroundings look like?
semi large debris hut with a fire

never had the luxury to go over 2 weeks

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Jan 2015 23:12:16 No.454949 Report

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>>454905
I did a two week camp once, one of the best things turned out to be the wind up radio we brought, we would tune in to the news after dinner and then tune it to a music station and dance, taught my girlfriend how to slow dance then banged her brains out in the tent right after, coming up on our 12 year of marriage next month.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Jan 2015 00:29:56 No.454993 Report

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>>454910
>what exactly do you mean by other supplies?
Lighters, Shelter gear, Water purification systems, light, electronic gadgets, clothing, carving tools, ham radio. books etc.
>>454949
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P$CH0UK Wed 28 Jan 2015 01:13:22 No.455010 Report

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>>454905
i`ve only done 2 days / 2 nights innawoods...... but, i`m planning on going off grid in future. i got a couple of tents and rucksacks.....

How do you keep yourself and your stuff moderatly clean? stream / river. collect water. boil over camp fire + use shower bag.

How do you keep healthy? walking around inna woods. carrying your gear. curling branches and rocks. squats. streatching........

What do you like to entertain yourself with? i watch shooting stars at night. owls. squirrels, rabbit, hares, pheasants, kites.....

What food do you pack, what and how do you eventually gather food? for a week or more i`d collect berries. take canned meat. cereals. powdered milk. pasta. cereal bars. buy jerky (although expensive = very light weight for protein).

What other supplies do you carry? toiletries, dynamo light, lantern, solar battery chargers + batteries, soap, shampoo. collapsable plastic 10 L water bottle - collect rain water from tarp sheet. make DIY filter out of a bottle + stones. gravel. sand. charcoal from fire. more sand all in a plastic coke bottle hung upside down to filter water through.

How do/did you find suitable spots? knowing where people dont go. under the biggest pine trees = good rain / sind cover. and you can use branches to make roof. use para cord to make a line over top and put tarp shet over for roof / rain collector. and not put it under a tree with big branches that could fall on me.

What does your camp/sleeping spot and its surroundings look like? under a pine tree in a bivi bag = quick setup OR a popup dome tent OR ground sheet over top for roof with camp bed undernieth and watch the stars. + camo netting to keep hidden + keep mosquetos off.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Jan 2015 06:28:44 No.455151 Report

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>>454905

I don't think any of that stuff is nearly as much of an issue as packing enough food. 7+ days of just a 2000 cal/ day quantity is a lot to carry and you better plan every meal and count calories per ounce.

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Anonymous Wed 28 Jan 2015 08:35:08 No.455187 Report

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>>455151
Well, the whole point of going outside for fun is to have fun right?
Just sitting on a rock eating rationed food woudn't motivate many to go outside (Unless it's haxe)

It's an important question, but all by itself it means nothing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Jan 2015 08:36:06 No.455188 Report

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>>455151
>I don't think any of that stuff is nearly as much of an issue as packing enough food. 7+ days of just a 2000 cal/ day quantity is a lot to carry and you better plan every meal and count calories per ounce.
This so much

Longest I've been out was 16 days doing JMT from yosemite to whitney, only 1 resupply in between, carried so much dry food, never forget how much weight water will take up

Thank goodness there are plenty of streams and lakes to pump at, when I did JMT through Anza Borrego had to carry so much damn water weight

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Jan 2015 08:36:39 No.455189 Report

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>>454905

>What food do you pack?

Peanut butter, mixed nuts, dried cranberries/fruit, oatmeal, rice, beef jerky, spam, summer sausage, cheddar cheese, hard tac, evaporated milk, sugar, instant coffee.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Jan 2015 09:22:32 No.455191 Report

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>>455187
Ja, Haxe ist gut für dich.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Jan 2015 13:39:35 No.455228 Report

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>>454905
>How do you keep yourself and your stuff moderatly clean?
water, toothbrush, a little toothpaste; mild soap for dishes on longer treks
>How do you keep healthy?
Don't do unhealthy stuff? Not sure what kind of answer you want to hear here.
>What do you like to entertain yourself with?
I'm walking, making food, or sleeping. No need for entertainment
>What food do you pack, what and how do you eventually gather food?
Nutrition dense food. I'll be working on a caloric deficit, and I'll be missing some fiber in my diet, but it's just for a month and I have time to get some reserves beforehand. Foraging is too unreliable to reach any amount that's worth mentioning. And it takes way too much time.
>What other supplies do you carry?
some repair stuff, fuel.
>How do/did you find suitable spots?
You mean for sleeping? Plan roughly ahead with the map and your expected amount of km on that day, start searching early.
>What does your camp/sleeping spot and its surroundings look like?
Flat, so I can sleep. Not sure what else you want. It depends on where you go.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 28 Jan 2015 14:13:45 No.455235 Report

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>>455187
>Just sitting on a rock eating rationed food woudn't motivate many to go outside
>many

we don't want see many outdoors
we want enjoy nature as oasis of calm and natural harmony

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 31 Jan 2015 19:54:24 No.456822 Report

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>>454905
>How do you keep yourself and your stuff moderately clean?
To keep yourself clean, I'd obviously pack some hygiene essentials. For me, I keep a travel toothbrush and some toothpaste with me. Stuff like Campsuds/Camp soap and alcohol hand gel would probably leave your hands clean enough for cooking and eating. Campsuds could also be used for bathing and clothes washing if you had a large enough container to ferry water away from the source. Additionally, you could probably keep yourself fairly clean by bathing with baby wipes like a lot of soldiers and marines do overseas. It works better than you might think. Best way of keeping your stuff clean is not getting it dirty in the first place. Have a clean pair of clothes to sleep in and either wash or air out the stuff you've already worn.
>How do you keep healthy?
Preventative care is first and foremost. You want to make sure that you're physically capable of operating in the outdoors, so depending on what you're doing, conditioning hikes or prior camp-outs might be in order. Think of how the Boy Scouts do it, they let you get your feet wet, then move you into the deep end. In the event something does happen, I keep a small FAK w/ moleskin, band-aids, and meds (Bismuth subsalicylate, paracetamol, naproxen, diphenhydramine). Let someone know where you're going as well and when you'll return.
>What do you like to entertain yourself with?
Friends, family. If you're solo, I guess a journal to write in and some books to read.
>What other supplies do you carry?
I personally like to carry a small camera so I can take pictures of wildlife/cool plants. Leave No Trace and what not. I also wear a shemagh instead of sunscreen on my neck to make it easier to bath.
>other questions that should be asked
A question to be asked is when is this trip taking place, obviously I would make alterations to preparations depending on whether it was winter or summer.

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