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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1219974  United States08/07/2014 02:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Great input folks, reason I asked was because I doubt I can get far, bad knee, injured toe, wife, kids...... Quoting: my name is 905 All requires careful planning and thought. Lots for me to think about Any other input welcome Unless you are in a big city, home is the best place to stay. Not all of us has CABINS IN THE WOODS. Unless you are like some that has a full proof plan to handle every possible situation. |
JamesB
 User ID: 61307937 United States08/07/2014 02:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Great input folks, reason I asked was because I doubt I can get far, bad knee, injured toe, wife, kids...... Quoting: my name is 905 All requires careful planning and thought. Lots for me to think about Any other input welcome [link to jamesb.hubpages.com] I have no idea how far I could walk with a my backpack full of stuff. Back in my army days it was quite a distance I also decided it was way to much work. So my plan is to stay right here and eat the neighbour's JamesB |
| my name is 905
(OP) User ID: 61312208  South Africa08/07/2014 03:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Great input folks, reason I asked was because I doubt I can get far, bad knee, injured toe, wife, kids...... Quoting: my name is 905 All requires careful planning and thought. Lots for me to think about Any other input welcome Unless you are in a big city, home is the best place to stay. Not all of us has CABINS IN THE WOODS. In a big city...staying put would NOT be an option past a couple of days... |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1219974 United States08/07/2014 03:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Great input folks, reason I asked was because I doubt I can get far, bad knee, injured toe, wife, kids...... Quoting: my name is 905 All requires careful planning and thought. Lots for me to think about Any other input welcome Unless you are in a big city, home is the best place to stay. Not all of us has CABINS IN THE WOODS. In a big city...staying put would NOT be an option past a couple of days... Some here seem to think otherwise, I agree with you however. |
| chowan
User ID: 61317306 United States08/07/2014 03:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | During the Vietnam War the North Vietnamese used sturdy bicycles to carry about 300# through the jungles down the Ho Chi Ming Trail all the way from N Vietnam to their staging areas in the jungles in the south (several hundred miles). Didn't ride them ... used them as two wheeled NARROW carts. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 20589235 Just a thought ... for those who are committed to going into the wilderness withOUT a vehicle. Be sure to get the new aftermarket "solid" tires though so you don't have to worry about tires going flat. Around here you can buy old style single speed steel framed bicycles at yard sales all day long for about $20. Add in another $60 for solid tires, and then build a cargo frame for it (or get one used by delivery bicycles - yep delivery bicycles are still sometimes still used even in the US), and voila, you have a way to carry lots of weight/gear into the wilderness. fwiw the US Park Service uses a modern POWERED version of this idea in many cases for carrying the heavier equipment into the wildness that they need for trail building and trail maintaining (instead of using real mules). hope more preppers read this I think japan also used bicycles during ww2 while we were bogged down in the mud on the kokoda trail they were pushing their bicycle carts along at a great rate of knots. sheell be right mate |
| my name is 905
(OP) User ID: 61312208 South Africa08/07/2014 03:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | During the Vietnam War the North Vietnamese used sturdy bicycles to carry about 300# through the jungles down the Ho Chi Ming Trail all the way from N Vietnam to their staging areas in the jungles in the south (several hundred miles). Didn't ride them ... used them as two wheeled NARROW carts. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 20589235 Just a thought ... for those who are committed to going into the wilderness withOUT a vehicle. Be sure to get the new aftermarket "solid" tires though so you don't have to worry about tires going flat. Around here you can buy old style single speed steel framed bicycles at yard sales all day long for about $20. Add in another $60 for solid tires, and then build a cargo frame for it (or get one used by delivery bicycles - yep delivery bicycles are still sometimes still used even in the US), and voila, you have a way to carry lots of weight/gear into the wilderness. fwiw the US Park Service uses a modern POWERED version of this idea in many cases for carrying the heavier equipment into the wildness that they need for trail building and trail maintaining (instead of using real mules). hope more preppers read this I think japan also used bicycles during ww2 while we were bogged down in the mud on the kokoda trail they were pushing their bicycle carts along at a great rate of knots. Probably more realistic and ubiquitous for us today is the good old supermarket trolley ala "The Road" |
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| chowan
User ID: 61317306 United States08/07/2014 03:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | During the Vietnam War the North Vietnamese used sturdy bicycles to carry about 300# through the jungles down the Ho Chi Ming Trail all the way from N Vietnam to their staging areas in the jungles in the south (several hundred miles). Didn't ride them ... used them as two wheeled NARROW carts. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 20589235 Just a thought ... for those who are committed to going into the wilderness withOUT a vehicle. Be sure to get the new aftermarket "solid" tires though so you don't have to worry about tires going flat. Around here you can buy old style single speed steel framed bicycles at yard sales all day long for about $20. Add in another $60 for solid tires, and then build a cargo frame for it (or get one used by delivery bicycles - yep delivery bicycles are still sometimes still used even in the US), and voila, you have a way to carry lots of weight/gear into the wilderness. fwiw the US Park Service uses a modern POWERED version of this idea in many cases for carrying the heavier equipment into the wildness that they need for trail building and trail maintaining (instead of using real mules). hope more preppers read this I think japan also used bicycles during ww2 while we were bogged down in the mud on the kokoda trail they were pushing their bicycle carts along at a great rate of knots. Probably more realistic and ubiquitous for us today is the good old supermarket trolley ala "The Road" Nah I dont think so maybee just after a shopping cart would be usefull to a limited extent i know i would grab one if the situation dictated. But its not going to be long before those tiny cart wheels are a major hinderance to movement sinking into the mud or getting stuck on small cracks in the concrete/pavement/road.it would not be long before a travoise would be the better setup. That cart he had at the end of the road would be a much better choice than a shopping cart. sheell be right mate |
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| Munsoned
User ID: 51111974 United States08/07/2014 04:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Not anymore. 5 blown disks and major surgery ruined that years ago. Back in the day we used to do backpack trips all the time. My pack was usually about 90 lbs. I know plenty of dopes that have nothing, so I'll make them carry it or I'll let them be eaten. Last Edited by Munsoned on 08/07/2014 04:05 PM Freedom requires breathing room, the Constitution presupposes that there will be some crazies among us so that the rest of us can enjoy freedom. - Judge Andrew Napolitano A huge shit cloud is coming! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 60275215 United States08/07/2014 11:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 60275215 Oh I get it, you'll ask for a timeout and move to a better position. rolls eyes!! Oh great one!!! Tell me what I should do then....After all, you probably have a one size fits all plan that covers every single possibility. I guess you are the one that sits around doing nothing waiting for the government to come save you.... Oh no, Im sure a timeout will work if you're surrounded and under assault. Nobody would dare be so ungallant as to refuse your request to prevail against them. If you ask nice, they may even help out! That goes for you to you stupid fuck. You need to change your name to vulva or maybe labia will be descriptive enuff. |
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