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| Freckle Face
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| Freckle Face
(OP) User ID: 77689429 United States09/23/2019 06:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good job. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 69616836 Did you see shit tons of bean3rs in the nation parks? It's a disgrace to go camping these days, glad you had the guts to step outdoors tho. Keep in comms with us OP. We didn’t go to a park We camped in our own woods. One thing that surprised me is how much more water we need to get ahold of, or at least we need a couple different forms of water purification tools. We went through 3 to 4 times more water than we had anticipated. Drinking water, cleaning water, we simply need more water than expected, Last Edited by Chicken and Waffles on 09/23/2019 06:46 AM |
| paramedic
User ID: 1366222 United States09/23/2019 07:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good job. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 69616836 Did you see shit tons of bean3rs in the nation parks? It's a disgrace to go camping these days, glad you had the guts to step outdoors tho. Keep in comms with us OP. We didn’t go to a park We camped in our own woods. One thing that surprised me is how much more water we need to get ahold of, or at least we need a couple different forms of water purification tools. We went through 3 to 4 times more water than we had anticipated. Drinking water, cleaning water, we simply need more water than expected,  Yup. Our water was off many years ago for a week. I found out rather quickly that you need MUCH more than the 1 gallon per person per day that they say you need. |
| Freckle Face
(OP) User ID: 77689429 United States09/23/2019 07:14 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good job. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 69616836 Did you see shit tons of bean3rs in the nation parks? It's a disgrace to go camping these days, glad you had the guts to step outdoors tho. Keep in comms with us OP. We didn’t go to a park We camped in our own woods. One thing that surprised me is how much more water we need to get ahold of, or at least we need a couple different forms of water purification tools. We went through 3 to 4 times more water than we had anticipated. Drinking water, cleaning water, we simply need more water than expected, Yup. Our water was off many years ago for a week. I found out rather quickly that you need MUCH more than the 1 gallon per person per day that they say you need. Did you get more physical water? Or go with a filtration system? |
| Bud Fox
User ID: 78012361 United States09/23/2019 07:15 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I've run scenarios where I simply pull the switch on the power, put away the phone, and now what? Surprisingly all the things that are missing when you think you are prepared, even in a bug in scenario. Another good one to run for people who plan to "bug out" by vehicle is to actually load you vehicle like you would, time it, and then bug out on a holiday weekend to try to simulate traffic. You end up not being able to take 1/2 the stuff, it takes 3 times as long to load as you think, and it will take 50% longer to get there than you anticipate. You can get a jump start on any situation by role playing each scenarios and walk through what you will need/need to do, but ultimately you do have to practice. Last Edited by Bud Fox on 09/23/2019 07:19 AM Blue Horseshoe loves GLP |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 51091434 United States09/23/2019 07:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Grabbed our bug out bags and set up camp in an out of the way place. We used no electricity, sorted out our individual jobs of who will do what if/when/as needed and it was a great learning experience. We made coffee a couple different ways with different pots/sources. We cooked an assortment of foods and discovered what pans work better for pancakes, which pans worked better for hamburgers, and other items. Not everything tasted great. Burned the first couple of eggs, then after a couple changes with our fire the eggs and other food greatly improved. We also used two different stoves besides the fire pit area. All in all we learned a lot.We took pleanty of notes. It definitely was worth it to get out of our comfy home and practice a little bit. The MRE “test” sure brought back a lot of memories. Quoting: Freckle Face I recommend everyone try to find a way to practice, master their survival skills before you need them. You never know what small item you’ll wish you had remembered to have with you when you can’t easily go grab it. I do it alot too, where did you head out too? Upper Michigan and Ozarks here are my places to go. Some of my gear. Thread: Share your favorite bugout bag and camping equipment! |
| Freckle Face
(OP) User ID: 77689429 United States09/23/2019 07:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is probably the most critical thing you can do, is to actually practice what you would need to do. Quoting: Bud Fox I've run scenarios where I simply pull the switch on the power, put away the phone, and now what? Surprisingly all the things that are missing when you think you are prepared, even in a bug in scenario. Another good one to run for people who plan to "bug out" by vehicle is to actually load you vehicle like you would, time it, and then bug out on a holiday weekend to try to simulate traffic. You end up not being able to take 1/2 the stuff, it takes 3 times as long to load as you think, and it will take 50% longer to get there than you anticipate. You can get a jump start on any situation by role playing each scenarios and walk through what you will need/need to do, but ultimately you do have to practice. Such great advice here. Thank you for sharing. We plan to run more drills.  |
| Freckle Face
(OP) User ID: 77689429 United States09/23/2019 07:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Grabbed our bug out bags and set up camp in an out of the way place. We used no electricity, sorted out our individual jobs of who will do what if/when/as needed and it was a great learning experience. We made coffee a couple different ways with different pots/sources. We cooked an assortment of foods and discovered what pans work better for pancakes, which pans worked better for hamburgers, and other items. Not everything tasted great. Burned the first couple of eggs, then after a couple changes with our fire the eggs and other food greatly improved. We also used two different stoves besides the fire pit area. All in all we learned a lot.We took pleanty of notes. It definitely was worth it to get out of our comfy home and practice a little bit. The MRE “test” sure brought back a lot of memories. Quoting: Freckle Face I recommend everyone try to find a way to practice, master their survival skills before you need them. You never know what small item you’ll wish you had remembered to have with you when you can’t easily go grab it. I do it alot too, where did you head out too? Upper Michigan and Ozarks here are my places to go. Some of my gear. Thread: Share your favorite bugout bag and camping equipment! True this! We stayed local woods for this weekends trial. Mountains in NC and WV are our closest getaways, huge acreage in AR for a mid country run if required, and the flat, marshy, sea breezy Florida area if nukes hit north of us. |
| paramedic
User ID: 1366222 United States09/23/2019 07:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good job. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 69616836 Did you see shit tons of bean3rs in the nation parks? It's a disgrace to go camping these days, glad you had the guts to step outdoors tho. Keep in comms with us OP. We didn’t go to a park We camped in our own woods. One thing that surprised me is how much more water we need to get ahold of, or at least we need a couple different forms of water purification tools. We went through 3 to 4 times more water than we had anticipated. Drinking water, cleaning water, we simply need more water than expected, Yup. Our water was off many years ago for a week. I found out rather quickly that you need MUCH more than the 1 gallon per person per day that they say you need. Did you get more physical water? Or go with a filtration system? Had to buy water...... the system was down. Ive been looking at alternatives ever since that happened. Have not come up with a good solid plan yet. I have a river about 1/2 mile from the house; So that would dictate what I would implement. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 51091434 United States09/23/2019 07:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Grabbed our bug out bags and set up camp in an out of the way place. We used no electricity, sorted out our individual jobs of who will do what if/when/as needed and it was a great learning experience. We made coffee a couple different ways with different pots/sources. We cooked an assortment of foods and discovered what pans work better for pancakes, which pans worked better for hamburgers, and other items. Not everything tasted great. Burned the first couple of eggs, then after a couple changes with our fire the eggs and other food greatly improved. We also used two different stoves besides the fire pit area. All in all we learned a lot.We took pleanty of notes. It definitely was worth it to get out of our comfy home and practice a little bit. The MRE “test” sure brought back a lot of memories. Quoting: Freckle Face I recommend everyone try to find a way to practice, master their survival skills before you need them. You never know what small item you’ll wish you had remembered to have with you when you can’t easily go grab it. I do it alot too, where did you head out too? Upper Michigan and Ozarks here are my places to go. Some of my gear. Thread: Share your favorite bugout bag and camping equipment! True this! We stayed local woods for this weekends trial. Mountains in NC and WV are our closest getaways, huge acreage in AR for a mid country run if required, and the flat, marshy, sea breezy Florida area if nukes hit north of us. Read a book about survivors of a nuke strike in Florida, damn good book too. Forget the name though. Good areas. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 51091434 United States09/23/2019 07:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Freckle Face We didn’t go to a park We camped in our own woods. One thing that surprised me is how much more water we need to get ahold of, or at least we need a couple different forms of water purification tools. We went through 3 to 4 times more water than we had anticipated. Drinking water, cleaning water, we simply need more water than expected, Yup. Our water was off many years ago for a week. I found out rather quickly that you need MUCH more than the 1 gallon per person per day that they say you need. Did you get more physical water? Or go with a filtration system? Had to buy water...... the system was down. Ive been looking at alternatives ever since that happened. Have not come up with a good solid plan yet. I have a river about 1/2 mile from the house; So that would dictate what I would implement. Dollar Tree 1 gallon spring water and its damn good. |
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| Freckle Face
(OP) User ID: 77689429 United States09/23/2019 07:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Freckle Face We didn’t go to a park We camped in our own woods. One thing that surprised me is how much more water we need to get ahold of, or at least we need a couple different forms of water purification tools. We went through 3 to 4 times more water than we had anticipated. Drinking water, cleaning water, we simply need more water than expected, Yup. Our water was off many years ago for a week. I found out rather quickly that you need MUCH more than the 1 gallon per person per day that they say you need. Did you get more physical water? Or go with a filtration system? Had to buy water...... the system was down. Ive been looking at alternatives ever since that happened. Have not come up with a good solid plan yet. I have a river about 1/2 mile from the house; So that would dictate what I would implement. Even if you get ahold of a couple “water purification straws” and a hanging filtration bag, don’t wait too long. You need the water to sustain life. |
| Achduke7
User ID: 69637911 United States09/23/2019 07:43 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Grabbed our bug out bags and set up camp in an out of the way place. We used no electricity, sorted out our individual jobs of who will do what if/when/as needed and it was a great learning experience. We made coffee a couple different ways with different pots/sources. We cooked an assortment of foods and discovered what pans work better for pancakes, which pans worked better for hamburgers, and other items. Not everything tasted great. Burned the first couple of eggs, then after a couple changes with our fire the eggs and other food greatly improved. We also used two different stoves besides the fire pit area. All in all we learned a lot.We took pleanty of notes. It definitely was worth it to get out of our comfy home and practice a little bit. The MRE “test” sure brought back a lot of memories. Quoting: Freckle Face I recommend everyone try to find a way to practice, master their survival skills before you need them. You never know what small item you’ll wish you had remembered to have with you when you can’t easily go grab it. I do it alot too, where did you head out too? Upper Michigan and Ozarks here are my places to go. Some of my gear. Thread: Share your favorite bugout bag and camping equipment! The upper portion of Michigan's Lower Peninsula is easy to get to but crossing the Mackinac bridge could be troublesome unless you are coming from Wisconsin or Minnesota. Achduke |
| Freckle Face
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| Achduke7
User ID: 69637911 United States09/23/2019 07:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: paramedic Yup. Our water was off many years ago for a week. I found out rather quickly that you need MUCH more than the 1 gallon per person per day that they say you need. Did you get more physical water? Or go with a filtration system? Had to buy water...... the system was down. Ive been looking at alternatives ever since that happened. Have not come up with a good solid plan yet. I have a river about 1/2 mile from the house; So that would dictate what I would implement. Even if you get ahold of a couple “water purification straws” and a hanging filtration bag, don’t wait too long. You need the water to sustain life. Berkey filters $100/pair and quantity 2 five gallon buckets work great. The Upper bucket will need some small wholes drilled in the bottom to let the stem of the filters through. Achduke |
| MKPitBull
User ID: 77436472 United States09/23/2019 07:46 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation |  Good on you!! My suggestion to people is to always have on hand a couple of 5 gal jugs of water to bring with you. Priority!! Also a way of purifying non- potable water., you must also think of a way to retrieve water, a cheap hand siphon pump usually can behad for cheap at harbor freight. Get 2 , one for fuel and one dedicated to water. You learn by practice, I commend you. 5 stars "Be like water my friend”- Bruce Lee |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 51091434 United States09/23/2019 07:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Grabbed our bug out bags and set up camp in an out of the way place. We used no electricity, sorted out our individual jobs of who will do what if/when/as needed and it was a great learning experience. We made coffee a couple different ways with different pots/sources. We cooked an assortment of foods and discovered what pans work better for pancakes, which pans worked better for hamburgers, and other items. Not everything tasted great. Burned the first couple of eggs, then after a couple changes with our fire the eggs and other food greatly improved. We also used two different stoves besides the fire pit area. All in all we learned a lot.We took pleanty of notes. It definitely was worth it to get out of our comfy home and practice a little bit. The MRE “test” sure brought back a lot of memories. Quoting: Freckle Face I recommend everyone try to find a way to practice, master their survival skills before you need them. You never know what small item you’ll wish you had remembered to have with you when you can’t easily go grab it. I do it alot too, where did you head out too? Upper Michigan and Ozarks here are my places to go. Some of my gear. Thread: Share your favorite bugout bag and camping equipment! The upper portion of Michigan's Lower Peninsula is easy to get to but crossing the Mackinac bridge could be troublesome unless you are coming from Wisconsin or Minnesota. From my old post on glp. You have a year to prepare, no excuses now. Bugout here for a week in Sept 2019 [link to www.google.com (secure)] What Makes us so unique, and why are we different than all the other survival camping? Maybe it’s our Community First Attitude!! Ever since we’ve been practicing bushcraft and survival we’ve always said how important community is going to be when Stuff Hit’s The Fan. We need to support one another now, so when times of strife and struggle arrive we know who’ll be on our support team. We’re not looking for a hand out, we’re offering a hand up. That is exactly what a community does when it comes together, lifts everyone up!!! Anyone can come, man or women, young or old. First time just learn to Camp, next year learn to Survive. Great people, great conversations, simply a great time. You can stay the day, the night, a couple days or all week. Think about it now, prepare now. Will bump in 6 months. [link to www.tripadvisor.com (secure)] |
| Freckle Face
(OP) User ID: 77689429 United States09/23/2019 07:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Had to buy water...... the system was down. Ive been looking at alternatives ever since that happened. Have not come up with a good solid plan yet. I have a river about 1/2 mile from the house; So that would dictate what I would implement. Even if you get ahold of a couple “water purification straws” and a hanging filtration bag, don’t wait too long. You need the water to sustain life. Berkey filters $100/pair and quantity 2 five gallon buckets work great. The Upper bucket will need some small wholes drilled in the bottom to let the stem of the filters through. Thank you for this info. Looking them up now. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 51091434 United States09/23/2019 07:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Had to buy water...... the system was down. Ive been looking at alternatives ever since that happened. Have not come up with a good solid plan yet. I have a river about 1/2 mile from the house; So that would dictate what I would implement. Even if you get ahold of a couple “water purification straws” and a hanging filtration bag, don’t wait too long. You need the water to sustain life. Berkey filters $100/pair and quantity 2 five gallon buckets work great. The Upper bucket will need some small wholes drilled in the bottom to let the stem of the filters through. Berkey Backpacker model here, needs one filter. You can throw mud in it and get water lol I will post all I got for water later ok |
| Freckle Face
(OP) User ID: 77689429 United States09/23/2019 07:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Good on you!! My suggestion to people is to always have on hand a couple of 5 gal jugs of water to bring with you. Priority!! Also a way of purifying non- potable water., you must also think of a way to retrieve water, a cheap hand siphon pump usually can behad for cheap at harbor freight. Get 2 , one for fuel and one dedicated to water. You learn by practice, I commend you. 5 stars We do have quite a few 5-gallon jugs of water, but must get the siphoning pump to refill after use. Good idea for us to purchase two. Glad to know harbor freight has them. |
| Freckle Face
(OP) User ID: 77689429 United States09/23/2019 07:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: paramedic Had to buy water...... the system was down. Ive been looking at alternatives ever since that happened. Have not come up with a good solid plan yet. I have a river about 1/2 mile from the house; So that would dictate what I would implement. Even if you get ahold of a couple “water purification straws” and a hanging filtration bag, don’t wait too long. You need the water to sustain life. Berkey filters $100/pair and quantity 2 five gallon buckets work great. The Upper bucket will need some small wholes drilled in the bottom to let the stem of the filters through. Berkey Backpacker model here, needs one filter. You can throw mud in it and get water lol I will post all I got for water later ok Love this!! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 76457063 United States09/23/2019 07:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Grabbed our bug out bags and set up camp in an out of the way place. We used no electricity, sorted out our individual jobs of who will do what if/when/as needed and it was a great learning experience. We made coffee a couple different ways with different pots/sources. We cooked an assortment of foods and discovered what pans work better for pancakes, which pans worked better for hamburgers, and other items. Not everything tasted great. Burned the first couple of eggs, then after a couple changes with our fire the eggs and other food greatly improved. We also used two different stoves besides the fire pit area. All in all we learned a lot.We took pleanty of notes. It definitely was worth it to get out of our comfy home and practice a little bit. The MRE “test” sure brought back a lot of memories. Quoting: Freckle Face I recommend everyone try to find a way to practice, master their survival skills before you need them. You never know what small item you’ll wish you had remembered to have with you when you can’t easily go grab it. So you went camping? Doesn't even sound like you practiced any fieldcraft, just played with fire. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 51091434 United States09/23/2019 07:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is probably the most critical thing you can do, is to actually practice what you would need to do. Quoting: Bud Fox I've run scenarios where I simply pull the switch on the power, put away the phone, and now what? Surprisingly all the things that are missing when you think you are prepared, even in a bug in scenario. Another good one to run for people who plan to "bug out" by vehicle is to actually load you vehicle like you would, time it, and then bug out on a holiday weekend to try to simulate traffic. You end up not being able to take 1/2 the stuff, it takes 3 times as long to load as you think, and it will take 50% longer to get there than you anticipate. You can get a jump start on any situation by role playing each scenarios and walk through what you will need/need to do, but ultimately you do have to practice. Also practice with strangers to really test your abilities lol |
| MissCleo
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 76457063 United States09/23/2019 07:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: paramedic Had to buy water...... the system was down. Ive been looking at alternatives ever since that happened. Have not come up with a good solid plan yet. I have a river about 1/2 mile from the house; So that would dictate what I would implement. Even if you get ahold of a couple “water purification straws” and a hanging filtration bag, don’t wait too long. You need the water to sustain life. Berkey filters $100/pair and quantity 2 five gallon buckets work great. The Upper bucket will need some small wholes drilled in the bottom to let the stem of the filters through. Berkey Backpacker model here, needs one filter. You can throw mud in it and get water lol I will post all I got for water later ok Or you could just use ash from your fire and sand. Has worked for thousands of years. Those filters gonna run out/gum up quick. |
| Freckle Face
(OP) User ID: 77689429 United States09/23/2019 08:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Grabbed our bug out bags and set up camp in an out of the way place. We used no electricity, sorted out our individual jobs of who will do what if/when/as needed and it was a great learning experience. We made coffee a couple different ways with different pots/sources. We cooked an assortment of foods and discovered what pans work better for pancakes, which pans worked better for hamburgers, and other items. Not everything tasted great. Burned the first couple of eggs, then after a couple changes with our fire the eggs and other food greatly improved. We also used two different stoves besides the fire pit area. All in all we learned a lot.We took pleanty of notes. It definitely was worth it to get out of our comfy home and practice a little bit. The MRE “test” sure brought back a lot of memories. Quoting: Freckle Face I recommend everyone try to find a way to practice, master their survival skills before you need them. You never know what small item you’ll wish you had remembered to have with you when you can’t easily go grab it. So you went camping? Doesn't even sound like you practiced any fieldcraft, just played with fire. I wish I could tell you how many mags I loaded this weekend. We did not sit and play house, that’s for sure. We practiced a SHTF scenario, found our strengths in some areas and learned we’re not as ready in some other areas as previously thought. We’re better off than we were a year ago, always willing to learn more, master new crafts. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 51091434 United States09/23/2019 08:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Freckle Face Even if you get ahold of a couple “water purification straws” and a hanging filtration bag, don’t wait too long. You need the water to sustain life. Berkey filters $100/pair and quantity 2 five gallon buckets work great. The Upper bucket will need some small wholes drilled in the bottom to let the stem of the filters through. Berkey Backpacker model here, needs one filter. You can throw mud in it and get water lol I will post all I got for water later ok Or you could just use ash from your fire and sand. Has worked for thousands of years. Those filters gonna run out/gum up quick. Poncho hung up on all 4 corners and bucket under head opening. Collapsible 5 gallon container filled. Also boiling water. |
| Freckle Face
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| Freckle Face
(OP) User ID: 77689429 United States09/23/2019 08:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Freckle Face Even if you get ahold of a couple “water purification straws” and a hanging filtration bag, don’t wait too long. You need the water to sustain life. Berkey filters $100/pair and quantity 2 five gallon buckets work great. The Upper bucket will need some small wholes drilled in the bottom to let the stem of the filters through. Berkey Backpacker model here, needs one filter. You can throw mud in it and get water lol I will post all I got for water later ok Or you could just use ash from your fire and sand. Has worked for thousands of years. Those filters gonna run out/gum up quick. I will research this technique. Thank you very much for sharing this. |
