how Ingenius are you? test one...

Autocycler · #11 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 11:32 AM

The sleeping bags I've seen are too cumbersome...I really like the idea of making a mattress from trash bags and leaves. Anything beats sleeping on the ground like I usually do.

Bank cards are as useful as a swiss army knife these days. IT may not be the brightest move, but I prefer to leave my cell phone at home so I can really get away. Plus, they generally don't get much reception on my out of the way trips.

Great blog Deacon. I just read the entire week's posts. Are you sure you aren't really experiencing the posts in your blog?

deacon · #12 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 11:41 AM

only vicariously

deacon · #13 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 12:19 PM

In today's blog I described a portable cook stove that will heat with a minimum of fuel. It will burn anything as well. Now I'm sure no one wants to know, but I'll tell you the origin anyway. When I was in what is now middle school we had a one week field trip. During the one week we had to cook one meal outdoors. The school cafeteria saved us all their one gallon green bean (ect) cans.

Every kid got a can. We made to cuts in the opened end. When we pushed the flap in we had a little place to add fuel. The we used a beer opener to make three smoke holes at the backside top end of the can. It made a daddy little stove. I remember cooking a hamburger on it using only twigs as fuel.

See everything comes in handy sometime or another.

Autocycler · #14 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 03:06 PM

Deacon, you are the man. If civilization collapses, you will never be at a loss for food or shelter that is for sure.

deacon · #15 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 05:17 PM

Not as long a they take plastic lol...

bravofire84 · #16 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 05:40 PM

would pack spare parts kits med kit food gun n ammo tent air mattress fishing tools emer. radio. 1gl. of fuel just incase

deacon · #17 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 05:56 PM

so you are planning to tie the bike on the back of a humvee lol... Just kidding

**nogoodnic** · #18 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 10:03 PM

For food you could get some MREs and forgo the need of a cook stove. the modern MREs are self cooking, compact, come in a variety of meals and don't tast half bad either...Kelly

deacon · #19 (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 05:14 AM

you know I never thought of those. That is an excellent suggestion. How does one go about finding them. I had heard from the first gulfwar that with enough texas pete (made a few miles from me) that they weren't half bad. I'll have to google a source and try some just to see for myself how they taste.

thanks.

**CRUISER** · #20 (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 05:22 AM

they are actually really good. i tried a few last year. i got mine from a freind in the air national guard