Distant Eye
Super Woman
I've never met someone like this.
I told her in all honesty, "Your as crazy as I am. I love you!" :)
Seriously though, as the the temperature steadily dropped to 25 F, the fire had to be maintained. We opened the stone fire ring towards ourselves to radiate heat a bit lower. Sparks and embers kept us on constant alert.
Roughly every fifty minutes or less we had to refeed the fire...
In the bottom of my pack I had a plastic garbage bag I cut open to keep us from the dampness of the ground. I broke open my first aid kit and found an emergency blanket.
I have quite a bit to say about that, but let me tell you, if you're staking your life on a $3.99 piece of aluminized mylar...I hope you have your affairs in order.
granted we went in with more than the average day hiker. But there were a number of things that would have added virtually unnoticeable weight and would have made this a backyard experience.
We entered this willingly, without a doubt. But, our way out was potentially more dangerous than staying due to the terrain and hypothermia. if we had gotten wet, I don't want to think what the night would have been like.
We were fatigued from lack of sleep and the body aches were primarily from the shiver response. I'm still surprised that I'm still sore.
We've relished the feeling of toughing out a potential threat scenario. This was merely training and a hard lesson. Would we do it again? With a bit more finesse yes.
Preferably with sleeping bags and a tent and Dear Lord some coffee :)
I've always been taught that the key to survival in any situation is what's between your ears. It's not just knowledge, it's some key characteristics that guide your steps.
Super Woman
I've never met someone like this.
I told her in all honesty, "Your as crazy as I am. I love you!" :)
Seriously though, as the the temperature steadily dropped to 25 F, the fire had to be maintained. We opened the stone fire ring towards ourselves to radiate heat a bit lower. Sparks and embers kept us on constant alert.
Roughly every fifty minutes or less we had to refeed the fire...
In the bottom of my pack I had a plastic garbage bag I cut open to keep us from the dampness of the ground. I broke open my first aid kit and found an emergency blanket.
I have quite a bit to say about that, but let me tell you, if you're staking your life on a $3.99 piece of aluminized mylar...I hope you have your affairs in order.
granted we went in with more than the average day hiker. But there were a number of things that would have added virtually unnoticeable weight and would have made this a backyard experience.
We entered this willingly, without a doubt. But, our way out was potentially more dangerous than staying due to the terrain and hypothermia. if we had gotten wet, I don't want to think what the night would have been like.
We were fatigued from lack of sleep and the body aches were primarily from the shiver response. I'm still surprised that I'm still sore.
We've relished the feeling of toughing out a potential threat scenario. This was merely training and a hard lesson. Would we do it again? With a bit more finesse yes.
Preferably with sleeping bags and a tent and Dear Lord some coffee :)
I've always been taught that the key to survival in any situation is what's between your ears. It's not just knowledge, it's some key characteristics that guide your steps.