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LongShadow
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Big pack hiker who sleeps with bears in tent and falls on slippery logs

Langley, BC
Canada
7647 Posts
 Posted - 03/20/2003 :  01:19 AM  Show Profile  Reply to this posting
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pathtoadventure/handbook/

36 Crucial Skills, Nifty Tips, and Shameless Shortcuts


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The Hiker
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Fleece thong wearin, Buntzen Lurkin, mystic poet mountain man and international spokesman of the friends of the white squirrel society

Port Moody, B.C.
Canada
5877 Posts
 Posted - 03/20/2003 :  01:58 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I could use tips on how to crash softer
but I gotta tell ya the solar still idea will get you killed if you think it will work.They say last resort for good reason !!!

No trail is long with good company.

Nomad
Senior Member

camera hauling, deli packing, stove exploder who bushwhacks ridges to false summits

South West corner of, BC
Canada
1557 Posts
 Posted - 03/20/2003 :  2:21 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
To help start fires: collect pitch drops off of trees when hiking. Pitch dust and blobs are easy to start and burn like crazy.
Pinecones make excellent kindling as well. High in pitch and surface area.

The road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began...
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