Whether it is freezer bag cooking or bivouacking or using a new mix of wet weather clothing, one thing to remember about anything you try for the first time when "roksliding" is to try it at home first. Definitely get into FDC, it is fun, saves money, and lightens your load.
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FBC is about rehydrating freeze dried or dehydrated meals in a freezer bag, not unfreezing meals. The main reason people do FBC is to save the water weight, which you don't do if you take a frozen meal with you.
If you did take a frozen meal that did not require rehydrating then your best bet...
I am looking into getting something for backcountry communications, emergency and non-emergency. So, I was wondering what everyone uses and what you like about it. Things like personal locator beacons, satellite phones, SPOT, that sort of thing.
I am doing some research on modern day poncho liners, like the woobie and doobie. Does anyone in or around Annapolis or Maryland have one that I could see and take some pictures of?
If you want to avoid any possible hassle, let them carry their won rifle. You have to convince the game warden that you are not hunting if you have a rifle/bow/weapon. Your wife or kid would probably prefer to carry their own rifle to be ready for a shot. So, carry ten pounds of their gear and...
I have used a few styles of the Ganz products and did not have any problem with my feet sweating any more than they normally do. The best thing about these socks is that you can use them like any other pair of socks. Take them off at the end of the day and wipe any sweat off of your feet while...
The waterproof socks I was talking about are not GoreTex socks. You will run into the same issue I fear that happens with the BT booty in BT boots. I was talking about socks like Sealskinz or those from Ganz, which I have used in the field. Here are some websites to check out, and no I do not...
Wind will suck your heat off of your body and out of your layering system due to convective heat loss. So, you want to put something that blocks the wind, and moisture, over your insulating layers. My preference for an outer layer is something that does not insulate but does block the wind and...
Yes. I just talked to them about it and they said to keep the carcass tag with the piece that is meat, not antlers, and that has the actual proof of sex.
Some observations based on experience...
1. You can't add space to a small pack if you need it, but you can compress down a larger pack if you don't need it. You don't know what you will face on any given day and some extra space might prove useful in an unexpected situation/scenario.
2. The...
Number 4 reads like if you have to cut the animal into two or more pieces that you will need a buddy to help transport it so that all portions can be transported together. So, I called CO and they said that "transported together" refers to when you are leaving the unit, not when you are coming...
This is not a joke, but look into one of the brands of waterproof socks. They keep the external moisture inside of your boot off of your feet, even when the Goretex eventually fails due to use. You can also use them in non-GT boots and save some money and weight.
check these out...
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.494.2051&rep=rep1&type=pdf
http://www.uvm.edu/rsenr/wfb175/gray_chapter2.pdf