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Offline Tbob

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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #30 on: December 10, 2014, 10:44:26 PM »
Small pack of wet wipes are the best thing ever! I laughed at my brother the first time I saw him with them, now I never leave the car without them!

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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #31 on: December 12, 2014, 08:37:57 AM »
A trick that I do when I am going back in for a few days is to dehydrate the wipes before I go in and then re-hydrate them when I get next to some water.  That way my pack is a bit lighter going in. 


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Small pack of wet wipes are the best thing ever! I laughed at my brother the first time I saw him with them, now I never leave the car without them!
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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #32 on: December 12, 2014, 08:39:49 AM »
I will have to give this a try.
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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #33 on: December 17, 2014, 12:23:44 PM »
Becareful,  that the water source you put your meat in to cool is fast enough moving water that leaches won't be a problem...  Got lucky and checked meat within a half hour of trying to cool it down in pillow cases and founds hundreds of leaches trying to attach themselves..  Faster water in a different creek solved that problem..
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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #34 on: December 17, 2014, 12:35:15 PM »
don't play off symptoms just because you had oysters night before on the campfire...

next day emergency appendectomy after 35 mile trip from camp to hospital :yike: (good thing not back country)

this was my lesson from 2010...
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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #35 on: December 17, 2014, 12:52:36 PM »
Put them in a Quart size Ziploc and just leave the top open for a few days in the house prior to leaving. 

I will have to give this a try.

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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #36 on: December 17, 2014, 04:25:04 PM »
Bring A little thing of goldbond

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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #37 on: January 13, 2015, 01:00:45 PM »
Bring something other than just MRE's. It's tough to explain why you just got caught munching on your buddies candy stash at 2 AM. 

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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #38 on: January 13, 2015, 01:04:30 PM »
Small pack of wet wipes are the best thing ever! I laughed at my brother the first time I saw him with them, now I never leave the car without them!
Something so basic and worth it.

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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #39 on: January 13, 2015, 02:21:49 PM »
Something so basic and worth it.

A celebratory can of beer for me.

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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #40 on: January 14, 2015, 10:25:25 AM »
Bring A little thing of goldbond

 :yeah: Also I found this year that hitting some problem areas with Bag Balm in the morning is a great preventative maintenance plan for chaffing.  Sounds funny but chaffing bad can sure take your mind off of a hunt in a hurry.
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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #41 on: January 14, 2015, 11:10:41 AM »
Bring A little thing of goldbond

 :yeah: Also I found this year that hitting some problem areas with Bag Balm in the morning is a great preventative maintenance plan for chaffing.  Sounds funny but chaffing bad can sure take your mind off of a hunt in a hurry.

 :yeah: And can lead to infection real quick.  It pays to take care of your body.

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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #42 on: January 14, 2015, 11:43:44 AM »
Bring A little thing of goldbond

 :yeah: Also I found this year that hitting some problem areas with Bag Balm in the morning is a great preventative maintenance plan for chaffing.  Sounds funny but chaffing bad can sure take your mind off of a hunt in a hurry.

 :yeah:
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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #43 on: January 14, 2015, 11:25:12 PM »
How about keeping you keys for your rig someplace very very safe. Getting back to the truck thinking your going home but your not can be a real bummer. Never loose your keys in the field!!!

I never take my keys hunting or fishing with me ever for that reason

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Re: Lessons Learned 2014
« Reply #44 on: January 16, 2015, 09:22:56 AM »
Wire a key under every vehicle. 

How about keeping you keys for your rig someplace very very safe. Getting back to the truck thinking your going home but your not can be a real bummer. Never loose your keys in the field!!!

I never take my keys hunting or fishing with me ever for that reason

 


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