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Post by drdickmudslime on Jan 1, 2016 2:45:17 GMT
During the Summer months I would be up for hosting a "Camping Trial Run" on one of the Islands in the Canadian Great Lakes. Rent a few canoes and see how much gear each of us could realistically carry with us, learn the joys of paddling for hours, setting up camp with limited materials, and test any equipment that might help us (water distillation, electricity generation, portable solar panels, ect.)
This would also be a beer summit/discussion for future events
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2016 3:01:26 GMT
I'd love to join in on the fun but it's a little too far away. perhaps us bongs can organise something.
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Post by polson on Jan 1, 2016 3:03:06 GMT
Canada and the UK is a little far. Anyone else around the east coast?
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Post by britbong on Jan 2, 2016 6:55:28 GMT
That sound like a good idea to get things happening. Although I think we would need to do one on each side of the pond.
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Post by aussie1 on Jan 2, 2016 7:01:52 GMT
Why don't we all convene somewhere the climate is likely to be similar to our likely island(s), like, I dunno, Hawaii? We could also take a boat to one of the less inhabited islands to see how everyone's sea legs go. It also makes the season largely irrelevant.
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Post by moonman on Jan 2, 2016 12:22:03 GMT
Yeah, i can't up and leave to america right now, i need to save up money :/, willing to attend the brit one though
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Post by drdickmudslime on Jan 3, 2016 2:29:25 GMT
Why don't we all convene somewhere the climate is likely to be similar to our likely island(s), like, I dunno, Hawaii? We could also take a boat to one of the less inhabited islands to see how everyone's sea legs go. It also makes the season largely irrelevant. For me, it's much cheaper for my to drive down to one of the Great Lakes then fly to Hawaii And I'm assuming it easier and cheaper to have a few people drive to the lakes for a trial run I'm not against the idea of doing a proper trial run in a tropical zone. I just think it's a bit early to commit to flying somewhere just to do a camping adventure |
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Post by prosciutto on Jan 3, 2016 3:12:24 GMT
Why don't we all convene somewhere the climate is likely to be similar to our likely island(s), like, I dunno, Hawaii? We could also take a boat to one of the less inhabited islands to see how everyone's sea legs go. It also makes the season largely irrelevant. For me, it's much cheaper for my to drive down to one of the Great Lakes then fly to Hawaii And I'm assuming it easier and cheaper to have a few people drive to the lakes for a trial run I'm not against the idea of doing a proper trial run in a tropical zone. I just think it's a bit early to commit to flying somewhere just to do a camping adventure Belive me, camping in a tropical country is totally different. 35ºC with 100% humidity is even worse than it sounds. You wont be able to sleep after the sun rises as your tent will turn into a furnace. Also, food under this conditons spoils really, really fast. |
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Post by polack on Jan 3, 2016 3:18:39 GMT
For me, it's much cheaper for my to drive down to one of the Great Lakes then fly to Hawaii And I'm assuming it easier and cheaper to have a few people drive to the lakes for a trial run I'm not against the idea of doing a proper trial run in a tropical zone. I just think it's a bit early to commit to flying somewhere just to do a camping adventure Belive me, camping in a tropical country is totally different. 35ºC with 100% humidity is even worse than it sounds. You wont be able to sleep after the sun rises as your tent will turn into a furnace. Also, food under this conditons spoils really, really fast. >Belive me, camping in a tropical country is totally different. 35ºC with 100% humidity is even worse than it sounds I was in Brazil for four months in their summer. its fucking hot even at night your going to be sweating like you wouldn't believe. I had a fridge so I wouldn't know how fast things rot in the heat |
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Post by drdickmudslime on Jan 3, 2016 3:28:05 GMT
For me, it's much cheaper for my to drive down to one of the Great Lakes then fly to Hawaii And I'm assuming it easier and cheaper to have a few people drive to the lakes for a trial run I'm not against the idea of doing a proper trial run in a tropical zone. I just think it's a bit early to commit to flying somewhere just to do a camping adventure Belive me, camping in a tropical country is totally different. 35ºC with 100% humidity is even worse than it sounds. You wont be able to sleep after the sun rises as your tent will turn into a furnace. Also, food under this conditons spoils really, really fast. >the shit that is living in the tropics I grew up living in Oz and Nigeria so I know how shit the 100% humidity is. This is why I'd like to do some initial trial runs in North America during the North American Summer, for North Americans. You get a true blue experience doing it in Hawaii or Caribbean, but I'd like to get some pre-tropical camping experience with some fellow North Americans in a more familiar environment. That way, at least we know we have people that can work together, make camp properly, cook & store food, and produce fresh drinking water properly without being trapped in Hawaii for 1-2 weeks or however long |
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Post by aussie1 on Jan 4, 2016 0:30:49 GMT
Belive me, camping in a tropical country is totally different. 35ºC with 100% humidity is even worse than it sounds. You wont be able to sleep after the sun rises as your tent will turn into a furnace. Also, food under this conditons spoils really, really fast. >the shit that is living in the tropics I grew up living in Oz and Nigeria so I know how shit the 100% humidity is. This is why I'd like to do some initial trial runs in North America during the North American Summer, for North Americans. You get a true blue experience doing it in Hawaii or Caribbean, but I'd like to get some pre-tropical camping experience with some fellow North Americans in a more familiar environment. That way, at least we know we have people that can work together, make camp properly, cook & store food, and produce fresh drinking water properly without being trapped in Hawaii for 1-2 weeks or however long Fair enough - I'll just have to meet you guys when we do it for real. I generally get along well with everyone, but worst case scenario you guys don't like me I can always steam my boat back to Aus  |
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Post by britbong on Jan 4, 2016 0:49:46 GMT
It's impossible not to get along with an aussie
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