Yes and it works. I had to use in a pinch. In my real young days, as a starving college student. It was like 15¢ for a little bag back then.
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During the World Wars... if the Jeep got blow-outs or tears in the tires, they'd stuff newspaper into the tires as a temporary remedy to not holding any air, to allow them to at least limp the vehicle away.
If it is a radiator leak you can visually identify, JB Weld works fantastic at plugging it up from the outside. (Car needs to not be running when applying, and let it cure and harden, obviously)
If you use self-adhesive Camo Wraps on your firearm... if you are ever caught in the rain.. or.. your hike made you sweat a lot and you handled your weapon a lot (Like in the beginning, I would go out without using a sling , my rationale being, since I was alone, I wanted that rifle to *always* be in my hands at all times)
As soon as you get back to your vehicle, or as soon as you get home.. BE SURE... to remove that self-adhering Camp-Wrap!!! Otherwise it will be holding all that moisture right up against the metal and cause RUST to form on your gun!
Thankfully, after surviving a total freaking Monsoon downpour this one night... once I had recovered a bit, I thought it would be wise to clean that gun since it'd been out in the rain. It was probably only like 2 more days until I bothered to un-wrap the gun and I was shocked to see that rust could form soo quickly!
As soon as you get back to your vehicle, or as soon as you get home.. BE SURE... to remove that self-adhering Camp-Wrap!!! Otherwise it will be holding all that moisture right up against the metal and cause RUST to form on your gun!
Thankfully, after surviving a total freaking Monsoon downpour this one night... once I had recovered a bit, I thought it would be wise to clean that gun since it'd been out in the rain. It was probably only like 2 more days until I bothered to un-wrap the gun and I was shocked to see that rust could form soo quickly!
ALWAYS carry a pain-med GREATER THAN just Advil or Tylenol !!!
(Yes... this happened while out hunting, trying to go back to a spot I'd seen Bear sign, the day after Christmas, 2015)
IF your Dr is sketchy about giving you an Rx for one of the popular Opiods... then say "Well how about Tylenol #3's then? However many you are Ok with giving me." (these are the ones with Codeine in them, which ironically, Codeine IS an opiate, but since it says "Tylenol" out in front of it, there is less stigma associated to it. Typically they'll be fine with writing you an Rx for like 10 or 15, just explain to them that it's for when you go out Backpack Hunting, and that when you do so you are miles away from any kind of help, and that if you break something, you're going to have to drag your own aorry behind back outta there! And how the weight of a packout is murderous [pun not intended, but I'll take it!])
ALSO - for your normal over-the-counter meds... for your pack... opt for Tablet form... do NOT take Soft-Gels! They will melt in the heat! If you have a med which is capsule form, they seem to do ok if you put them in a Rx pill bottle sandwiched between cotton balls.
For Rx meds that are not in their own packaging... be SURE to put them in Rx bottles sandwiched between cotton balls! You don't want them shaking and smacking into each other potentially fragmenting the tablets!
(Yes... this happened while out hunting, trying to go back to a spot I'd seen Bear sign, the day after Christmas, 2015)
IF your Dr is sketchy about giving you an Rx for one of the popular Opiods... then say "Well how about Tylenol #3's then? However many you are Ok with giving me." (these are the ones with Codeine in them, which ironically, Codeine IS an opiate, but since it says "Tylenol" out in front of it, there is less stigma associated to it. Typically they'll be fine with writing you an Rx for like 10 or 15, just explain to them that it's for when you go out Backpack Hunting, and that when you do so you are miles away from any kind of help, and that if you break something, you're going to have to drag your own aorry behind back outta there! And how the weight of a packout is murderous [pun not intended, but I'll take it!]) ALSO - for your normal over-the-counter meds... for your pack... opt for Tablet form... do NOT take Soft-Gels! They will melt in the heat! If you have a med which is capsule form, they seem to do ok if you put them in a Rx pill bottle sandwiched between cotton balls.
For Rx meds that are not in their own packaging... be SURE to put them in Rx bottles sandwiched between cotton balls! You don't want them shaking and smacking into each other potentially fragmenting the tablets!
SOLO SAFETY TIP : Whenever you are going to go to an area that you have never been to before, do a screenshot of the Google Maps Sattelite View... then.. using a handy picture annotating app like the editor that comes with Snagit (from TechSmith) (no I do not work for that company, just a very useful program from them I use often for work). Indicate on the screenshot where you intend to enter from... and the path you will take... and the general area you intend to venture to as the endpoint.
Then... have an appointed person such as a spouse or close friend that you will email that pic to. And in that email be sure to indicate how long you *plan* to be out there. Some of the Personal Locator Beacons can be iffy. They tell you to get to an area with a clear view to the sky. Well... if you're all busted up... ya just might not be able to drag yourself enough to do that depending on where you are.
So... if Mama knows about when you'd normally be sending that TXT of "I'm back down out of the Mountains now." after dark comes... and she doesn't hear peep from you... she now has something in her inbox readily transmittable to Search and Rescue personnel.
And... since you took the time to show more-or-less the path you intended to travel upon. They'll be able to find you. The flip-side of that is... when you get out there... if you happen to see an area...and you think it looks interesting... but it's a little more than a bit off the path you indicated... DO NOT do it!... save it for the next trip out there.
Then... have an appointed person such as a spouse or close friend that you will email that pic to. And in that email be sure to indicate how long you *plan* to be out there. Some of the Personal Locator Beacons can be iffy. They tell you to get to an area with a clear view to the sky. Well... if you're all busted up... ya just might not be able to drag yourself enough to do that depending on where you are.
So... if Mama knows about when you'd normally be sending that TXT of "I'm back down out of the Mountains now." after dark comes... and she doesn't hear peep from you... she now has something in her inbox readily transmittable to Search and Rescue personnel.
And... since you took the time to show more-or-less the path you intended to travel upon. They'll be able to find you. The flip-side of that is... when you get out there... if you happen to see an area...and you think it looks interesting... but it's a little more than a bit off the path you indicated... DO NOT do it!... save it for the next trip out there.
BEAR SPRAY - SAFETY TIP : After you purchase a new can... when you test-fire it at the beginning of your next outing , which you should most definitely do, make sure after you have executed the test-fire... that you QUICKLY vacate the area at which you performed the test-fire!!
I did a test-fire... there was basically no wind or breeze... it was impressive to watch! I had just finished "nature's call" so after the test fire I then set about to picking back up my wipees and TP off the ground and putting them back into the ziploc, yada-yada. Well... since I did not immediately evacuate that general area... as I rose to standing, that's when I felt the first droplet touch upon my right eye... then the back of my knee... then the inside of my elbow, and the back of my hand. Probably a half second after that first microscopic droplet touched my eye... my brain knew what was up! I sprinted back to the truck nearby and yanked out a Gallon water bottle and begin to rinse my eye profusely. As I was doing that the intense burn was starting to swell from the places it had touched my skin! Rinsed all those placed with wetted-up MicroFiber Cloth... was still burning... so decided to grab for the scent-control wipees hoping maybe whatever breaks down the odors might help. Didn't seem to. This stuff burns BAD... Real Bad.
It was a very hot summer day, it was like 6:30am and it was already 85 F and climbing. The throb of the burn on my skin was what I'll call "tolerable" while I was hiking. But the pain was something comparable to a 2nd degree SunBurn. Whenever I would stop to take a drink of water.. the throbbing, pulsing sensation of the burn would start to grow in intensity! I had to keep my liner gloves on because the skin on the back of my hand could not stand the sun falling directly upon it.
The feeling/burn/throb lasted until sometime after 1pm. I cannot imagine the Hell-on-Earth it would be to take a shot of this stuff to the face!
I did a test-fire... there was basically no wind or breeze... it was impressive to watch! I had just finished "nature's call" so after the test fire I then set about to picking back up my wipees and TP off the ground and putting them back into the ziploc, yada-yada. Well... since I did not immediately evacuate that general area... as I rose to standing, that's when I felt the first droplet touch upon my right eye... then the back of my knee... then the inside of my elbow, and the back of my hand. Probably a half second after that first microscopic droplet touched my eye... my brain knew what was up! I sprinted back to the truck nearby and yanked out a Gallon water bottle and begin to rinse my eye profusely. As I was doing that the intense burn was starting to swell from the places it had touched my skin! Rinsed all those placed with wetted-up MicroFiber Cloth... was still burning... so decided to grab for the scent-control wipees hoping maybe whatever breaks down the odors might help. Didn't seem to. This stuff burns BAD... Real Bad.
It was a very hot summer day, it was like 6:30am and it was already 85 F and climbing. The throb of the burn on my skin was what I'll call "tolerable" while I was hiking. But the pain was something comparable to a 2nd degree SunBurn. Whenever I would stop to take a drink of water.. the throbbing, pulsing sensation of the burn would start to grow in intensity! I had to keep my liner gloves on because the skin on the back of my hand could not stand the sun falling directly upon it.
The feeling/burn/throb lasted until sometime after 1pm. I cannot imagine the Hell-on-Earth it would be to take a shot of this stuff to the face!
Let's not forget if solo
SOS beacon device.
Because one never knows.
SOS beacon device.
Because one never knows.
My bear spray is Ruger .44 mag. More effective! I heard a story from a hunters safety course instructor... Boy Scout leader sprayed a threatening black bear. It licked its chops and ripped him up pretty bad. The guy guy lived, but barely.
I keep tampons in my first aid kit. Was hunting in D-14 once, and a target shooter sent one wizzing right over my head. We chewed his ass for it, but what if I got hit? I thought of a tampon because the applicator is just about the right size, and it’s made for plugging bloody holes.
LOL yes it's proven to work.
30 years ago wearing red orange hat a guy thought I was a deer.
I was young and wirely. I spotted him pointing his rifle at me.
No thought pure instinct.
Dropped on my belly
Felt bullet wis by my head.lol
Lucky to be here.
I should of done a citizen arrest
But I was young.
That could open up to another topic, which is my curiosity... was it really an accident? I wouldn’t like to believe fellow hunters would do such a thing on purpose, but I have witnessed quite a few guys being very territorial over an area. They don’t want to share with others.
A friend of mine, although I’m not sure of his credibility, claimed to be held at gun point by a group of hunters because they didn’t want him in “their” area. I wasn’t there, so I can’t claim truth or not. He has been known to tell some good fish stories.
Have carried a floor jack in any vehicle I drive for years. They ALWAYS work. And 'cheaters' are mandatory. Idiots at tire stores rarely care if you can get the wheel off. But when you are 4,000 feet up on a dirt road....
My thoughts is this.
If it's public land every one has a right to access it.
But ya very rude and inconsiderate. If they do.
Pulling a weapon on someone
Is against the law. Seriously.
Just move and don't look for
Trouble.
nice poster for the newbies or experienced alike.
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