We caught our limit in about an hour and a half today...
Previous Message Previous Message Previous Message to be clear, thats how i would draw it up 99 times out of 100. every once in awhile i like to do something that pushes the comfort level a bit into a new experience, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity for it. Previous Message In Lake Tahoe. It’s like a legit log cabin where you need to build a fire each night to stay warm. But it’s got beds, so we’re sleeping in those. No TV. Just some tunes, booze and fishing for trout. And grilling a lot. Previous Message im partial to the hammock idea because its easier to pack and carry. per the ish, i see your escaping to the outdoors this weekend as well. enjoy! Previous Message Cause I can never quite get comfortable with the idea of bugs, rodents, reptiles and god knows whatever else having easy access to you lying flat on the ground. Previous Message i was planning on going hiking this weekend but my partner in this endeavor has become a late scratch. this actually sort of excites me, because the original plan was to "play it safe" and stay in a hotel and leave at "daybreak" (and get back on the road by dusk). i've been there and i've done that. without her in the mix though, im now contemplating a bit bolder of a mission... and one that would involve me sleeping outside in the elements for what is believed to be the first time since a backyard slumber party in the fourth grade. i popped into an REI yesterday to do a bit of scouting... i found that they have some tents and some hammocks. ive seen enough to know that both could be viable options for sleeping. but there may be benefits for one over the other- for example, sleeping on the ground would probably require additional padding; sleeping in a hammock would probably require some kind of covering. ideally id be packing as light as possible. i was just hoping to hike one day... cover a lot of terrain... sleep... hike back the following day. anyone done something like this before? also, the area im targeting isnt super risky, but there are black bears and bucks and other animals that under the wrong circumstances i suppose could pose a threat. any recommended precautions? author's note: i fancy myself as an outdoorsman due to my enthusiasm for nature and wilderness, but from an experience standpoint im still mostly an amateur.
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has anyone ever slept outside? - arthurkirkland August 6, 2020, 11:04 pm
- yes, once woke up to a huge black rat snake close by in TN:) Bears are the only thing that really - Mismysteri August 9, 2020, 9:15 am
- will you be naked and afraid? - djtexillini August 8, 2020, 1:01 pm
- A few times back during my Boy Scout days. - Lex August 7, 2020, 8:30 am
- are you going by yourself on your first time? - Roustabout August 7, 2020, 6:06 am
- Duplicate * - haighter August 6, 2020, 11:31 pm
- I’ve done both. I prefer sleeping 1) indoors if possible 2) in a hammock 3) on the ground... - haighter August 6, 2020, 11:30 pm
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