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Getting out of dodge this weekend with a group from my church, 3 days on the Payette River. My only specific instruction was "Bring lots of firewood..." Ya, OK. It'll be nice to get out of town though... Perseid meteor shower is next week so hopefully I'll get some more meteorite action this week. Bringin' the Eagle Claw pack rod. Campsite is right on some hot springs, that'll be nice too. I haven't car camped in a very long time so this should be interesting....
 
No prob. splitting firewood, cos I know you carry a 5 :D
Have fun.

Hide the liquors from them church folk.
 
PR, I hope you have a blast. I car camp more than any other form nowadays, but still "smoothing it". Whatever gets us outdoors though, right? Hopefully you make it to the Great NW Mischief and share some good "sheeple" experiences.

BTW, being referred to as "sheeple" for some of us "church folk" is actually a compliment. As long as we have a good shepherd.;):thumbup:
 
When car camping with a group, I throw a chainsaw in the truck, sneek off, and get a truckload of wood. That way, I can spend more time with the group. To me, such camping is more about socialising than woodscraft
 
First off....... YOU GO TO CHURCH?!! How many times you been struck by lightening walking out of the place?... lol.

Second, I fully agree with pvicenzi.... or atleast the mindset... if you are going car camping, enjoy car camping. Don't make it into something its not. Show the folks some bushcrafty stuff, but more importantly, enjoy yourself and your company.

Rick
 
Then again, if the people at his church are like the people in mine the "Casper Milquetoast sheeple" may end up showing hiom a few things in the woods.

Just because someone looks like they'd be lost if they were out of suburbia for more than 15 minutes doesn't mean they are.
 
Are you sure they are sheeple?I'm a pastor and my folks know I'm a gun loving, redneck, knife nut.:)
 
I refer to anti-gun and anti-knife and anti-prepared people as sheeple ALL of the time-EXCEPT to their face.I tend to be prepared for any situation but don't let people know untill they need to know.I would'nt think a bowie knife or a folding knife would be out of place on a campsite then again I see people at work everyday with fixed blade cloth knives or folding knives.
 
bcornelis said:
I am a church going man myself. The vast majority of men in my church fish, hunt camp and do other sports such as Mountain biking. Some even carry a knife on their belts at church services. I would not stereotype church going folks as sheeple.

Most sheeple are liberals, home bound and have very few moral principals or values.
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Church people...... hmmmmmfffff.

They are a bunch of wimps. :D

Here I am just outside of Blythe, but I must confess, we missed church that week.

For the record, I do cry if Amazing Grace is played on the bag pipes, so you can call me a wimp if you want.
 
TrojanDonkey said:
I refer to anti-gun and anti-knife and anti-prepared people as sheeple ALL of the time-EXCEPT to their face.
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Profile in courage.


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Most sheeple are liberals
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Usually fat, divorced women at the office. They are so unhappy with their fat, miserable lives that they only pleasure they get is making everyone miserable too.

Doesn't sound like church people to me. Just the opposite.
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Bitterness wrapped up in resentment. Sounds like the so called "sheeple" and their haters are two sides of the same coin. Whatever it takes to make Jesus happy, I guess.
 
cj65 said:
For the record, I do cry if Amazing Grace is played on the bag pipes, so you can call me a wimp if you want.
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That's the ONLY proper way to play Amazing Grace, my friend.

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty is good with pipes as well.
 
I have to add that I'm also a sucker for Scotland the Brave played on the pipes. My grandfather played the pipes till the day he passed on.
 
kyhunt said:
Are you sure they are sheeple?I'm a pastor and my folks know I'm a gun loving, redneck, knife nut.:)
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Amen! Our church is very down-to-Earth. Even though there are many that hunt and fish, I haven't found too many that backpack or enjoy the more "primative" side of camping.

Enjoy the fellowship PR; teach a few skills and catch a few fish:thumbup:

ROCK6
 
cj65 said:

For the record, I do cry if Amazing Grace is played on the bag pipes, so you can call me a wimp if you want.[/QUOTE]

Add me to that group. Last time I heard Amazing Grace on the bag pipes (from a good Canadian brother-in-arms BTW), I was putting a fallen 21-year old Soldier onto a plane bound for home. It chokes me up everytime I hear that as well...

ROCK6
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Rick Marchand said:
First off....... YOU GO TO CHURCH?!! How many times you been struck by lightening walking out of the place?... lol.

Second, I fully agree with pvicenzi.... or atleast the mindset... if you are going car camping, enjoy car camping. Don't make it into something its not. Show the folks some bushcrafty stuff, but more importantly, enjoy yourself and your company.

Rick
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This is exactly what I did. I didn't mean to start another catfight... I'm not picky about terms or implications or anything like that-I didn't mean to knock sheeple for what they are, it's just frustrating to my way of life sometimes.

The organizer of the event was perturbed to see everyone else bring storebought firewood and I only brought a tomahawk and two machetes (for collective use...). Everyone was out of firewood the first night. We had 5-6 individual campsites and one collective fire pit, so that made 6-7 fires to feed. I was choppin' like a madman and after the first fifteen minutes, permanently ditched the saw, hatchet and Condor Bolo for the Condor Khukri. It made quick work of the 4 inch dead limbs and trees and such I found by the river. People ditched their preconcieved mall ninja notion when I met their needs. In return I got a plate sized porterhouse steak out of the deal, so it was all good. I'll give you a play-by-play of the weekend with pictures in a few minutes... still trying to negotiate photobucket...
 
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