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I know it's a crazy title but if you read http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=565161, you might understand better.
Now I don't think anybody would argue that the most efficient way to enjoy the great outdoors is take only what you need and nothing more. But, who's to say what you need?
Baldtaco thinks there is no room for folding chairs/ air mattresses, etc. in the bush, but I beg to differ, so to make my point I dug out some older photos and took pictures of them with my digicam - sorry about the quality.
This first picture is taken on the Groundhog River (roughly between Timmins and Kapuskasing in Northern Ontario). It's a picture from a 12 day trip, 104 miles on which we planned to just enjoy the scenery, do a little gold panning, etc. On most of the trip, we had 2 Coleman canoes lashed together. In the picture, my buddy Pete and I were paddling while sitting in lawn chairs. It worked very well. Take note of the old Buck knife crest on my hat. This was about 1983.
Here's another picture of my buddy, Len (there were 3 of us) sleeping in the front.
This is from another trip, Wenebegon River, just south of Chapleau in Northern Ontario. I am sitting on an very tiny island in the middle of Wenebegon Lake ( a long, thin lake) with room enough for a couple of lawn chairs, a tent and some Blueberry bushes. I remember saying to Len, when the picture was snapped, "How can it get more beautiful than this?" Of course part of that might have come from the vodka and orange in my cup.
This one is for tonym just because he likes to fish. It was taken in the Temagami region in Northern Ontario. It was a week trip that also had lawn chairs. Nice Northern, eh Tony?
And last, but not relevant, on the same trip one of my many failed attempts at bow drill fire before my first success a few years later. Thought I would throw this in for brother Coldwood.
Anyway, that's it - just another take on the wilderness experience. The most important thing? Everything that went in with us, came out with us.
Hope you have some Gravol, baldtaco.
Doc
Now I don't think anybody would argue that the most efficient way to enjoy the great outdoors is take only what you need and nothing more. But, who's to say what you need?
Baldtaco thinks there is no room for folding chairs/ air mattresses, etc. in the bush, but I beg to differ, so to make my point I dug out some older photos and took pictures of them with my digicam - sorry about the quality.
This first picture is taken on the Groundhog River (roughly between Timmins and Kapuskasing in Northern Ontario). It's a picture from a 12 day trip, 104 miles on which we planned to just enjoy the scenery, do a little gold panning, etc. On most of the trip, we had 2 Coleman canoes lashed together. In the picture, my buddy Pete and I were paddling while sitting in lawn chairs. It worked very well. Take note of the old Buck knife crest on my hat. This was about 1983.
Here's another picture of my buddy, Len (there were 3 of us) sleeping in the front.
This is from another trip, Wenebegon River, just south of Chapleau in Northern Ontario. I am sitting on an very tiny island in the middle of Wenebegon Lake ( a long, thin lake) with room enough for a couple of lawn chairs, a tent and some Blueberry bushes. I remember saying to Len, when the picture was snapped, "How can it get more beautiful than this?" Of course part of that might have come from the vodka and orange in my cup.
This one is for tonym just because he likes to fish. It was taken in the Temagami region in Northern Ontario. It was a week trip that also had lawn chairs. Nice Northern, eh Tony?
And last, but not relevant, on the same trip one of my many failed attempts at bow drill fire before my first success a few years later. Thought I would throw this in for brother Coldwood.
Anyway, that's it - just another take on the wilderness experience. The most important thing? Everything that went in with us, came out with us.
Hope you have some Gravol, baldtaco.
Doc
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