Yesterday i left home at around 2 or so drove to the malibu area. I havent been there for over 2 years. I found out when i got there that i didnt remember the area properly. Thats where i parked my van over night.
From there i went Geocaching. Again i didnt figured out on the distance so ended up at the place i wanted to stay with about 45min before sunset. I passed this what ever it was before. It would have made great shelter with a small fire. but it was too close to the trail so i passed it.
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How that sound for a survival scenario. To top it all i were about 2 miles from the ocean so fog settled in real thick fog. Here is a pic of what i had with me. The only things you dont see are the cloths. I had middle weight long johns extra pair of wool socks a jacket and wool watch cap.
First thing i want to set up something to sleep on. The ground was wet and cold to the touch. I had two garbage bags and started to fill them up with some tall grasses
Here are the two bags next to one another
lesson learned when you think you got enough in the bags add twice as much more. I were nice and toasty which surprised me as i expected to be cold all night. But a few hours later the grass flatent out and i had some rock let me know where it hurts.
The worst part was bordom.. I were lucky that i had a book to read. Later theh coyotes started to sing. Than it was as if every little animal woke up and started to run in the brush. Its amazing the amount of noise you have at night. So besides the noise and waking up during the night a few times. There was no problem. Packed up and ready to do more geocaching
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I find that the BIVI bag works great. You can always stuff it with grass or leaves and stay warm and its under 1lb. From now on i would carry 3-4 large garbage bags. Unless you are planning to spend 3-4 hours building a shelter its best to carry something to make shelter.. another lesson learned most important thing is to stay warm. I didnt even think about food, Some water and its all i needed. A large knife sure has its place. When i were cutting grass
It was less then half the time using my bushman then a mora. To start a fire when everything is wet not easy, Cotton ball is a life saver. Over all i did learn alot and going to add a few things to what i carry on long hikes. Just a couple of pics later on.
Sasha
From there i went Geocaching. Again i didnt figured out on the distance so ended up at the place i wanted to stay with about 45min before sunset. I passed this what ever it was before. It would have made great shelter with a small fire. but it was too close to the trail so i passed it.
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How that sound for a survival scenario. To top it all i were about 2 miles from the ocean so fog settled in real thick fog. Here is a pic of what i had with me. The only things you dont see are the cloths. I had middle weight long johns extra pair of wool socks a jacket and wool watch cap.
First thing i want to set up something to sleep on. The ground was wet and cold to the touch. I had two garbage bags and started to fill them up with some tall grasses
Here are the two bags next to one another
lesson learned when you think you got enough in the bags add twice as much more. I were nice and toasty which surprised me as i expected to be cold all night. But a few hours later the grass flatent out and i had some rock let me know where it hurts.
The worst part was bordom.. I were lucky that i had a book to read. Later theh coyotes started to sing. Than it was as if every little animal woke up and started to run in the brush. Its amazing the amount of noise you have at night. So besides the noise and waking up during the night a few times. There was no problem. Packed up and ready to do more geocaching
I find that the BIVI bag works great. You can always stuff it with grass or leaves and stay warm and its under 1lb. From now on i would carry 3-4 large garbage bags. Unless you are planning to spend 3-4 hours building a shelter its best to carry something to make shelter.. another lesson learned most important thing is to stay warm. I didnt even think about food, Some water and its all i needed. A large knife sure has its place. When i were cutting grass
It was less then half the time using my bushman then a mora. To start a fire when everything is wet not easy, Cotton ball is a life saver. Over all i did learn alot and going to add a few things to what i carry on long hikes. Just a couple of pics later on.
Sasha
