The things we forget....list!

I make checklists and then lose them.
Maybe I should start with remembering my checklist. :D
 
I want to sleep out of my day clothes and switch to trackpants. I forgot them once and my sleep wasn't good. I want some warm pants to go to bed with.

Didn't bring enough coffee once or twice ( I'm a java hound) ; now I bring a pound. Same goes for creamer. Got to have my Jo the way I like it and lots of it.

Grill for the fire was sorely missed as well as a good set of gloves.

I'm getting a lot better though and usually don't forget much and if I do I write it down.
I also take note of what I didn't need to bring.
 
VTguy17 said:
Toilet paper, every time. I've been backpacking for a long time, done many long distance hikes for weeks at a time and I forget TP every time!!! I've had to wipe with some strange things :) Most trips I come home with less socks than I brought!
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Same problem here. My buddies used to always ask me why I bothered wearing old cotton undershirts when we went hiking.
 
G'day Joe

Joezilla said:
Modest as always.
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Modest....nah

Just being honest mate. :thumbup:

Out of curosity, being a herp, how long do you reckon you would last in the bush over here with our snakes, by being absent minded. lol

Not to mention the funnel web spiders that are in the area that I get out & about in.

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Whilst you might think this post is arrogant, it's really intended as nothing more than an honest explaination of why I can't afford to be absent minded and forget things when I venture outdoors..

Obviously others milage may vary.



Kind regards
Mick
 
Quick note on the modularity of the brain and functional architecture of the mind:

It is quite possible to forget to fill the washer bottles up on the Land Rover but not how to drive it. One may forget the name of that thing in the road is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta but still know the appropriate thing to do is run it over.
 
Guyon said:
I make checklists and then lose them.
Maybe I should start with remembering my checklist. :D
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For the past 20+years...doing pre-combat checks and pre-combat inspections (PCCs/PCIs), a list does come in handy, but there are times you do forget that little luxury item, special spice or nail clippers. I would also add that "inspections" come in handy to make sure your gear is functioning...my only stove for cooking was boots up on a trip and open fires were prohibited...we made do, but it was a substantial PITA. I've been pretty good about keeping my bag packed and ready...the only thing I make screw up now is forgetting a key ingredient to a planned menu item. Now my son (and wife) is where I run into problems. I had to get a check list for him and make him pack everything and then unpack it so I can inspect. He's packed his pack and forgot his sleeping bag, extra socks, rain jacket, toothbrush, bowl and spork, TP, bug juice, swimming suit, hat, gloves...you name it, we've been on trips and he forgot to pack it (of course he'll be packing 5-6 blades and forget his sleeping bag...where did he get that from?). We make do, but he now has a list that is part of his packing list :D

I'll never forget a true essential (and my Ti coffee mug and coffee singles are included:D), but it does suck when you forget that one little item you had a hankering for (pipe/tobacco, plant-ID cards or baby-wipes!).

ROCK6
 
Okay, so you might not classify it as a creature comfort and it wans't a back packing trip, (sorry), but it is the most frustrating and best example for why I should have small notes pinned to me and a stupid helmet at all times. I once forgot my passport.

Plan was to meet up in south wales and make our way to Cardiff and catch a plane to Limoges, France (edit: scrap that it was Croatia). We got nearly all the way to Cardiff before I realized I didn't have it and no one was sure I could fly on a driving license. I had to go back to get it and catch up with them.

Again it might not classify as a creature comfort but there's very few things more comforting when your standing in front of a customs official.
 
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Rock had my #1 answer. Condiments. I like my salt, pepper, tabasco, spice packets, etc. depending on the food. I have been know to forget to replace those items on occasion in the food kit. Overall, I'm pretty good about not forgetting things.
 
SouthernCross said:
G'day Joe





Whilst you might think this post is arrogant, it's really intended as nothing more than an honest explaination of why I can't afford to be absent minded and forget things when I venture outdoors..

Obviously others milage may vary.



Kind regards
Mick
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Why play russian roulette with your life Mick? Bushcraft should be fun not deadly! I recommend you pick up a safer hobby such as special forces soldier or secret service rather than put it all on the line. If you don't make it back we will assume you forgot your coffee cup and fell prey to the greatest killing machine ever created by God known as the "Outback" LOL
 
hiwa said:
I'm getting a lot better though and usually don't forget much and if I do I write it down.
I also take note of what I didn't need to bring.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this... problem is that one time this summer, I forgot the paper to do so with. :D
 
My most memorable brain fart was when I forgot the tent. If you think leaving your spoon or creamer at home is annoying, imagine reaching for the tent and finding it MIA!!
I now have very detailed lists for everything.
 
Ended up forgetting the bait on a beach camping trip that's primary reason was fishing. Drove out several miles down the beach to a nice secluded area, got the tents set up, fire pit dug. Rods out and went to bait the lines. Nada. Nearest bait and tackle almost 20 miles away, and closed. Ended up using some pieces of the hot dogs for supper as bait for small fish, then used the small fish as bait. The next day my buddy met us out there and swung by my house on the way and picked up the shrimp and cut bait I had left. I keep a cast net in the truck now.
 
Went down to the Winooski river a couple weeks ago to trout fish and forgot my fly box.... ended up making a fire and getting drunk instead.
 
G'day Crossada

crossada said:
Why play russian roulette with your life Mick? Bushcraft should be fun not deadly! I recommend you pick up a safer hobby such as special forces soldier or secret service rather than put it all on the line. If you don't make it back we will assume you forgot your coffee cup and fell prey to the greatest killing machine ever created by God known as the "Outback" LOL
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What have I been thinking?

You are absolutely right. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

It's far better to sit behind a computer and talk about life outdoors, rather than getting outside & risking one's life.

Afterall one will learn more from reading internet forums than they will by getting out & doing :thumbup:

Thank you. :encouragement:



Kind regards
Mick





BTW, just in case you didn't notice, I understand sarcasm just as well as you do. :D
 
Mick, for claiming you spend your time in the bush, and not reading Internet forums, I sure see posts from you quite frequently. Maybe people would be nicer to you if you did not present yourself as a superhuman outback warrior worthy of our praise and awe. I don't believe for an instant that you just remember every little detail for each and every excursion.

I cannot count the times I have had to stop to pick something up on the way to the mountains because it was sitting on the counter at home. On a recent pack trip to secluded family land in the Sierra Nevada, inforgot the quad maps. They were sitting on my kitchen counter in Colorado. Luckily I know the area well, and didn't need the maps to get in, but our day hikes were a little less extensive and my surveying project had to be put on hold until next summer, but we had a great time.
 
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There is a reason those Aussies sleep on top of their trucks! LOL!

You have to be careful where you stick your fingers around here but nothing that is likely to kill you, only ruin your day and maybe cost a finger or two.

I normally learn about the local critters and what to watch for before I travel but got to the Phils and realized I had not and had no friggin clue what kind of snakes and spiders they had. I was a bit nervous about getting off the beaten path. But turned out I did not need to worry.

I usually end up carrying extra junk as my group(wife and kids) are terrible to remember their own needs.
Bill
 
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