swankfly, thanks for the heads-up with the lip guards.
swankfly, thanks for the heads-up with the lip guards.
Glad it all worked out !
Wow... like others, glad it worked out okay.
You make one mistake and things can go snowballing to disaster. Or a CF (clusterf#ck) as we learned in diving. Well you took the right steps to correct and prevent things getting further out of hand.
Good practical reminder to all of us. Thanks for sharing.
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Glad it all worked out. Nice kit by the way, i was looking at the emberlit mini and I see on his web site they are not available currently. Hmm
Glad you recognized the danger and are all good now!!
When the wife asks, I simply say "Shug made me do it".
That was a close call brother, I myself am diabetic so I can relate, I would suggest keeping some hard candy in your pack for emergencies, myself I carry worthers originals. I carry the fast acting gluclose tabs but they taste awful.
"Think Outside the Tent"
===> Well, once I regained some semblance of control, I packed-up and humped back out, not wanting to take any more chances that day. The trip was still a success - learned a good lesson, and found some good Cedar trees!
===> Turns out they are ...I will be ordering some as soon as I find them online!
====> Thanks, Chard. I was lucky this time. I will be testing regularly in the field from here on out. Sometimes, we can fool ourselves into thinking we are TOO self-reliant! Glad your issue worked-out, too!
===> Thanks. Bow drill fire starting is fun. I like to practice with all sorts of different trees, in case. I think the spindle on this set was too hard, or too damp. I left it all there for others to find.
====> Thanks!!! They are out of stock at the moment, but as soon as they are back I am going to order a bunch!
====> I had all the extras, thank goodness! I also had my PSK (Personal Survival Kit) and FAK (First Aid Kit) with me, and BOTH of those had Glucose tabs in them, plus I had a full tube in my pocket! But I was crashing so fast, I DID NOT REMEMBER they were there! Much more careful next time! Will be testing regularly in the trees!
~ Sky
Live Purposefully; Dare Greatly; Land Gently
If you're going to do something wrong, go for it! - Beryl G.
"Never knock on Death's door - just ring the bell and run. He hates that!"
===> Thanks. Will test, test, test, in the woods from now on!
===> Thanks. Not a story I wanted to be sharing, but we can all learn from things. I sure did!
===> Thanks - it did, and I can now adjust my woodsy routines to account for it.
====> +1 ! Will be ordering a bunch! They work well.
====> Thanks. Learned from it.
====. Yup, there is a thin veil of control in life; we must always be alert, especially in the Piney Woods!
====> Thanks. I love the Emberlit - mine is the SS. Fits my alcohol stoves perfectly, so it acts as a windscreen on windy days. Gives me another option. I always carry both - a wood burner, and an achy stove, as the conditions dictate.
====> I am fine, thankfully. Will be testing a lot more in the woods from now on. We always see ourselves as totally self-sufficient, self-reliant in the backcountry, but that image is flawed somewhat by nature. Best we can (and should!) do is prepare thoroughly for every trip!
====> It was close! I had Glucose tabs in my pocket in a tube, in my PSK and FAK, and yet still did not remember they were there! I had a hard time identifying what I was holding (the Firesteel) or what is was for. When you get below a certain point, the brain is starving for energy, and just not working properly. Luckily, I remembered I had some food along (I always take food) so a fruit bar and some GORP, and eventually some Glucose tabs (once I began to recover) brought me back up where I could function. Thanks man. Be careful out there!!
~ Sky
Live Purposefully; Dare Greatly; Land Gently
If you're going to do something wrong, go for it! - Beryl G.
"Never knock on Death's door - just ring the bell and run. He hates that!"
I tried a bow drill for fire starting ,I only got clouds of smoke and blisters. I recomend getting advice from someone that has done it instead of reading directions.
Live Purposefully; Dare Greatly; Land Gently
If you're going to do something wrong, go for it! - Beryl G.
"Never knock on Death's door - just ring the bell and run. He hates that!"
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