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At last years' Florida Hang, I arrived after dark driving in off of HWY19.
Coming down the long clay-dirt road toward Buck Lake I naturally put ON my bright lights to see better. Just before the turn to Buck Lake, I watched a Mama Bear & two cubs scurrying off the road.
Very cool Bear sighting! Remember it is a WMA. Plenty of wildlife.
Like last year I plan to park the jeep near the common area so that food left out can be locked away each evening.
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So many trees, so little time...
Buck Lake is something between a lake and a pond. (I guess "Buck Pond" didn't seem as appealing.) It's flat & round & <1/4 mile across.
BUT... let not your heart be troubled. There are several flat river trips being planned that go through some pretty cool areas. Most any style of yak should suffice.
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So many trees, so little time...
I've never had a problem with any critter coming around my rig at night, since I've been putting peanut butter around Running Feather's hammock!
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3rd Annual Florida Hang Raffle Rules....
Must be present to play or trust the person you sent money with to act for you.
Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. You may purchase tickets from Timberrr or Gumbo. To the degree possible please consider that early on it may difficult to make change.
A partial list of prizes is listed below. All prizes are not known yet, there will be more. We will announce the prizes during ticket sales and as the drawing progresses. A few individuals and cottage industry owners will be adding prizes.
Prizes will be arrayed into three tiers.
Tickets are drawn and the winner gets a choice from the lowest tier. repeat, repeat, etc, until that tier is gone... then drawing begins for the second tier, same way...Then all the tickets go back in the hat for the Top tier or grand prize level....
The goal is a lot of fun and lot of winners.
Raffle Prizes
1 Pair of Goosefeet Down Booties Size XL Blue
1 Bob Dustrude's 21" Quick Folding Buck Saw
1 Bob Dustrude's 24" Quick Folding Buck Saw
1 Bob Dustrude's 30" Quick Folding Buck Saw
3 Days worth of Packit Gourmet Meals separated into 3 Cozies.
1 Minibull Design Baking Kit, consisting of :
1-12cm IMUSA Pot with lid
1-10cm IMUSA Pot with handle cut off
1-Aluminum Baking Strip
1-M4 Stove with pot stand
1-Carbon felt windscreen
1-2 oz Remote fueling system
3-2 oz Fuel Bottles
2-1 liter flexible plusBottles by Platypus
3-1 liter Nalgene Everyday water bottles
4-Eno hammock repair kits
1-pair of Black Diamond Neutrino carabiners
1-Garmin Dakota 20 Touchscreen GPS
1-Garmin Etrex 20 GLONASS/GPS
1-Baladeo 27 gram ultralight pocket knife
1-Handforged Railroad Spike knife with stand
1-BIAS Weight Weenie Micro in Camo with Suspension
1-BIAS Camper XL in Grey with Suspension
4-Arrowhead Equipment Hammock Pillows
2-Granite Gear Air Zippiditty Stuff Sacks(Pack of 2)
2-Granite Gear Pillowsack Stuff Sacks(Pack of 2)
1-Granite Gear E-vent Cuben Fiber Dry sack
1-Hammockforums Embroidered Ball cap
10-1oz Sawyer "Stayput" SPF 50 Sunblock tubes
1-12oz Sawyer Odorless Spray Permethrin
1-Sawyer All-In-One Water Filter system .1 micron
1-Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter system .1 micron
1-Biolite woodfired electrical generating stove
1-Snow Peak 1.4 liter Aluminum Cookpot
1-Packafeather XL stove.
1-Warbonnet Double Layer Ridgerunner(with net)
Remember this is not the final list. Please remember our kind benefactors when you buy in the future. I am blown away at what LilRicky has pulled together!
Those of you who have made items or bought items to be donated, I can't thank you enough. What an amazing group of people!
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Yea, I was looking at the "lake" on the map. I think two strokes in my Gulfstream and I would be on the other bank...in the trees! Are the rivers up? I have a whole fleet of sea kayaks to choose from, fiberglass and rotomold, but the main squeeze is my fiberglass Gulfstream and it's allergic to rocks. Any shoals or WW runs on the river or is it wide open?Buck Lake is something between a lake and a pond. (I guess "Buck Pond" didn't seem as appealing.) It's flat & round & <1/4 mile across.
BUT... let not your heart be troubled. There are several flat river trips being planned that go through some pretty cool areas. Most any style of yak should suffice.
Anyone up for a trip to the coast for some open water paddling?
I also noticed on the State Parks site, there is a outdoor shooting range in Ocala. Anyone know if it's close to Buck Lake? I may tiptoe over and get some practice in.
Also, what's the deal on the Head? "Vaulted toilets"? Is this like a toilet that you have to do the high jump to get to? Should I bring my own privy or is that allowed on park property?
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