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Hi everyone
As most of you know I had an adventure weekend with my girlfriend. We had the best time and hope to do something like that every 6 weeks.
Our next plan is to hire a canoo of kayak and go up a river/stream for a day, then camp out for the night....wherever we are. The next day pack up get in the kayak/canoo and keep travelling up/down stream to our final point where we drop the kayak/canoo off.
Another weekend will be the Wilderness weekend thing where a lot of us will be meeting up.
Any suggestions on other 'adventure weekends'?
They can be as hugely dangerous as you want. Don't forget they are just suggestions. A few serious ones would be good as well. Lets try and cover the lower end of the financial specturm. You know, the part of the financial spectrum that says "I have car insurance coming up soon."
Thank you all in advance.
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10 January 2012, 11:14
(This post was last modified: 10 January 2012, 11:16 by mikebratcher69.)
Be carefull with the canoe or kyak idea, dont take it the wrong way I not saying dont do it, just plan it carefully...
Can you and your missus swim well? Can you swim in clothes? Dont forget the water will be very cold this time of year, that can lead to hypothermia if you get wet..
Make sure you have a set of warm clothes saled in a water tight bag in case the canoe tips over. ya catch my drift maaaaaannnnn!!!!
In the army we used to out a heavy duty bin liner in our bergans, then your kit then sqeeze it to expel a lot of the air the duck tape it shut.
That way you can use it for river crossing as flotation device and or if it falls overboard your kits dry and it floats...
"Some say the end is near, some say we will see Armageddon soon...
I certainly hope we will, I sure could use a vacation from this silly shit."
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It would be in 6 weeks time, so towards the end of Feb. We may pospone it a little, weather dependent.
It's cool Mike, my girlfriend used to be on the swim team, and I used to be a life guard. I feel more comfortable underwater than on top, so if it does capsize, I won't panic. Have been canoeing before (even though I can't spell it right). So we should be fine.
We would go for a few classes in a swimming pool to learn basic manovers like eskimo rolls and that kind of thing.
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I'm not sure you are looking at this from a survival viewpoint. We are trying things like seeing how long a litre of water lasts and validating our preps. Learning what we may need.
I say this because a canoe trip is a good idea for a fun trip but do you really want your first to be in the deep of winter?
What I would be looking at was going on a bushcraft course with one of these wilderness survival experts. You go out with a spork and a lighter, you build your own shelter, catch your own food and cook it yourself.
Unless you actually intend to bug out on a canoe that would be a much better learning experience for you.
Skean Dhude
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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. - Charles Darwin
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That is a good point well made Mr Dhude.
Wilderness survival courses cost like £200 per person for a weekend though. I'm going shoe string until Summer.
Maybe another trip to the woods. OOOOW How about a poncho camp out? Make a tent from a poncho and spend the night in it! I like that idea a lot!!!
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Scythe 13, Do it! I've done it many times as a Young man. Not so good for me now. I need more comfort these days. Arthritis kicks in occassionaly. It is my greatest worry if a survival situation arises. Old age is a curse. However, can still walk six miles. Kenneth Eames.
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