The Drinking Log

[Esau]

i've been thinking about your trip all afternoon...basically very jealous....

but i must ask, how are you staying in the bush for two months?

i'd have to assume, once a week, you'll get mr birnie or someone to take you guys some supplies on the argo?

i mean, you can only bring in so many cans of food, or even dried foods...you need oil if your cooking fish...you need water...

you can only boil lake water for so long...

i'm genuinly intreigued how your doing this...man...i couldn't imagine how AMAZING it would be to spend two months in the bush...especially there...

but how are ya gonna survive?

Nope,Mr.Birnie will only be up for a couple days this weekend then not again until labour day.

1.Dried food.Alot,I mean alot.No cans.No glass.No booze.(way too much wieght to carry & trash to carry out).I own a great dehydrater and have rice,noodles,veggies,soups,fruits,meats etc etc & bulk food store is a great source for whatever else I need.

2.Bottle (plastic) of canola oil.(we dont use much each time).

3.Water filtration system (had it for years) comes highly recommend from the folks I did my survial training from back in 98,also boiling water is a great way to always have clean water,when sitting around the fire you fill up ALL the water bottles & canteens (we bring a bunch),once one is empty you boil again. Iodine tabs are poor & genuinely dont work well for most bacterias, chlorine treatments are good for back up.

Only a fool waits until he's thristy to boil water when spending along time in the bush.

I've done a month in the Yukon & I have done 45 days a few times since I was a teen.Its really easy to do once your situated,but you have to lug alot at the begining then create stores at different points so you dont have to carry everything all the time.

We'll come out to Skerns cabin during the august long weekend for showers & supplies if we need,but its doubtful.

Taking wilderness survial courses in the past has also been a huge aid.

http://www.survivalinthebushinc.com

Currently my food bag weighs in more then my back pack.

[Esau]

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Edited July 8, 2005 by Guest

[Blurry]

Good for you.....sounds like a great trip! Have an amazing and therapeutic time Greg

[SolarGarlic]

Have a great trip! Will clean the mind and the body for sure...

A couple of weeks ago this lady came into our shop to use our cryovac machine...she had bread, samiches, meat, cheese, etc etc, all dehydrated. Anyhow, she was easily over 70 and was going on a 2 month kayak trip up to Great Slave Lake here in AB. I was amazed at how tuned her mind and body were and the fact that she was going alone...gives us something to work for! Sweet old lady...