Zombie Squad

LowKey wrote:You also might ask them if they're going to scold and gripe at the blueberry, cranberry, and raspberry bushes as well as blue jays and <red> cardinals for having the effrontery to bring bright colors into the woods.

Now that, my friend, is something we totally agree on.

There's folks on other forums who scoff at bright colors, and I quote, "Go into the woods looking like they were vomited on by an REI catalogue." And another subset who laugh at those trying to appear "operator tactical." There's times when you'll want to be seen, times when you don't. For example, ...

raptor wrote:Does anyone have any suggestions of using social media in a useful manner or any other suggestions?

I follow my city's Twitter account. It's good for emergency alerts, water boil orders, etc. It varies place to place, but public library accounts also can be a decent source of info on Twitter.

I've used a heavy space tarp as a ground sheet for many years. I've also used one as a blanket in conjunction with a poncho and poncho liner. It makes a so-so shelter. Overall, a great item.

For backpacking, I use one of the cheep, thin space blankets as a ground sheet to cut down on the weight.

My crazy, not-gonna-happen prediction is that Glen gets saved by Negan and his crew in the season finale.

I wanted to share the highlights from this past weekend's camping and hiking trip to my usual stomping grounds in the Kettle Moraine forest in southern Wisconsin. My fall hooch and gear: Embark 2p tent, RidgeRest/Big Agnes UL pad combo, Western Mountaineering UL 20 bag with poncho liner. Kit packed ...

jor-el wrote:It may interest you to know that 2016 Steven Yuen is going to take the role of Tony Chu the cibopath from the Image Comics title Chew.

Yes! I knew that and hope Chew stays on track because it could be a massively good show!

Very pretty area. Great chow, too. Looked like a good outing. Thanks for sharing.

I will add this: I'm getting close to middle age. And many on this forum also know I walk with a cane because my legs and feet are filled with shrapnel. I eat painkillers like some people eat mints. The pain is annoying. Since I can't run, I try to do a lot of walking. My doctors approve. I also lik...

Totally won the Internet, ausher.

I think the main thing in this topic was staying home rather than leaving it in order to seek better shelter. Yup. We did kind of start chasing rabbits, there. Sometimes, that's OK. Big takeaway from this thread is to have some flexibility in your contingencies. Primary and secondary plans allow yo...

That looked great, man! I approve of little sausages on the stove. Thanks for sharing.

I love Eastman's cabin.

I second many of the points adressed by Rock6.

Stercutus wrote:I have always been confused by the "on foot" BO.

Too many people think this is the ultimate fantasy:

moab wrote:Merrel Moab Mids.

Ah. I'd go with what raider502 suggested and try the REI brand light hiking socks. I also wear them in the summer with a pair of Vasque low hikers and I'm comfy. I never wear liner socks, ever, but that's a personal preference.

What kind of footgear are you planning to wear?

Very, very few people are bugging out on foot. Being able to adapt is essential.

That's a heckuva deal. Thanks for posting.

Woods Walker wrote:Never, ever get too skimpy with the ground pad. It's an amature mistake IMHO ...

Indeed. That's great advice in any season.

I read some of the news reports on this Syria deployment and I think it sounds like a load of hooey.

Very cool story from CNN about an emergency seed vault in case of a massive environmental catastrophe:

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/23/europ ... index.html

Stercutus wrote:Not irrelevant, just different.

Totally agree.

Would you have patrolled on foot with an empty chamber? Indeed. Might have, though. But I was a mortar guy so the gun tube was my primary weapon dismounted. Still, I know I got real lucky. Honestly, in that ambush, what I would've done differently was carry more frags and engaged with the Mossberg ...