2012 S/S mbo Contest chatter/input/WINNERS Announced

[urban-survivalist]

If Scurvy throws up the Big Jim Camping Set as a prize....I'm in!

Looking forward to it fellas...

[Tater Raider]

Work-ups begin this weekend for my mock bug-out.

[Flying Lead]

If Scurvy throws up the Big Jim Camping Set as a prize....I'm in!

We'll pick the top three and then they go out for a 3 day Big Jim throwdown. I love it!

[bacpacjac]

I'm a member in training for Prince George Search and Rescue. Just about finished, just a couple of courses left to take then I'll be eligible to go on the callout list and and go searching for people. It's been a really rewarding experience.

Way to go Slannesh! I really admire you guys that put your lives at risk to help out the rest of us. Thanks!

[scurvy]

entries are looking good,

Zombie Squad store is going to add prizes for top three. thank you.

If Scurvy throws up the Big Jim Camping Set as a prize....I'm in!

if that what it takes.... it just sits on a shelf....

nah I think I'll hang on to it, I will throw in the 'bow drill' and 'pot hanger' ( and the lizard for first place )

hey, it's a start.. look forward to more entries...

tight lines....

[sigboy40]

Im spending the weekend scouting for a team bug out entry. This range is where I would like to do it at. I took that pic this morning. Looks like its going to be great! Granted, I still don't have a team, but that is minor at this point.
As for me, I am spending this weekend on a lower range, putting the pack and new belt through their paces.


why yes, that is a Viking Tactics Brokos Belt pulling double duty as a hip belt on an Eberlestock pack, why do you ask?

[Medic73]

Nice area Sig... Beautiful. I really like the frost on the roof.

[TacAir]

My entry will be a bit later, we still have snow drifts hiding in the trees. Took a warmup run with the bike and load with #1 granddaughter last week, temps in the 40s with wind, snow just about anywhere you would stop and try to camp. My BO spot for this summer is still mostly mud and snow, so maybe by next moth it will be more 'fun' with a bike.

If that works out, may do a second trip with just the stuff that lives in the rig - summer edition. That could be enlightening on a personal level.

NJ - I feel you pain on the wet wood, we always have a stove - but wood is an option if found. Loved the photos of the campsite.

[sigboy40]

Nice area Sig... Beautiful. I really like the frost on the roof.

It was a little bit more then frost. I was checking it with my spotting scope and my estimate was 8 ft in places. I climbed to the top of the range I was on and found three feet in places.

[ninja-elbow]

If adventure doen't inspire, maybe food will. Non-MBO entry camping trip this weekend with my beloved Roxxors. She did the asparagus in the pot and I did the cornish hens over the fire.

Furthermore!!!
I will offer up the "tastiest meal during the MBO" prize. This prize will be small and determined later this summer and will be solely based off what looks yummy as all heck... but it must be made and eaten during the Mock Bug Out. It may be a good steaming cup of Mountain House stew ... but after a 20 mile slog through some hills. It may be a toasty looking bannock ... or maybe some of you Texans killed a hog while out and about and decided to make a giant fire and roast that thing off... who knows?

Will add this to the first post in the MBO entry thread unless Captain Scurvy has a problem with it? I await your order sir.

All that said, them cornish game hens and asparagus over the fire was delicious.

[sigboy40]

I will offer up the "tastiest meal during the MBO" prize. This prize will be small and determined later this summer and will be solely based off what looks yummy as all heck... but it must be made and eaten during the Mock Bug Out. It may be a good steaming cup of Mountain House stew ... but after a 20 mile slog through some hills. It may be a toasty looking bannock ... or maybe some of you Texans killed a hog while out and about and decided to make a giant fire and roast that thing off... who knows?

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!

[Takaaco78]

I will be giving skull ranger beads to the top 3

[scurvy]

Will add this to the first post in the MBO entry thread unless Captain Scurvy has a problem with it? I await your order sir.

damn fine idea....... entry thread edited and awaiting your input.

NE Edit: All edited. Will come up with a "MBO Supper 2012" prize later. It'll be fun.

[Medic73]

'We're going out again this weekend for another Bug Out Campout. Anyone else going out this weekend too?

Medic73

[Medic73]

Ninja-Elbow,

Your Cornish Hens brought back an old, very funny memory.

Back when I was still in Boy Scouts, like many cruel jokes played, we used to send the newest Scouts out on Snipe Hunts durng the campouts. While they were out running around in the woods with a pillow case and a flashlight yelling, "Here Snipe, Here Snipe", we would be back at camp cooking up Cornish Hens on a grill over the campfire. We would also throw out a few feathers from an old feather pillow with a tear in one corner from too many pillow fights out off to one side of camp.

When the Scouts would come back in empty handed, we would ask them how many they got and show them the birds on the grill and the pile of feathers. "Well, we got 4 of them and they're almost ready. We'll share tonight, but you had better get some tomorrow night and share with us"!

We had one guy named Andrew that fell for this over and over. He just "knew" that he could finally catch Snipes if he just tried harder. In the 3 years that we did this before I left, Andrew was still going Snipe Hunting every night on the campouts.

So Ninja-Elbow, thank you for bringing back that memory.

Medic73

[ninja-elbow]

Damn, snipe hunts. I fell for that too. Just once though. I was taught to walk around at night and do this toungue clicking thing to call them in. I still make that sound now.

[ninja-elbow]

Oh Snap! BacPacJac busted a BacPacStrap! Glad nothigng serious happened. That is a gear failure to fear right there... next to losing your boots (seen it happen once, not to me though).

atrent3, out of Nova Scotia (always wanted to head out that way), gets his girl out for some dirt-time and catches some fish. Nice!

[ninja-elbow]

'We're going out again this weekend for another Bug Out Campout. Anyone else going out this weekend too?

Medic73

Nope. Got some plans for a solo in June though, unless somebody in ZSC011 wants to come along. Thinking heading back out to Salmon Hucklberry again and going a bit further along that trail.

Also, coming up with an "urban" adventure of some sorts to play out.

ETA: Also, it's Memorial Day Weekend. I have a few holidays a year I don not go out on (Mem Day, Labor Day mainly) as that is when every other person on the planet feels obliged to head out into the wilds and play "camping". More power to them but that's not my style. I'm a city boy on them weekends. I got people to remember and meat to grill.

[CaptAmerica]

The family is going out of town next month. I was thinking about a quiet camping trip. Now however I am thinking about a SHTF BO trip thanks to this thread.
Im thinking a trip with no prep work, just what I have in the car at all times.
Hmmm.

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[bacpacjac]

Oh Snap! BacPacJac busted a BacPacStrap! Glad nothing serious happened. That is a gear failure to fear right there... next to losing your boots (seen it happen once, not to me though).

atrent3, out of Nova Scotia (always wanted to head out that way), gets his girl out for some dirt-time and catches some fish. Nice!

Not fun, Ninja. I've got a little sewing kit in there now. Did I mention that I somehow ending up with my first case of poison ivy after this hike? (On my top left shin, despite my long pants - don't like!) Nice! It was a win win win day all around.

Nova Scotia is GORGEOUS and there is lots of great camping. I highly recommend it! Looks like a great trip atrent3!

[bacpacjac]

The family is going out of town next month. I was thinking about a quiet camping trip. Now however I am thinking about a SHTF BO trip thanks to this thread.
Im thinking a trip with no prep work, just what I have in the car at all times.
Hmmm.

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Go for it Cap'n! My son thinks it's cool and it's a good trial. I'm learning something every time we go out!

[bacpacjac]

Damn, snipe hunts. I fell for that too. Just once though. I was taught to walk around at night and do this toungue clicking thing to call them in. I still make that sound now.

LOL!!! We've got some brand new, pretty big for their britches, Scouts coming to camp with our Troop in June. I think there's going to be a Snipe hunt. Hadn't thought of having them make a noise too. LOVE it!!

[Medic73]

We're back from our Memorial Day Weekend Bug Out Campout. I'm still trying to decide if I will go ahead and make an "official entry" from this weekend , but I thought I'd post a little "teaser".

This campout was my family of 5 and The Machinist was also there with his Daughter camping. It was his Daughter's first real campout and he wanted to make sure she had a great time so she'll want to do more of this.

We chose a cool location on Greenleaf Creek in Cherokee County in Northeastern Oklahoma. This location is deep in a Public Hunting Area. It is over 8 miles of rough unpaved roads with a few creek crossings to get here once you leave the last of the paved roads. The creek here is over 50 feet wide with a very deep hole that we think is over 25 feet deep, 25 feet wide and over 100 feet long running right down the middle of the creek. The far bank is Limestone Bluffs over 70 feet tall that have had huge chunks weighing several tons each break off, falling into the creek.


We fished and caught several perch and some catfish. We used both rods and reels and I sat up a Fishing Yoyo and caught fish on that too. We saw some bass, but didn't catch any of those. We also saw some big alligator gar that would break the surface going after smaller fish. Some of these gars were well over 3 or 4 feet long and made a big, loud splash sending large rings spreading out across the water.


I had made a really nice crawfish trap to bring, but stupid me, left it sitting in the driveway when we left. I will have to go out again with it and try catching some to boil up for dinner. The kids did catch a few small crawfish by hand and put them in a bucket.

It was very hot and humid with temperatures in the low to mid 90s. The kids swam for several hours each day in the creek.



My Son swam over to the big rocks across the creek. Here he is to give you a sense of the size of the rocks.



I worked on using a primative fire bow drill made from materials gathered there during the campout to get a fire started . I had never tried this before and really wanted to give it a go. I was only somewhat successful in that I was able to get a good burning ember going (twice) and place it in my tinder bundle, but as I was blowing it to flame, some hot sparks blew against my hand, burning me and I dropped the bundle and lost it. This was during a "practice session" before I started to video the event, so I don't have it on video or any photos taken during it. Here is the fire bow drill that I made.


The fireboard and bearing block are made from a piece of sycamore branch. The spindle was fom a piece of straight root I found and the bow was a curved branch I cut with some cheap imatation paracord from Walmart. The cheap paracord wore out fairly quick and was replaced 3 different times during my attempts. Next time, I will break out the real paracord and this will make my life easier. Even though I was not able to get the fire going with this fire bow drill, I still learned quite a bit from trying. I am confident that I could have done it with just a few more tries (and real paracord on the drill), so even failures are learning experiences. I won't give up!

We found a neat little folding camp grill at Walmart that was around $15.00, so we thought we would give it a test. It sets up easily and worked well. I wish it had been a little larger, but it worked well. We cooked Fajitas and Flour Tortillas on the grill for one dinner during the campout. Here is the grill in action with the Fajitas in the foil pouches.


While we were there, I was scoping out wild edibles. I found May Flowerplants, but they did not have the fruit on them, but also found several nice Sassafrass Trees growing in our campsite. Here is a photo on one showing all three leaf types, single, double and triple lobed leaves.


The roots of the Sassafrass Tree can be dug up year round, washed, de-barked and the inner root sliced into strips and boiled until the water turns dark red to make Sassafrass Tea that when sweetened, tastes a little like Root Beer.

The Machinist and his Daughter slept in nice Hennessey Hammocks. I slept in a camping hammock and my family set up 3 back packing tents that they slept in. I'm sorry I don't have any photos of the actual camp area with these all set up, but I now know that I will be investing in some better equipment. I really liked their Hennessey Hammocks and because my kids are getting older, I am going to try and get one for each of us.

The kids have almost outgrown their back packing tents, so I need to invest in some better ones for everyone. I still like the Eureka Timberline Series with the gear Vestibules. I might get a Timberline 4 for my wife and me and a Timberline 2 for each of the kids. That will give everyone plenty of room.

We ended up having to cut the Memorial Day Campout shorter than we wanted it to be. My Wife, Son and Oldest Daughter left Saturday evening to get back home so they could go to Church Sunday Morning, (my Wife teaches Sunday School and was not able to get a replacement teacher for that day) and the kids were really sun burned from swimming on Friday afternoon and all day on Saturday and decided that they wanted to go home with her early. My youngest Daughter wanted to stay and camp with me, but later Saurday Night, she realy started getting home sick and missed her Sister. She got pretty upset, so the decision was made that it would be easier to pack up camp and leave that night than have her upset and crying all night. We ended up pulling up camp and driving out and it was close to Midnight when we left.

Even though I didn't get nearly everything done that I had planned (like forgetting the crawfish trap, shooting more photos of the hike and our camp and our other activities, trying the fire bow drill again until successful and video taping it, collecting wild edibles, cooking up crawfish and having a fish fry, squirrel hunting, etc...) we still had a great campout. The kids had fun and even found out that they liked the MREs that were packed in their Bug Out Bags. (Now I need to stock up on a few more cases!) They had a lot of fun swimmng and even learned about leaches when my Son ended up wth 3 on him while swimming. We all ended up with lots of chiggar bites and a few ticks, but that's camping in Oklahoma this time of year. No one got hurt and they all say they are ready for more when we can do this agin. The Machinist's Daughter had a great time to on her first real campout, so overall, our campout was successful.

I guess I'll go ahead and work on a "story" to add to these photos and submit it as an entry.

I hope you enjoyed this post.

Medic73

[jamoni]

I wish my bugouts were that fun.