Jonathon The key is that the morphing is appropriate and letting the process guide you to the “adjust, compensate and overcome” mode. Keep adjusting when appropriate. Good luck you two.
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Jonathon The same for all of us. That’s why I carry a big ole can of bear spray. Insert all the bear spray jokes you want here, but there’s at least a chance that spray might have some impact on a griz. Shooting a thumb sized projectile at a brain the size of a softball that is coming at 40 mph and bouncing up and down a foot or two at a time??? And when all I can see is teeth and claws??? I’ll never hit that brain without Immaculate Assistance.
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Kurt Ratzlaff Everyone else knows this because I won’t shut up about it but I bought a new gun and am having trouble hitting the center of a still target about the size of a baseball at 7 yards, so hitting a grizzly in the brain as it rushes me is a LONG shot. Also, you’d have to factor in the “I want to pet it” portion of my brain that is stupid.
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Kurt Ratzlaff I finally had a chance to listen to this podcast. Thanks for all of the info, it was awesome.
Jonathon I noticed that Ohio BHA has a sausage making class coming up in Columbus, Ohio. Walton’s is a sponsor on the advertisement, but I did not see anything about who will be instructing the class. I was wondering if it was anyone from Walton’s?
https://www.backcountryhunters.org/oh_bha_presents_sausage_making_class
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Jonathon That is indeed a lot of adrenaline.
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Tex_77 Team Blue Power User Traeger Primo Grills PK Grills Canning Sous Vide Community Moderator Kansas last edited by
Kurt Ratzlaff well here’s my new pad
Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks
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Tex_77 That pads pretty impressive! I checked out the specs https://www.bigagnes.com/collections/car-camping-sleeping-pads/products/boundary-deluxe-insulated and came away with thoughts I may need to upgrade! Darn it! It’s amazing how when the sleeping pad industry went to a standard measuring system, there was an almost instant increase in quality! Amazing how that works! Great choice and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts after sleeping on it in the field. Well done!
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”― Epictetus
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Tex_77 Team Blue Power User Traeger Primo Grills PK Grills Canning Sous Vide Community Moderator Kansas last edited by
Kurt Ratzlaff I really like the width, I don’t know how people can sleep on the 20" mats, 25" is doable, but it wasn’t that much more for the 30". Hopefully I can get it out in the field soon.
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Tex_77 I have 20s and 25s and there is a definite difference. When I am in ‘ounce weenie’ mode, I take the 20. I usually regret it. The weight and pack size difference is minimal unless you are making an effort to really be light. The fact that a 30 is even in this conversation is amazing.
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”― Epictetus
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Tex_77 Team Blue Power User Traeger Primo Grills PK Grills Canning Sous Vide Community Moderator Kansas last edited by
Kurt Ratzlaff I was all set to get the Big Agnes RapideSL 25", then I saw this on their site, and decided 30" was the way to go. I suppose if I started backpacking alot and weight would become a concern, I might get a 25" pad. For less than a pound more in weight I think I’ll enjoy the extra comfort. Now I just need to figure out what pillow I want to get.
Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks
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Tex_77 Watch out! I am so mad at most backpacking pillow makers, I could scream! But pillows are necessary to get a good night’s sleep. First, I slept for years on scrunched up tshirts filled with other clothes. Years of that. Even developed a system for that. But it was always a pain. Then I started making my way through the other options. A ziplock bag with air. Terrible. A ziplock with a bunch of other partially filled ziplocks. Barely better. Then I spent actual money on pillows. On most of them, as soon as I found one I loved, it would leak and be flat in an hour. So frustrating. And what they charge is ridiculous. So I have a checkered past with backpacking pillows. My current one, which takes up more room and weighs a few ounces more than I want, is the NEMO Fillo https://www.nemoequipment.com/collections/pillows/products/fillo. But it doesn’t go flat! The one I have is actually an older version. I bought it, deemed it too heavy and it got put in a box. Then several years later I ran across it and tried it again. That was two or three years ago. Its now worked its way into every trip I take. But what if I could find one of those 2 ounce pillows that would hold up…
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