Author Topic: Essentials - (Read 7109 times)

Mr.Ed · « **Reply #15 on:** January 09, 2004, 01:58:31 am »

Matno,
Must be nice to naturally repel skeeters.

The mosquitos aren't bothering you because they are chasing me ! I attrack them somehow.

My allergists gave me a repellent. 3 drops under the tongue every day in the spring.

I do get slimey when sweating alot with repellent on, and it does kind of wash off, thats why I carry it with. But only in certian areas. I prefer slimey and sweaty to loads of itchy red bumps.

nnumnuts · « **Reply #16 on:** January 09, 2004, 07:12:39 am »

Forget the insect repellent, but never leave home without the mountain lion repelent and certainly don't wear the ' musk de rabbit' aftershave that wifey bought you for Xmas. I also agree with Sprucey that condoms are a good idea but I can't figure out why you'd put matches in em, maybe it's cheaper than the studded ones.

bigfatfool · « **Reply #17 on:** January 26, 2004, 12:35:47 am »

I think your all missin the point. This is selfish and stupid. Yes we need more efficiency and streemlining, but not at the cost of future loss. No it might not have happened yet, but that is the point of emergancy kit. And emergancy kit should never be a selfish one. What happens when you do slice youself and are bleeding to dealth and need a tournequet. oh, you decided as you had'nt needed it for so long it was obsolete - bollox, oh and you now have velcro shoes, no ties in your short, how would you like it if a blasted past shouting @@@@you, mine's for me..............no we can't help everyone all the time, and I dont want you to carry the world on your back, but don't just think of yourselves all the time.

zulu · « **Reply #18 on:** January 26, 2004, 02:41:33 am »

I dont think that was the point here. I think the idea was to bring everything you need for the ride you plan to get you back home safe & sound with as little discomfort as possiable. If i find I dont have something I need or anyone in my group needs I seem to get it throw it in my camelpack and have it the next time.
Just my opinion.

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Old Proflexer · « **Reply #19 on:** January 27, 2004, 12:34:05 am »

well,

thank you all for the great input - but in the end i guess i'll just have to pack what i think i need most and leave the things such as mosquito repellant, pepper spray, 9mm at home.

my essentials -

tums in a film cannister
alien
shoelace
spare piece of tire about 2" x 4" cut from an old tire
mini pump (may replace with a C02 unit)
presta / shraeder adapter
tube
patch kit
tire irons
mini first aid kit including bandaids, needle and thread
3 links chain, xtra connector
heavy duty paperclip (repaired a derailler for "BOB" with one and got him home - jockey pulley bolt/nut broke)
small vial of oil (moly oil)
money
photo of drivers license and health card
small bottle of visine for contact wearers
trail maps (plastic coated)

i am going to toss in some zip ties from input here and a torch lighter

dennis seemed to have a bag similar to mine in components

i appreciate all your comments - now if i could just find a good way to carry my bow for the spring pig hunt

OP

kiwi · « **Reply #20 on:** January 27, 2004, 05:59:44 pm »

i think this has been a valuable thread .I am sure everyone has seen an item and thought "thats a good idea"Its not selfishness that causes people to be unprepared...most of us dont have any use for our kits 99 times out of 100......OP i spose your bow is a big compound thing?

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Old Proflexer · « **Reply #21 on:** January 28, 2004, 12:07:38 am »

same model as this - Martin Pride XRG Left Hand

I have a pride for my younger stepson as well, a Rage for my older stepson and picked up a good used MV2 on Ebay that i bid on and ended up with outside of the system.

Pride

Rage

MV2

If i could make a quick release Bow holder for my 4500 - I'd have a whole new way of hunting - many animals just stare at you as long as you are moving but as soon as you stop - they'll take off. It would certainly be good to get me into areas that I wouldn't or couldn't take my Landcruiser into - some manufacturers make them for ATV's and maybe i'll see about converting one of them.

OP

tmaybee · « **Reply #22 on:** January 28, 2004, 01:13:48 am »

I think this was a good post as well. I would never have thought of bringing an emergency blanket. The paperclip is good too.

I just recently took a lot of stuff out of my kit because I realized I didn't need it. I just tried to adjust everything on the bike with what I had and eliminated anything I didn't use.

Thanks to everyone for all the input.

Trevor

Matno · « **Reply #23 on:** January 28, 2004, 01:57:54 am »

I've never been bow-hunting, but I've often thought of going deer hunting on the Proflex. Too bad school has prevented me from hunting for the last several years. (That and having an anniversary that coincides with the opening weekend of the elk hunt - what was I THINKING?!!)

Personally, I think it would work best to carry the bow (or rifle in my case) on my back. Mounting it to the rear of the bike would make dismounting difficult, and mounting it in the front would make singletrack difficult to negociate. There's probably not an ideal way to carry a weapon on a bike, but oh how I want to try it out! (For that matter, I just want to go hunting. I left all my gear out west when I moved to the People's Republic of NYC and I'm really getting the itch. Next fall is a definite possibility though. I'll have a much lighter schedule then.

Carbon_Angus · « **Reply #24 on:** January 28, 2004, 03:20:15 am »

OP, you share a relationship with Attila

[smiley=laughing.gif]The Huns perfected the fighting art of shooting an arrow accurately from a horse and the type of bow shape you use was designed by the Huns.

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Matno · « **Reply #25 on:** January 28, 2004, 04:56:50 am »

Wow! Shoot AND ride at the same time? That would be impressive!

kiwi · « **Reply #26 on:** January 28, 2004, 07:20:56 pm »

what sorta size we talkin OP..hard to tell from the pics.....

Old Proflexer · « **Reply #27 on:** January 29, 2004, 12:32:32 am »

most bows are 31-36" in length - some types (not these) go to about 40". Long bows and takedowns can go to 60".

I'm Russian - half cossack. We know how to ride, pillage and hunt,
it's in the heritage and in the blood.

Yes, there are several reasonable ways to carry a bow on the back while moving, and it would be best to use the bike as transporatation and scouting and not for 'road hunting' - but i've considred it with a gun on the reservations i elk hunt on in arizona. many times throughtout the season the apaches will close areas to motorized traffic for fire reasons so guys have to hoof it in and out - now toss a mountain bike into the mix and that would open up new possibiliities.

problem tho is the apaches want all game taken out and off the reservation 'whole' - that's why one has to be careful where you drop a kill and be able to get it out in one piece - makes hunting there a little more thoughtful. i usually pull the back and third row seats out of my landcrusier and winch the beast into the back (spreading out a tarp to cover the interior)

i've hunted there and other states for years, snagged 11 elk in the last 5 seasons and only a couple of times have had to piece meal it out. one bull was in a couple miles and it took me 6 trips and a day and a half out and back to my Landcruiser.

for the most part - i hunt solo.

OP

kiwi · « **Reply #28 on:** January 30, 2004, 05:58:06 pm »

a man of rare talent indeed........

Scott · « **Reply #29 on:** January 31, 2004, 09:13:03 am »

What about chest wounds? A punctured lung is not uncommon for bikers-either from a branch or broken rib. A petroleum soaked gauze compress is the only way to stop a "sucking chest wound" from suffocating you, right or wrong?

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