Winter is now here, here is a suggestion for you.

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OkieGentleman

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Take some of the chemical pocket warmers and a wool blanket and put into a heavy trashbag. Us a good vacum cleaner and suck out all of the air. Wrap the now football size package with duct tape to hold its size and throw into the back of your car.
 
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Bruce from West Oz

New member
OkieGentleman:

My B-I-L is an emergency specialist doctor. He specialised in cold weather trauma. (Yes, he is a septic tank.) He was paranoid about any of us going out in the car without protection (in Maine in winter).

Here in Perth, with the daily temp anywhere from 85F to 103F (earlier this week), that seems oh so far away.....

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JHS

New member
Rule 1: Don't go anywhere in a winterstorm.

Rule 2: See rule 1.

So far, two storms have slid down the mountians and missed . Concerened about Sat.
 
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TheBluesMan

Moderator Emeritus
Bruce wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Yes, he is a septic tank.[/quote]

More Aussie terminology that escapes me.

Bruce, could you enlighten us, or am I just not getting the joke?


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labgrade

Member In Memoriam
I just don't get the original post. What's the configuration supposed to do? Whadaya get outa that? blow up your gastank!? ;-)

Compentents here in Colorado regularily go out into the great unknown when the temps are -20F & w-i-n-d-y! call it bad! Personally, I've gone backpacking at a confirmed -17F (w/out windchill figured) ... wasn't too bad. We did that to do a check-out for our stuff. (I did get some different boots after that trip! tho')

Proper knowledge, gear & attitude is all it takes & you can actually have a good time (as dumb as that sounds ;-) in the most inclement conditions.

Perhaps we need another moderator for "The Hunt" so we can share experiences in "the bad stuff?" & how to stay there & get the goods?

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Ewok

Moderator
Septic Tank means American. You see, criminals in certain parts of England came up with a kind of rhyming slang. Suit is replaced by whistle and flute, for example. They brought this language with them to Australia. Septic Tank is a rhyme for Yank.

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Jack 99

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I think Okie is just suggesting that we prepare ourselves with the bare minimum to at least keep alive in a forseeable winter storm. Most on this board probably already do that. Occasionally, people do die from lack of something really simple, like a blanket, or a day or two worth of food/water. My stepfather used to live in Anchorage and people would sometimes die literally within a mile or two of town.

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G-Freeman

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Okie-g, I get the idea and will keep it mind. I stay put if at all possible during the storms too. I've spent many week in the winter Rockies mountaineering and have spent many a toasty eve in a snow cave. I will vouch for the fact that that cold, dry alpine air doesn't get really mean until it meets some moisture and seals your world in an ice storm. It doesn't happen often, but this climatic transition zone is the coldest place I have ever been.
 
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Bruce from West Oz

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As has been explained, (sort of), we use rhyming slang.

Hence, a "septic" is a septic tank = yank (here, that means all Americans).

It's not pejorative -- it's especially appropriate 'cause my B-I-L is a doctor -- hence the "septic" bit.

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Caeca Invidia Es

Staff Alumnus
My recommendation for winter is to stay at home under the covers next to the warm body of your significant other. :)

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Mal H

Staff
Bruce, so an American like Sarah Brady (it pains me to put those two terms in the same sentence) would be an antiseptic tank?
 
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ernest2

New member
Before I got lymes desease, really bad,
from a tick bite, when a blizzard hit
we would grab our skis and head for Killington VT and the expert slopes.
The best skiing is in the middle of a blizzard with fresh powder falling all around you!
One time ,it went down to about 5deg
above zero, So I had to put a full face mask
on, just my eyes showing under my ski goggles; but we kept skiing any ways.

The hardest part was always the drive back to Ct. from Vt with the roads not being
plowed under two feet of snow in the wee hours of the morning.
Lucky to get back to Ct. by 4 am & this
after a 4.5 hour drive up to VT. then 8 hours of downhill skiing on expert mogel fields in a blizzard. we would qiute at 5:30 pm and eat
so about 7 PM we would start driving back to CT. dead tired.
 
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