[Sportsandrec] camping

Wed Feb 6 14:04:24 UTC 2013

Hi,

You could take a small luggage beeper available at any large
department store and put it on the front of your tent, or on a tree
branch near a key area.

Just brainstorming,
Justin Louchart

On 2/6/13, Julie J. <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
> Thanks!  I don't think I currently have anything that runs on batteries,
> at least not the sort that you take out and replace. I haven't decided
> yet if I will be taking my guide dog or not.  If I do I could pattern
> him to locate some landmarks.  I thought of taking a small set of
> windchimes and setting them up at the tent/cabin, but I think they might
> be annoying to the other people around.  You have some good ideas about
> using natural landmarks.
>
> Thanks!
> Julie
>
>
> On 2/5/2013 6:47 PM, Kendra Schaber wrote:
>> Hi Julie, I have gone camping many times. The camping that I have done
>> is the regular camping in tents and an ocational RV. Take along a
>> slate and styless or any other nonelectronical note taking item just
>> in case you need to take notes without relaying on electricity. Also
>> take your cane or guide dog so that you can use them to travel with.
>> If you have something that uses batteries that you don't charge up, go
>> ahead and bring more batteries than you think you need. Use such
>> things like your tent or camp fire for a land mark. Also use a body of
>> water as a land mark in relation to your camp site. Get to know where
>> things like the bathrooms are or if not a bathroom, where the spot to
>> take care of bathroom duties is located. As for no paths, use big land
>> marks like the cabbins and a nearby body of water. You can usually
>> hear water running or moving when you are close enough to it. Use open
>> spaces in the treese as clues. You might have to count them as you go
>> along.
>> Kendra
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
>> To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List"
>> <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 3:55 PM
>> Subject: [Sportsandrec] camping
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>>
>>> Heya!
>>>
>>> It's me with another adventure vacation question.  Last year it was
>>> sea kayaking, clam digging and fishing.  This year my teenage son and
>>> I are going camping.  Actually we are going to survival school where
>>> we will be learning how to build a fire without matches, tie knots,
>>> make rope from native plants, which plants are edible, how to make
>>> tools from natural materials at hand and all sorts of other stuff.
>>> I'm affectionately referring to this adventure as my opportunity to
>>> learn independent living skills. *smile*
>>>
>>> I looked at loads of opportunities we could utilize to do this and
>>> settled on one of the less intense options.  We are going to be
>>> staying in a cabin and doing day hikes to learn and practice the
>>> survival skills we have been taught.  I'm not quite as adventurous as
>>> I once was. Sleeping under a hedge and being reliant on figuring out
>>> which mushrooms are edible won't be a part of this trip.
>>>
>>> Still it will be a lot of new things for me and a lot of skills I
>>> haven't used for around 15 years.  I don't anticipate having any
>>> particular difficulties because of my blindness, but I'm trying to
>>> figure out as much as I can ahead of time.
>>>
>>> I would love to hear from people who have been camping both the
>>> normal variety and the rougher sort of survival camping that is
>>> becoming popular. Also ideas on keeping oriented where there are no
>>> paths would be helpful. If anyone can think of specific non
>>> electronic blindness equipment I should take along that would also be
>>> helpful.
>>>
>>> I welcome all thoughts and ideas.  If you can think of something that
>>> I'm overlooking in preparing for this trip please let me know.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance!  You guys always have awesome ideas and have been
>>> really helpful.
>>>
>>> Julie
>>>
>>>
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