[Sportsandrec] camping

Wed Feb 6 19:15:33 UTC 2013

I'm glad that you like my ideas!
Kendra
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From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] camping


> 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>
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>> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 3:55 PM
>> Subject: [Sportsandrec] camping
>>
>>
>>> 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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