[Sportsandrec] camping

Wed Feb 6 22:48:44 UTC 2013

Hello all.

Camping is one of the greatest things ever. You can really relax in nature 
and start to appreciate the world that god made in its purest form.

I would suggest taking a ball of twine with you. You can use it to guide you 
to and from certain locations around your site by making a trail line, or 
tie bows around trees to mark a path as well. Having a remote control alarm 
or devise could be used to tap the alarm button as you approach your tent 
and easily shut off to not disturb other folks. Maybe a interval method.

I hope you have a great time.

Ricky
Tennessee Association of Blind Athletes
1081 Zophi Street, Nashville TN 37216
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From: "Kendra Schaber" <Baltimore777 at comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] camping

> I'm glad that you like my ideas!
> Kendra
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>> 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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