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Comment on ruff wear + 2011 teva mountain games by ron jeremy

ron jeremy — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:12:32 +0000

nice game really love to play

Comment on Hike Smart – Expecting the Unexpected by Losech

Losech — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:56:31 +0000

Sturdy hiking poles (or regular thick sticks, about 6 feet long or so), a bit of rope, and some sort of coat or rain jacket. Tie the jacket to the poles and make a travois-like stretcher. Or, if you’ve got an external frame pack, you can turn the frame into one. You’d just have to ditch most of your gear if you did that though.

Comment on Hike Smart – Expecting the Unexpected by Laura Page

Laura Page — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:29:42 +0000

Thanks for the tips! One thing that always makes me a little nervous on long hikes is the “transporting to veterinarian” part of the equation. My 85 pound AmStaff mix is a wee bit too large for me to carry out of the backcountry by myself if something ever renders him unable to walk. Any suggestions?

Comment on Hike Smart – Expecting the Unexpected by Sammie Jo

Sammie Jo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:38:31 +0000

I carry a pair of fishing pliers with me wherever I go now that both dogs have each had 2 run-ins with porcupines. One dog learned very quickly to avoid them. The other dog now has a vengeance for the little rodents. Pliers with something to cut the tips off make it SO much easier having to pull 100′s of little quills out of a dogs mouth.

Comment on Hike Smart – Expecting the Unexpected by Losech

Losech — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:52:49 +0000

I made my own dog first aid kit based off some of the information in previous Ruff Wear posts about first aid. It’s got all sorts of things that are useful on their own in there, and one of my dogs carries it in her Approach Pack no matter how short the hike is. It just lives in the pack, since you never know when you’ll need something inside it, so why bother “putting it away”?