Woods Walker
The Wood is cut, The Bacon is cooked, Now it’s tim
You can't get gains without hard work. That's just the way it is. For this night hike I took a crowbar along with a heavy pack. A masonic brother wore a 25 lb weight vest, lighter pack and sledgehammer. We hiked for around 6-miles. The pack was a Kifaru Pointman. Flashlight lights Predator warm and Fenix E41. Headlamp Fenix HP12. Within my kit was a full sleep system including USGI Gortex bivy bag, woobie, bug net, poncho tarp and ground pad. Not needed but an easy way to gain extra pack weight.
Tools of this dubious trade. The sledgehammer and full sized crowbar. Getting out of one's comfort zone can push a person to knew gains or maybe injuries. Time will tell. The goal for this hike was 5-6 miles through moderate terrain.
My Masonic brother wearing a his 25 lb weight vest, EMS pack and sledgehammer. I will be shopping around for a weight vest. Seems like a great idea to add more of an edge.
There is no easy way to carry a sledgehammer miles through the woods near as I could tell.
A full sized crowbar makes for an absolutely morbidly horrible hiking staff.
Not only that but I couldn't find any comfortable way to carry it. It cramped up my hand over time. It would dig into my shoulder. It would get caught up on trees and brush. Once it actually hit me in the back of the head. But on the pro side I was able to over turn really big rocks off trail and my arms were burning. Plus it made for a rock solid support pole when crossing creeks. It might as well been welded to the bed of moving water.
It was a nice cool night. I seen an owl about 10 feet up perched on a branch right above my head but it flew off before I could get a pic.
During night hikes I like to shine powerful lights into water to see what the aquatic fish and critters are up to. I seen two eels, trout, sunfish, minnows and the occasional bass guessing small mouth.
Not only are these night hikes an opportunity to work out physically but test gear. This time I was comparing the pros and cons of two bright LED lights.
1. Armytek Preditor warm 1X1860
2. Fenix E41 4XAA.
Both have more than enough power and run time for night hikes and BOB duty. Both have their pros and cons so it's hard to say one is better than the other. I trust the Fenix brand more but that's just me.
Kifaru Pointman is a wonderful mid range pack. It's the host pack for my 72 hour BOB.
We hiked from around 9:30 PM to 1:30 AM. I think the average speed was 1.25 miles per hour. Less than I hopped for but that's just the way things worked out. For those who prefer a video format I will include that. Thanks for looking.
Tools of this dubious trade. The sledgehammer and full sized crowbar. Getting out of one's comfort zone can push a person to knew gains or maybe injuries. Time will tell. The goal for this hike was 5-6 miles through moderate terrain.
My Masonic brother wearing a his 25 lb weight vest, EMS pack and sledgehammer. I will be shopping around for a weight vest. Seems like a great idea to add more of an edge.
There is no easy way to carry a sledgehammer miles through the woods near as I could tell.
A full sized crowbar makes for an absolutely morbidly horrible hiking staff.
Not only that but I couldn't find any comfortable way to carry it. It cramped up my hand over time. It would dig into my shoulder. It would get caught up on trees and brush. Once it actually hit me in the back of the head. But on the pro side I was able to over turn really big rocks off trail and my arms were burning. Plus it made for a rock solid support pole when crossing creeks. It might as well been welded to the bed of moving water.
It was a nice cool night. I seen an owl about 10 feet up perched on a branch right above my head but it flew off before I could get a pic.
During night hikes I like to shine powerful lights into water to see what the aquatic fish and critters are up to. I seen two eels, trout, sunfish, minnows and the occasional bass guessing small mouth.
Not only are these night hikes an opportunity to work out physically but test gear. This time I was comparing the pros and cons of two bright LED lights.
1. Armytek Preditor warm 1X1860
2. Fenix E41 4XAA.
Both have more than enough power and run time for night hikes and BOB duty. Both have their pros and cons so it's hard to say one is better than the other. I trust the Fenix brand more but that's just me.
Kifaru Pointman is a wonderful mid range pack. It's the host pack for my 72 hour BOB.
We hiked from around 9:30 PM to 1:30 AM. I think the average speed was 1.25 miles per hour. Less than I hopped for but that's just the way things worked out. For those who prefer a video format I will include that. Thanks for looking.
Night time in the woods...
