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Sierra Echo
07-27-2010, 17:22
Has anyone read:
98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive
or
When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes
?????
Sierra Echo
07-27-2010, 17:40
I meant to ask, if you do have them, what do you think of them??
I woke up with a monster cold today! I can't think!
Jack Tarlin
07-27-2010, 19:07
Wow, that name jogged a memory, I had to do some quick research to remember, including a quick run thru Google Images, which was kinda scary.
I recalled (and regrettably re-discovered) this big tanned larded out guy (i.e. twice my size, which these days is saying something) with carefully braided hair and no visible pants who somehow landed on the cover of Backpacker around 1991 promoting this back to the land, almost certainly false and adopted native sensibility. Kind of like those idiots with "dreamcatchers" hanging from their rear-view mirrors.......they're no more Native than I am which means not at all unless there's a bunch of Ukrainian Indians we somehow missed; geez, is that what they meant by the Lost Tribe?). I remember that the article accompanying this clown's photo was called something like "This Man Can Make You a Better Hiker" or along those lines.
I recall the magazine cover as well as anyone else who read it years ago; if you saw it during dinner or encountered it years later at a hostel or elsewhere you laughed so hard you shot broccoli out your nose. I think it was probably the braids.
Glad to see Mr. Lundin is still cashing in, more power to him.
I believe the late Mr. Barnum or Mary Louise Guinan had something to say about those born every minute and how to greet them by name......
Sierra Echo
07-27-2010, 19:13
LMAO @ the carefully braided hair!!
I've noticed that the show he is on, Dual Survivor, that his hair never falls out of his braids. My hair starts coming out of my braids in a hour or so on a good hike.
Jack Tarlin
07-27-2010, 19:16
My Internet skills are still in the 14th century. Somebody needs to find and post that Backpacker cover for all of us to see and enjoy; research tells me it was September 1999, not 1991.
I regret the error; too much broccoli coming out the nose.
Sierra Echo
07-27-2010, 19:30
its on his homepage:
http://codylundin.com/
Has anyone read:
98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive
or
When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes
?????
Well......sounds like no one has read the book so far, hopefully we hear from someone who has.:p
Sierra Echo
07-27-2010, 20:27
I know! I may end up going ahead and ordering one. But which one?? LOL
I know! I may end up going ahead and ordering one. But which one?? LOL
I have both copies on reserve at the local library. I thought I would borrow and check them out first.
Just thumbed through SAS by John Weiseman. Covers too much. Kind of preachy.
Sierra Echo
07-27-2010, 20:41
You are in AZ. Have you ever thought about taking one of his classes??
Skidsteer
07-27-2010, 20:49
http://www.codylundin.com/images/backpacker_cover.jpg
You are in AZ. Have you ever thought about taking one of his classes??
I have momentarialy thought about it. Over the years I have been tempted by a number of outdoor/survival courses taught by several different instructors. Even Ray Jardine, who lives near Tucson, has, from time to time, advertised his own outdoor seminars in AZ.
I think about it, check out the price, look in my wallet, and somehow never get around to it, for one reason or another.
Cody has a new TV show Dual Survival. Both his books have sold well for me at Campmor. Customers really seem to enjoy them. He is a very nice guy and very humble.
cheers
Sierra Echo
08-11-2010, 19:39
I'm almost done with 98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive. Ive enjoyed it. It has a lot of useful information in it. I have even enjoyed the illustrations. I wonder if Cody drew them as they are not signed.
I am reading the book now, the illustrations were done bya local artist. You will see the info on the back cover.
Interesting writing style.
Sierra Echo
08-11-2010, 22:16
Do you think a gallon of water will really fit in a large condom?
Do you think a gallon of water will really fit in a large condom?
That depends. What do you think is a large condom?
:jump
Anumber1
08-12-2010, 00:47
I read when all Hell Breaks Loose a few years ago. It was very practical, sensible information and lets hope nobody ever has to use any of it. Lot of stuff about how to properly dispose of a dead body, rat-meat recipes and such.
I personally liked the book and re-read it a few times since original purchase.
Sierra Echo
08-12-2010, 06:36
That depends. What do you think is a large condom?
:jump
Lets just say a womans ruler in that department is more honest then any males! LOL
magnums is brand name of large size condom
chiefduffy
08-12-2010, 13:08
I have to say Cody comes off pretty good in the TV show. He strikes me as methodical and down to earth, for the most part. I find myself rooting for him rather than the ex-military dude he's partnered with. I haven't read his books.
Sierra Echo
08-12-2010, 17:25
magnums is brand name of large size condom
I saw those but all i can find are lubricated. its suppose to be unlubricated. Do they still make those??
Do you think a gallon of water will really fit in a large condom?
I think the real question is how long will a gallon of water fit in a large condom? :cool:
Sierra Echo
08-17-2010, 15:37
I think the real question is how long will a gallon of water fit in a large condom? :cool:
That is indeed a good question! :D
Skidsteer
08-17-2010, 16:27
I saw those but all i can find are lubricated. its suppose to be unlubricated. Do they still make those??
I doubt there's much of a market for non-lubricated Magnum condoms.
Sierra Echo
08-17-2010, 17:19
I doubt there's much of a market for non-lubricated Magnum condoms.
I can't imagine there is much of a market for magnum condoms period! :-?
Skidsteer
08-17-2010, 19:19
I can't imagine there is much of a market for magnum condoms period! :-?
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:D
Sierra Echo
08-17-2010, 20:57
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:D
I think you should respond!! LMAO!!!
GracefulRoll
11-03-2010, 20:23
I think the real question is how long will a gallon of water fit in a large condom? :cool:
Looks like it's low budget science experiment time! Another fun test would be how much water it can hold and not bust when used as a water balloon.
Sierra Echo
11-03-2010, 20:39
Looks like it's low budget science experiment time! Another fun test would be how much water it can hold and not bust when used as a water balloon.
Good luck finding a non lubricated xlarge condom. As far as i can tell, the only place around here they sell them is starship and I havent had time to go there!
GracefulRoll
11-03-2010, 21:16
Good luck finding a non lubricated xlarge condom. As far as i can tell, the only place around here they sell them is starship and I havent had time to go there!
There is a reason people use extra lube with condoms: they dry out sometimes.
Also, find out the lubricant and what kind of solvent you could use to rinse it from the condom and not break down the integrity of the material out of which the condom was made.
Bet you $5 you can wipe off most of the lubricant.
*sigh* I have spent way too much time in labs.
Jack, we have not (yet) met on the AT, that was pretty friggin funny.............getting COLD up there?
Skidsteer
11-03-2010, 21:23
Good luck finding a non lubricated xlarge condom. As far as i can tell, the only place around here they sell them is starship and I havent had time to go there!
Oh good Lord here we go.
Cue the UL er's saying a regular condom is plenty big and saves a half gram.
Sierra Echo
11-03-2010, 21:31
There is a reason people use extra lube with condoms: they dry out sometimes.
Also, find out the lubricant and what kind of solvent you could use to rinse it from the condom and not break down the integrity of the material out of which the condom was made.
Bet you $5 you can wipe off most of the lubricant.
*sigh* I have spent way too much time in labs.
i would rather just go to starship then try to wipe down a condom. my cats would be swiping at that thing left and right!
I have read both of his books. They are pretty good and have some good information but as a whole, they have a funny look at life and some wierd characters. Information is for the most part usefull but should be taken with a grain of salt. His style of survival and outdoor living is left up for one's own interpertation.
I myself am a former US ARMY RANGER and still stay old school and to my roots.
I did enjoy them tho and I would recommend them but as mentioned earlier, with a grain of salt.
HIKE LONG A PROSPER LIFE
GracefulRoll
11-03-2010, 22:19
my cats would be swiping at that thing left and right!
Not if it was filled with water.
Sierra Echo
11-04-2010, 05:55
Not if it was filled with water.
you don't know my cats!
StorminMormon
11-04-2010, 06:44
I have read "When all Hell breaks loose". It's good. He has a slightly cheesy style of humor, but other than that it's a great read. I took a look at 98.6 but it's a little too simplistic for me. I already knew everything that was in that book so didn't bother buying it.
Trailbender
11-04-2010, 09:41
Yeah, I feel that too many hikers these days don't have enough survival skills. Even if you never use them, it's stuff that could save your life.