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rjhouser
10-03-2012, 17:14
I'm going with my full gear, pack, gaiters and bandana on, the works. Wish I had some ATC stickers or something to hand out but it's probably too late for that. Thought about making them all cat can stoves but figured that probably wouldn't go over too well hahaaa. Can't wait!

rjhouser
10-03-2012, 17:15
*Making it more interesting or entertaining? (Title cut me off)

hikerboy57
10-03-2012, 17:26
maybe treat the class to a meal of instant mashed potatoes and spam singles?

Feral Bill
10-03-2012, 17:27
maybe treat the class to a meal of instant mashed potatoes and spam singles? Gorp might go over better.

hikerboy57
10-03-2012, 17:28
Gorp might go over better.
30 dirty little hands sharing a bag of gorp?
i like it.

Drybones
10-03-2012, 17:35
Hope you make it out alive.

BobTheBuilder
10-03-2012, 17:36
Good for you - kids need to know that real people can do really neat stuff.

Odd Man Out
10-03-2012, 17:53
set up your tent to show them your palace.

Blissful
10-03-2012, 17:58
My son and I did a talk for second graders. They loved the tiny cookwear, zipping up in our mummy bags. And let them pick out trail names. Pictures of animals, etc is fun too.

Hoop
10-03-2012, 22:14
Good for you for encouraging the outdoor life. Maybe it'll plant an idea...

Zipper
10-03-2012, 23:33
Setting up your tent outside is a nice addition. I organized my talk in categories instead of talking about my thru hike sequentially. Categories included: What is the AT, exactly? What's the trail like? (lots of pics of the zillion different types of trail.) What did you eat? How did you get water? Where did you sleep? Did you see any wildlife? What was hard? What was fun? Etc.
Hope your talk goes fabulously!

kayak karl
10-03-2012, 23:36
don't matter what you tell them they will only remember
1) you could eat as many snicker bars (or candy) that you could carry.
2) you only had to bath once every 4-5 days.
:)

ChinMusic
10-04-2012, 00:11
Don't shower

OzJacko
10-04-2012, 02:35
They'll probably love being told about toileting on the trail but teachers and parents won't be impressed.
4th grade is old enough to be on web a lot.
Give them a good site or two (not this one - too complex) - maybe a good trailjournal or youtube vid and the ATC etc.

Another Kevin
10-04-2012, 05:33
They'll probably love being told about toileting on the trail but teachers and parents won't be impressed.

Wait until someone asks - because someone surely will. Look at the teacher, shrug, and say, "yes, that's something that it's important to learn, because it makes life very unpleasant for others if you don't get it right." Then tell them - because the question is very likely in the back of Teacher's mind, too!

Velvet Gooch
10-04-2012, 06:22
They'll probably love being told about toileting on the trail but teachers and parents won't be impressed.

Be sure to tell them that "real backpackers" don't carry a trowel and how many just leave a logjam right in the middle of the trail. It's more realistic

Velvet Gooch
10-04-2012, 07:48
Gorp might go over better.

Good ol' raisin and peanut allergies. Also, anaphylaxis

Feral Bill
10-04-2012, 11:45
Good ol' raisin and peanut allergies. Also, anaphylaxis
Rats! Another good idea shot down.:)

bad biscuit
10-04-2012, 12:41
many just leave a logjam right in the middle of the trail. It's more realistic

Really? I haven't hiked on the AT yet (still dreaming) but I've NEVER run into this on the many trails I have been on.

swjohnsey
10-04-2012, 16:03
Bear or moose poop.

lunchbx
10-04-2012, 20:38
Bear or moose poop.

bear and moose don't leave used toilet paper behind with their stool, or do they?

swjohnsey
10-04-2012, 21:20
It is usually the ladies who do their deed on the trail . . . and then leave a white flower behind.