That's OK, but our natives do not carry messages. -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" -----------------------------------
Bob W wrote: >>> it's inspiring to read about how you'll all be getting back >> to Nature, >>> roughing it, living off the land, leading the simple life, stripped >>> down to the barest essentials, relying on your wits and your >> inherited >>> Stone Age survival skills for a few days on the rugged mountain - > Ray >>> Mears would be proud of you! >> I was going to ask why no one had posted that "supplies" list that >> included pointed sticks or something... >> > > Sorry - I thought you'd have all memorised it by now. If cleft sticks > aren't readily obtainable in the colonies I'm sure Cotty can motor up > to Knightsbridge and Harrods will have some cloven for you. > > a well-furnished tent > 3 months' rations > collapsible canoe > jointed flagstaff and Union Jack > hand pump and sterilising plant > astrolabe > 6 suits of tropical linen > sou'wester > camp operating table and set of surgical instruments > portable humidor > Christmas hamper with Santa costume and mistletoe stand > cane for whacking snakes > coil of rope > sheet of tin > several cleft sticks > riding breeches for winter and summer > bush shirts > a sola topi > a double-brimmed sun hat > a camp bed and sleeping bag > long boots to deter mosquitoes at sundown > quinine pills to protect against malaria > slabs of black chocolate for energy > metal uniform cases > a cedarwood trunk lined with zinc to keep ants out > silk pyjamas to avoid typhus > cleft sticks > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
