I have spent some time today working on this BLOG so when I head off on April 14, all I have to do is send in my posts. I added information to the drop downs, set up a Flicker account for the many photos and videos I will take and set up my iPad and iPhone to help do my posting.
I also spent some time (I should get a job) at REI. I found a down jacket on sale that I picked up for 60% off. I will be taking the REI Revelcloud jacket I bought a couple weeks ago. The new jacket (Marmot Zeus 800 down) is a better fit and will provide much more warmth than the REI which was a synthetic fill and the same price. I think I am about set on my equipment, clothes and shoes. I am still working the food dehydrator almost around the clock. I made fruit roll ups yesterday from strawberries, bananas, kiwis and apple sauce. I have almost 25 pounds of jerky and pounds of fruits.
I am still walking and hiking as much as possible. The weather has been wet the last few days but I tested my rain gear today and have to say I was very happy with the results. In a cold, heavy down pour, I stayed dry and warm while walking along. My new down coat will fit under my rain jacket so I should be good in rain, snow or heavy wind.
This past weekend I spent the night in the desert camping in my new tent. The wind blew with gusts at about 50 mph. The tent held up fine and I was warm in my sleeping bag. Next weekend I will be backpacking into a camp spot in the desert again and we shall see how it goes. This is all part of the Wilderness Basics Course (WBC) I am taking in hopes of learning skills that will help me stay out of and get out of trouble in the wilderness on my hike.
Will be setting up re-supply boxes and getting my "Bounce" bucket together. Meal planning is for the most part complete. I need to buy the foods, re-package into single servings and load the re-supply boxes. I am planning 18 weeks of food. I will buy my food for those weeks I am close enough to a town with adequate retail services to acquire my supplies and food.
The jerky you made was excellent. I was able to try it this time instead of Sydney. Your tracker worked this time but you really had to blow the map out to see where on earth you were. There are no roads to this second outing you are on. And yes, REI should hire you as you are there so much!
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