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A Night In The Woods...

by Justice-One in

i just got back from a trip designed to conquer a fear.

i have always been afraid to camp by myself in the deep woods, and last week i set out to change that.

next night.

Justice-One

By the way, I just reread your initial post which actually said you had blank firing devices (essentially noise makers to let you know that something that may be a threat was nearby) which were just to warn you. Like I said, I had a few drinks, so I guess I misread that for booby traps. I'm stupid so forgive me my ignorance. I actually like your ideas. And your fear was of camping in the woods, not just the dangers of the woods. So forgive me the "flack" if you will. I stand by my comments, they just don't really apply to you. They apply to whomever thinks what I thought you were saying, not what you were actually saying. And bears are f*cking scary.

Roger that. Now I think we are pretty close to being on the same page. BTW, it was big of you to admit your error. Not many would.

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A Night In The Woods...

by Justice-One in

i just got back from a trip designed to conquer a fear.

i have always been afraid to camp by myself in the deep woods, and last week i set out to change that.

next night.

Justice-One

Therefore he gets a bunch of weapons and traps so that he has the advantage.

Some people must have very low reading comprehension. Just where did I say anything about traps city slicker?

And if you don't get it. I don't care.

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A Night In The Woods...

by Justice-One in

i just got back from a trip designed to conquer a fear.

i have always been afraid to camp by myself in the deep woods, and last week i set out to change that.

next night.

Justice-One

I know that conquering your fears is a very life affirming experience and really does empower you, I personally try to challege my fears all the time and it is amazing how much confidence you develop and how much sweeter life becomes. Kudos to you.

You are right on target with the above. I never used to be this way untill I read G. Gordon Liddy's book Will. Now there is a man who knows how to overcome fears!

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A Night In The Woods...

by Justice-One in

i just got back from a trip designed to conquer a fear.

i have always been afraid to camp by myself in the deep woods, and last week i set out to change that.

next night.

Justice-One

It is not about going out there and hoping you will have an encounter and feeling you conquered an animal. It's about conquering your fear of being alone, surviving on your own, with out another living human being to help you.

Exactly!!!

Search and rescue sent out after lost hikers and campers and out of bound skiers who do not know what the hell they are doing is a regular multi-million dollar tax expense out here. Sometimes, if the families are lucky they find their bodies (or bones) in next spring thaw.

Hell, planes still take off out here from our local airport, and are never seen again. Just last year a hiker found the wreckage of a plane that had been lost for more than 40 years! Some just do not understand how remote some areas still are.

My husband went alone once and tripped on a slippery rock. He had to hike miles out by himself on a badly sprained ankle. So give Justice a break already! Sheesh!

Thank you very much for your understanding. BTW, I would highly recommend that your hubby invest in a PLB. (Personal Locating Beacon.)

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A Night In The Woods...

by Justice-One in

i just got back from a trip designed to conquer a fear.

i have always been afraid to camp by myself in the deep woods, and last week i set out to change that.

next night.

Justice-One

I submit that you have not. Are you still afraid of bears and cougars?

You are missing the point. I never have feared cougars or bears, but I have great respect for them and the power they have. The fear that I was attempting to overcome was the type that happens when you let your imagination go. I have a friend who just got out of the Army. He was a scout in the Third Armor Divission, and he told me about what happened to him late one night when he was out in an LPOP by himself. He told me told me that that night would have went a lot better had he not dredged up images of Iraqi soldiers sneaking up on him with a knife between their teeth. This is why I went to some of the creepest woods I could find, in "Bigfoot country." I wanted to test myself. I wanted to steal myself against fears that were not warranted. As for the tripwires, I still maintain they are common sense when you are out alone in the wilds.

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A Night In The Woods...

by Justice-One in

i just got back from a trip designed to conquer a fear.

i have always been afraid to camp by myself in the deep woods, and last week i set out to change that.

next night.

Justice-One

And some wonder why I go into the woods heavily armed! Holy Jesus, that is a BIG bear!!! Man, it makes me think my M14 is pop gun.

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A Night In The Woods...

by Justice-One in

i just got back from a trip designed to conquer a fear.

i have always been afraid to camp by myself in the deep woods, and last week i set out to change that.

next night.

Justice-One

If these said bears and cougars pose a rational threat to your welfare and you are in a situation that requires you to be within their striking distance (although it seems unlikely), then perhaps you could justify setting up traps to protect yourself from them would be acceptable.

Oh brother. You sound just like my true believing JW father in law. He told me that I did not belong in the woods, and that I should stay at home in the city.

and conquering an irrational fear is not done by setting up booby traps for it.

"Booby traps" are a federal offense, and I said NOTHING about them. However I did mention legal perimeter security devices.

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A Night In The Woods...

by Justice-One in

i just got back from a trip designed to conquer a fear.

i have always been afraid to camp by myself in the deep woods, and last week i set out to change that.

next night.

Justice-One

When I am in the forests I am always armed. More so for dealing with murderous people than the animals.

The bottom line is that you are on your own out there. Some people just don't get that.

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A Night In The Woods...

by Justice-One in

i just got back from a trip designed to conquer a fear.

i have always been afraid to camp by myself in the deep woods, and last week i set out to change that.

next night.

Justice-One

I got up to go to the "out house" in the night and took my 38 police revolver with me. Glad I did because I encountered a rather large Couger about 4 feet away.

Some people just do not understand that there are still very wild places in this country. They also do not understand that not all animals are the warm and fuzzy ones that you see on Disney.

Yes, we are pretty close to the same stomping grounds. I was in the Trinity Alps Wilderness Area.

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A Night In The Woods...

by Justice-One in

i just got back from a trip designed to conquer a fear.

i have always been afraid to camp by myself in the deep woods, and last week i set out to change that.

next night.

Justice-One

What has happened to just plain camping out under the stars enjoying the sounds of the evening, with a camp fire, the smells of the forest, the night sky and sounds of nature putting you to sleep? We did that for years with my family.

There is nothing wrong with the above. But if you can't understand why I did this, I can't explain it to you any better. BTW, some forests are different from others. Also when you were camping out with your family did you see cougar and bear sign less than 100 meters from where you set up camp? Would you have even known if you had?