The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) XXXII

JLarson

For whatever reason, this made me think of another Amazon inspired purchase my buddy made, which was designed to catch fire, but also difficult to extinguish.

We were making a trek into the White Mountains (New Hampshire) with about 6 other people, and Tim, who is an avid researcher, picked up a camping stove designed to work in even the most adverse of conditions. It requires priming using some kind of alcohol, and will burn even at very high altitudes.

Unfortunately, during the priming, Tim ended up dousing the entire stove, and when it caught fire the whole external casing went with it. Realizing he'd now immolated a pressurized fuel-filled cylinder (read: small grenade) he panicked, and started trying to extinguish it. The description from Amazon was accurate - once burning, that tiny inferno raged without ceasing. He even buried it, and it set the pine needles in the dirt on fire.

On the plus side it didn't explode.
4.5 Stars!

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FPenvy

haha that sounds like quite the eventful campfire story

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JLarson

It was a hell of a trip. End of May on the Madison Gulf Trail, we were still finding areas with snow deep enough to cover the tops of my boots. First night, (a little ways below the headwall if you're familiar with that trail) the temperature dropped to about 17°, with heavy wind. One of our group had done absolutely no research and only packed a hammock. He later said he seriously wondered if he would ever see his children again.

The wind had enough force that when we continued the next day, we met another group coming down because it snapped their tent poles.

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FPenvy

..........you just really confirmed my love for a good hotel room


hunting is my outdoors activity. not a camping type of guy.

car shows as well if that counts as an outdoor activity

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JLarson

I get it, but I will say that some of my best memories (and where I learned the most about my capabilities) came from some of the more traumatic experiences. Hard to get those in a hotel room, unless you're hiring a "doctor" for a low cost sack reduction, or the recipient of a little involuntary sodomy...

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2006 350z (Sold) // 1990 300zx (Sold) // 1985 300zx 2+2 (Sold)

FPenvy

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sx moneypit

JLarson

Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I was judging your life choices.

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2006 350z (Sold) // 1990 300zx (Sold) // 1985 300zx 2+2 (Sold)

Rusty

Some of my best times was camping in the sticks. Was in the Boy Scouts from 12 to 17. Great times. One weekend. We was camping out in the summer. Sleeping under the stars. Had a nice camp fire going. Everyone was sleeping around it. I was still up. I decided to bury a can of spaghetti O's in the ashes. Didn't vent the can. About 20 minutes later. The can exploded. It went everywhere. The one kid, Baron woke up with spaghetti O's on his face. The ashes burned holes in the bottom of Brent's sleeping bag. I thought I would have to put him out. There was a big hole in the ashes. Chucky heard the explosion, and just rolled over in his sleeping bag.

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JLarson

This mental image made me laugh.

And yeah, my first backpacking trip was at age 8, dad brought myself and 2 of my brothers to the Davis Path in New Hampshire. I did that trail again a couple years ago - can't believe I did that at age 8! Go me! Definitely a lot of great moments. No exploding spaghetti O's though.

Few years back, some of my siblings took a trip with their friends. My brother Dan was kind of known for his fanatical weight lifting, so my sister Becky stuck a dumbbell in his backpack as a prank. Dan starts to put the pack on, realizes it's heavy and unbalanced, opens it and finds the weight.

Not realizing that it's a prank, his buddy Dave Buckler says "Wait, you're bringing that on the trail?!"

Without missing a beat, Dan responds that yes, how else is he going to keep lifting?

With a look of utter despair, Dave says "no wonder you Larsons are so fit, you're crazy! I'll never catch up with you!"

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2006 350z (Sold) // 1990 300zx (Sold) // 1985 300zx 2+2 (Sold)

Rusty

I've been using battery tricklers for a long time with the motorcycles. Hook them up in the fall and disconnect in the spring. Bought my first one in the 80's.

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