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huntertrapper:
Went out alone saturday night. My dad went into one valley and i went into another... good nigt to be in the woods. I found a spot under a hemlock about 30 yards from the creek...i got to the spot and...stripped down to my breechclout and thats all i wore to collect my wood and lay out my bedroll.   ;D it was a good night quiet and it was great sitting by the fire and it was a very dark night. So dark i couldnt see my hand infont of my face, PITCH DARK. Anyway to make a long story short, around 12:30 it started raining. So i pulled the covers over my head. Then it rained harder and i pulled all my plunder under my sleeping bag along with my dog who was sound asleep. After a awhile around 3;30 i decided to head out because my bag was soaking through. It was a "fun" walk being dressed in just a loin cloth and moccasins in the pitch dark with rain all around. I wasnt scared at all though being alone back in the pitch dark. I thought it was a greazt night despite the fact i walked out in the middle of the night. It was pretty good small trek to prove to my dad that i can last a few days alone living Primitively, loincloth and moccasins.... ;D the best part though is that i did it alone and soon i will do my trek for a few days as i described before...

Pat B:
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Minuteman:
A small 6x8 foot canvas tarp would have saved the trip. Coulda just thrown it over you and yer dog and went back to sleep in the rain.If your dad is anything like mine was I'm sure you didn't prove much to him. Didn't even last one rainy night! ;)
 Rain is just weather and what if during your three or four day outing it rains a bunch? Don't wanna rain on your parade :o but you might wanna get a better plan in mind.

huntertrapper:
my dads not a jerk and didnt mind me going out, i could have stayed yes and if i was doing a few days jaunt i would have been more prepared, part of me walking out was the fact that my dad said if it poured to head out....plus me walking out a half mile or so in the pitch dark was a good test...not many kids my age (16) will stay in the big woods alone or walk through the forest in pitch blackness alone either...

Postman:
Nice start  - most kids wouldn't try again, either, but  I know you ain't "Most kids ;)"

try a Tarp above a surplus hammock , both strung between 2 trees. no bedroll needed, just a thin cover/ hoded sweatshirt or "serape poncho"  if ya want. See if you can sleep like that in the yard first, though. hard to get used to, and You'll need good zzzzz's out there.

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