General Camping Question?

[CJ]

Question...

Has anyone you know ever died from camping? Why? Well, I was in a sporting goods store over the weekend and I couldn't believe all the stuff available for sanitizing water, air, food and probably more.

I'll admit, I was a Cub Scout, Weeblo, and a Boy Scout. I camped allot! We sanitized water, but geez! An air sanitizer? I never died from a little bit of dirt on my food. We dropped a hunk of chicken in the fire - you just wiped it off and made sure it went to someone else.

Last time I went camping in the Appalachian Mountains I only used iodine when the water looked pretty bad or if I was filling up a canteen. If it was coming from a stream that was flowing pretty good and I saw fish - good to sip!

Gosh! I even drink from a garden hose! You should see the look on peoples faces when I pull that one off!

So? Should you be dead? You ever drink from a hose?

 

[fishinfool98]

just got back from a week long survival school up here and they were very caucious on where we got our water from and how we treated it

cant remimber the exact names of the bacterias but we have 3 guys out just from eating the snow( coming out of both ends) its from feces just being in the water, and it could kill you if it went untreated long enough

now as for the air in the woods has to be the most healthy air there is so that has to be a gimick!

just remimber that its better to be safe than sorry!

Will try and find the book with all of the information in it!
and post some more

 

[CJ]

just got back from a week long survival school up here and they were very caucious on where we got our water from and how we treated it

cant remimber the exact names of the bacterias but we have 3 guys out just from eating the snow( coming out of both ends) its from feces just being in the water, and it could kill you if it went untreated long enough

Maybe it was just the time difference from when I was going up - the contamination and such. Like I said, I did use the iodine / purifying tablets (all the time) but if the water was clean and running with fish in it - I never hesitated to sip it. That was about 30 years ago...

I'd like to see that info if you can get a copy of it. A PFD would be great. Feel free to post it in our documents section.

 

[shamrock]

Like I said, I did use the iodine / purifying tablets .

Sissy. Many, many years ago we use to rough it. Snakes and spiders were our friends. Then my dad bought a big ol' Ford dualie with a monster camper and that ruined it for me. I even got so wimpy that the thought of driving my Yoda somewhere was out of the question....why drive it when I could tow it and then later enjoy all the comforts of home.

Sleep on the ground...why thats for barbarians.

 

[CJ]

Sissy. Many, many years ago we use to rough it. Snakes and spiders were our friends. Then my dad bought a big ol' Ford dualie with a monster camper and that ruined it for me. I even got so wimpy that the thought of driving my Yoda somewhere was out of the question....why drive it when I could tow it and then later enjoy all the comforts of home.

Sleep on the ground...why thats for barbarians.

Sissy! How dare you. I'm going to tell!

I loved the days of hiking and camping. Spent many, many weekends packing it in, swimming in the beautiful clear lakes, looking at the black sky with so many stars you couldn't count them, then packing it back out.

But, who needs to do that now? We have video games!

 

[TNole]

Went camping and hunting my whole childhood and all we did was boil water. 12 days in the mountains of New Mexico and didn't even do that. I guess all the little critters have gotten better at getting us, or we are just not as strong as we used to be.

 

[46CJ]

i camp with my dad but we only go in a trayler - he wont let me wach tv

 

[CJ]

i camp with my dad but we only go in a trayler - he wont let me wach tv

LOL - You should be watching the wonderful events of nature! That's what getting out and camping is all about. Glad to see that you and your Father enjoy camping.

 

[drewnel]

Maybe all that stuff is related to the going green craze. Keep yoursel healthy and safe and all that.

 

[susie]

Ahhh, camping. The great outdoors. Fresh air. Chipmunks. Squirrel. Deer. Ticks. Spiders. Snakes.

No thank you.

I am pussified. I am a woman I will set up a tent in my backyard for Bubba. But if we are going to the lake, my butt will be in my bed that same night or sleeping in a camper that has everything I need (including a toilet.)





And dont forget all the bug spray and sunscreen I can fit into my day bag.

 

[dismas]

cant remimber the exact names of the bacterias

Giardia was probably one of the bacteria that were mentioned.

A PFD would be great. Feel free to post it in our documents section.

A PFD, huh? Is that so you don't drown while swimming in documents?

 

[CJ]

A PFD, huh? Is that so you don't drown while swimming in documents?

Setaild, setaild... Just a little bit of ayslexid on my part...

 

[MuddingTime]

Camping is one of the best ways to get away from the everyday hassles of life. I would purify the water these days, just because of all of the contamination. As far as air, when you're camping at least you're not around all of the factories that are polluting the air that we breathe everyday. Sure, there are some measures that you need to take, you just have to weed out the gimmicks from what really needs to be done.

 

[TheWrangler]

Went camping and hunting my whole childhood and all we did was boil water. 12 days in the mountains of New Mexico and didn't even do that. I guess all the little critters have gotten better at getting us, or we are just not as strong as we used to be.

boiling now does not cut it anymore. the bugs are stronger. meaner. and we are definitely of lesser physical make-up than our forefathers. it helps to be a bit more paranoid. lol

 

[Kimmyh51]

Question...

Has anyone you know ever died from camping?

LMAO had to have a giggle at the way this topic started....

The only near deaths I am aware of is female friends who were close to self harm after realising that my generator wasnt going to power their hairdryer (that situation was averted after I started up the portable wineo cooler!)

Seriously - i think that its just become an industry - and for me personally the gadget girl in me gets carried away with all the 'stuff' you can get

(ie go in to get batteries or soemthing and come out with alll this other stuff)

I have had a few mates who I have managed to bribe, bully or otherwise drag out camping, who have gone to buy a tent, and come out with all this other stuff, including water purification stuff (even when camping in NZ at a place where the tap water is not only drinkable but as pure as any bottled!)

its just another variation on 'guy goes into appliance store for batteries and comes out with a cordless drill even though he already has one!" LOL

 

[CJ]

I was a little worried at the 'giggle' comment until I realized your were a member of our female gender... Had me worried for a bit there!

its just another variation on 'guy goes into appliance store for batteries and comes out with a cordless drill even though he already has one!" LOL

Umm, that is a genetic disorder that all men have. It just can't be helped! -->> http://www.jeep-cj.com/forums/f73/hi-my-name-cj-im-toolaholic-369/

 

[BrockGrimes]

I used to drink from a hose and have eaten just about anything that crawls.

BTW Streptococcus is one of many things in the water if it's bad.

 

[dalefan88]

Ahhh, camping. The great outdoors. Fresh air. Chipmunks. Squirrel. Deer. Ticks. Spiders. Snakes.

No thank you.

I am pussified. I am a woman I will set up a tent in my backyard for Bubba. But if we are going to the lake, my butt will be in my bed that same night or sleeping in a camper that has everything I need (including a toilet.)





And dont forget all the bug spray and sunscreen I can fit into my day bag.

thats funny. when we go camping my wife will go fishing, clean them, and cook them. we love going camping in the great outdoors. the best is in a tent. the only part we are bad about is we put a air mattress in it.

 

[coldwater]

I went through some pretty harsh survival training in 82. Both hot and cold climate, both actually suck. But I tthink some of the you see in Cabelas and places like that are designed to appeal to psudo military wanna be's when the go 200' into the woods for a weekend. Funny stuff.

 

[projectcrawler]

Gosh! I even drink from a garden hose! You should see the look on peoples faces when I pull that one off!

So? Should you be dead? You ever drink from a hose?

I had a buddy get diagnosed with campylobacter about 7 years ago. "Campylobacteriosis is a bacterial disease caused by Campylobacter jejuni or Campylobacter coli. Campylobacter usually causes a mild to severe infection of the gastrointestinal system, including watery or bloody diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting." He had it for about 4 days before doctors figured out what it was. He lost 30 lbs. before it was all said and done. Only thing doctors could figure was he got it from was his garden hose. I'd drink the stream water before i would drink from my hose.