donnieboone718's Space http://donnieboone718.posterous.com Most recent posts at donnieboone718's Space posterous.com Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:29:00 -0800 camping with dogs http://donnieboone718.posterous.com/camping-with-dogs http://donnieboone718.posterous.com/camping-with-dogs By this time we were convinced we had been a lot more than halfway. The path was good, we necessary to keep likely. I was following James but couldn't see him, when all of a sudden the puppies stopped. I walked ahead alongside the dogs and quickly could see James standing on the back of the sled - he was waiting for me. When I acquired there he asked me what I thought, pointing off the trail. He was pointing at a camp website with a tent by now set up. He asked, "Have you had adequate for currently?" I didn't want any convincing. The people today who utilised the camp have been in city for Christmas. We drove the teams into an spot wherever the puppies could be tied. We received a gas lamp likely so we could see a little bit and went into the tent to consider a glance at the condition. It was a big tent, ten x 12, but it had been close to for a prolonged time. The wooden stove inside of was even older than the tent, but it had a 5 inch flue which meant we could get some heat out of it. There was wood already prepared and a fire was quickly cheering points up. We acquired a pail, packed it with snow and place it on to melt. Tea was needed.

Subsequent we had to take treatment of the canines. They had labored all day and wanted foods even a lot more than we did. We obtained a massive fireplace likely outdoors and stood up frozen fish all about it so they would thaw out a little bit. We then minimize spruce boughs and made a thick mattress for each puppy and when we took them out of their harnesses and tied them in their place they liked their mattress and waited patiently for supper. It is not very good to give a functioning pet dog entirely frozen food, so waited right up until the fish all-around the fire started off to get limp.

In the mean time we introduced our gear into the tent. Caribou mattress, sleeping bag and grub box. My mom had cooked up a major stew, froze it in a shallow pan and then broke it up so it could be packed into a bag. The stew went into a pot with the cup of snow to hold it from burning and we rolled out the beds so they could warm up a little bit. Wooden needed to be cut for the relaxation of the night time and the morning, and by the time we had that carried out, the fish for the dogs was rather effectively thawed. We threw a single to every single and in ten minutes it was gone, head and all. We ate virtually that rapidly ourselves. Very hot caribou stew, bannock and hot robust tea. To best it off properly we had bannock and jam for dessert.

It was in fact really heat in the tent, but that old stove essential to be fed frequently. We weren't into too substantially sitting close to the stove, we were both equally defeat. We stoked the stove a person more time, crawled into the slumber bags and turned off the lamp. camping with dogs, camping with dogs

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Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:29:00 -0800 What You Want to Know About Hiking and Camping With Your Pet dog http://donnieboone718.posterous.com/what-you-want-to-know-about-hiking-and-campin http://donnieboone718.posterous.com/what-you-want-to-know-about-hiking-and-campin We pressed on and it wasn't prolonged before it was totally darkish. By this time we had been convinced we have been much more than halfway. The trail was superior, we necessary to retain heading. I was subsequent James but couldn't see him, when all of a sudden the puppies stopped. I walked forward alongside the dogs and shortly could see James standing on the again of the sled - he was waiting for me. When I received there he asked me what I considered, pointing off the trail. He was pointing at a camp web-site with a tent already set up. He asked, "Have you had adequate for nowadays?" I didn't need any convincing. The people who utilised the camp were in town for Christmas. We drove the teams into an place the place the puppies could be tied. We obtained a fuel lamp heading so we could see a little bit and went into the tent to just take a appear at the circumstance. It was a huge tent, ten x twelve, but it had been all-around for a prolonged time. The wood stove within was even older than the tent, but it had a 5 inch flue which meant we could get some heat out of it. There was wooden presently prepared and a hearth was shortly cheering things up. We got a pail, packed it with snow and set it on to melt. Tea was wanted.

Following we had to consider treatment of the dogs. They had worked all day and wanted meals even additional than we did. We received a massive fire likely external and stood up frozen fish all all-around it so they would thaw out a bit. We then minimize spruce boughs and produced a thick mattress for each canine and when we took them out of their harnesses and tied them in their location they liked their mattress and waited patiently for supper. It's not great to give a working canine absolutely frozen foodstuff, so waited till the fish about the hearth started to get limp.

In the suggest time we introduced our gear into the tent. Caribou mattress, sleeping bag and grub box. My mother had cooked up a big stew, froze it in a shallow pan and then broke it up so it could be packed into a bag. The stew went into a pot with the cup of snow to hold it from burning and we rolled out the beds so they could heat up a little bit. Wood essential to be minimize for the rest of the night and the early morning, and by the time we had that accomplished, the fish for the dogs was very very well thawed. We threw a person to every and in ten minutes it was gone, head and all. We ate virtually that quickly ourselves. Hot caribou stew, bannock and warm powerful tea. To top it off properly we had bannock and jam for dessert.

It was actually fairly warm in the tent, but that old stove essential to be fed typically. We weren't into as well significantly sitting close to the stove, we were equally beat. We stoked the stove a single more time, crawled into the rest bags and turned off the lamp. camping with dogs, camping with dogs

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