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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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Oct 17, 2008 - 05:31pm PT
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ah ah ah ah....stayin' alive, stayin' alive!
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smallspark
Gym climber
philadelphia
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Mylar blankets can be used to help insulate winter cat shelters. Find a feral cat colony or cat people (like me) and give them it. They will hug you if they make shelters, if they don't know how google "winter cat shelters" It's easy to make.
How cool would that be! I know I can use them. I'm located in philly = if anyone wants to mail me one.
you can email me at fishtown.cat.shelters@gmail.com for the address.
This is a project which I'm literally just starting now. You would be shocked at what a PITA it is to find supplies locally in the city without running around to 10 different places or paying above market retail.
Or find a local group near you - especially right now.
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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if you can get a thick enough skewer....
Climber Cabobs?
Wrap climber in space blanket (aka - foil) making sure to twist both ends of the space blanket tightly at the head and feet...
Slip foiled climber onto cabob skewer makeing sure not to move around vital organs and possibly contaminating the inards..
Set over high flame for several hours, making sure to keep it turning.
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ec
climber
ca
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The Emergency Space Bag is a better bivy than the blanket.
Save a couple of small corners to place in the heels behind the achilles in that painful spot in yer tight rockshoes, it works to remedy that.
 ec
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Dick Danger
Trad climber
Lakewood, Colorado
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I've always had a bit of a "green thumb"... I used to like to grow my own herbs and stuff in sheds, closets, and other small rooms. I covered the walls and floors of these gardens with space blankets to help maximize and reflect light in the "victory garden". I've since learned that eggshell white paint is more reflective.
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hooblie
climber
from where the anecdotes roam
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Sep 21, 2010 - 09:15am PT
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i'm overly concerned about the idea of going out of this world as bicycle roadkill, so i've got some shiny loops of flagging in trail behind my camelback. i'm hoping it reflects some headlight action. if drivers are anything like moths ... all my worries, soon be over
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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Sep 23, 2010 - 03:22am PT
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That's funny Dingus. The way I remember that bivy, you were the consummate Southern gentleman, who moved over to another ledge so Brutus and I could have a little space to stretch our legs and play our silly mylar bivy-bag games. I remember that weird siren song too (it was NOT me!) And that sweetest drink of water in the morning...a gift beyond measure from Brutus.
No regrets, just another night out in the mountains (albeit one of the longest, coldest ones). With two of the best climbing partners on the planet.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Sep 23, 2010 - 03:34am PT
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so enjoyed reading that, thx guys
water is life
-Brutus on Tempest, El Cap
and apparently mylar is weak
-Munge, computer, 12am
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 23, 2010 - 03:39am PT
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Great Posts Buddies! I love you guys!
Peace
karl
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nutjob
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Sep 23, 2010 - 04:33am PT
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More gold. Thanks Dingus, Em, and the spirit of Brutus for bringing more light to this place!
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Sep 23, 2010 - 11:16am PT
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anybody know of a good way to dipose of a body...?
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 23, 2010 - 12:39pm PT
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call Sar!
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luggi
Trad climber
from the backseat of Jake& Elwood Blues car
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Sep 23, 2010 - 12:41pm PT
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Impress you female backpacking companion...find a nice bathtub shaped indentation in something...granite near water...mold blanket to said rock and fill with water...later a warm bath for the lady...:-)
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