tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post2799907671878913896..comments2023-11-27T02:17:22.859-06:00Comments on The LawDog Files: I'm backLawDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-23216385906566132402008-08-24T18:14:00.000-05:002008-08-24T18:14:00.000-05:00Alright, look: I'm from a place where the differe...Alright, look: I'm from a place where the difference between -40C and -40F is academic, ok? So when I say that Carswell AFB... Err, NAS Forth Worth JRB gets cold in February, I am not making sh*t up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-4657589802700498652008-01-23T22:01:00.000-06:002008-01-23T22:01:00.000-06:00I love hearing Texans complain about the cold. ;-)...I love hearing Texans complain about the cold. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Let me tell you about the time that my Boy Scout troop went winter-camping in Rocky Mountain National Park.<BR/><BR/>And I was in cowboy boots. (Insulated boots for kids were rare back then.)<BR/><BR/>It's not that we were men. The question was whether we would survive to be men.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-63186200185012720202008-01-23T10:04:00.000-06:002008-01-23T10:04:00.000-06:00Porcupines.I got caught in a sudden freeze on the ...Porcupines.<BR/>I got caught in a sudden freeze on the flanks of Capulin Mountain once upon a time. Since it was nigh on summer, I had only a bedroll and one of those weather-proof army ponchos. Fortunately, though, I remembered from when I was a kid, where there was a hot air vent. Not exactly recommended for breathing, but if you crouch over the vent, fasten the poncho tightly around your neck and wrap the bedroll over your head, your body stays poisonously warm and keeps you from freezing. <BR/>Not one of my nicer recollections of Capulin, but there's always the ladybug migration in the fall. That's worth the climb.<BR/>LawMomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-78405430865666692822008-01-23T00:19:00.000-06:002008-01-23T00:19:00.000-06:00Probably porcupines as to the bark. As to the col...Probably porcupines as to the bark. As to the cold least yours left a note, always hard uh difficult for me to find anything under those circumstances when I was hunting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-91329562302373968982008-01-22T23:04:00.000-06:002008-01-22T23:04:00.000-06:00Went out with my oldest and his scout troop a coup...Went out with my oldest and his scout troop a couple of weekends ago and went through the same thing, but it wasn't bad enough to freeze a gallon jug solid.<BR/><BR/>I ended up rolling over on top of my boy just to keep his shivering body from bumping into me all night. That kid's got sharper elbows and knees than his momma. <BR/><BR/>Glad you had a good time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-5067904386033444502008-01-22T20:06:00.000-06:002008-01-22T20:06:00.000-06:00Amen, Brother.I took your advice and camped in Pal...Amen, Brother.<BR/>I took your advice and camped in Palo Duro Canyon last SUMMER (July IIRC) No freezing toes, but the chill caught us by surprise. We went to bed with no blankets whatsoever, and woke up in the night with the choice of running to the truck for blankets, or throwing layers on out of our packs. <BR/>We looked like 14th St bums by the morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-56278775602876820912008-01-22T18:24:00.000-06:002008-01-22T18:24:00.000-06:00Had a sudden temp drop during the night, first wee...Had a sudden temp drop during the night, first week of Dec '76, at my father's hunting camp upstate PA. The heater's fuel line froze up several times that night after most of us went to bed. Got up in the morning to discover it was -16degF in the kitchen! (Two story log cabin)Dad and I were fairly snug in our Air Force survival Mummy Bags upstairs. Rubber seal on the tailgate window shattered when we rolled it down. Got home at the South Jersey shore to discover it was -8degF at the beach! Seeing waves breaking on snowdrifts was very strange.Stayed cold for a while. The inland bays (fresh+salt water mix) froze a foot thick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-47457208648895309482008-01-22T17:36:00.000-06:002008-01-22T17:36:00.000-06:00Sounds like a good time was had by all despite the...Sounds like a good time was had by all despite the cold - good to have you back LawDog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-67082629650895721972008-01-22T16:25:00.000-06:002008-01-22T16:25:00.000-06:00Too cold for brass LawDogs...Glad you had a good (...Too cold for brass LawDogs...<BR/><BR/>Glad you had a good (if a mite frosty) trip!<BR/><BR/>Did you shoot any pink gorillas?CrankyProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032272009661743761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-87735814867439775142008-01-22T13:32:00.000-06:002008-01-22T13:32:00.000-06:00Dad and I did that back in '97, up near Pagosa Spr...Dad and I did that back in '97, up near Pagosa Springs, CO. I put up the tent with my shirt off in the warm October sun. <BR/><BR/>Then the snow came, and the temp dropped brutally. <BR/><BR/>We made the drive into town and bought a case of Sterno, and lit two or three cans a night. <BR/><BR/>But the CO must not have been too bad-- after all, we woke up with such a healthy pink glow to our faces... :)Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-70800477108215887212008-01-22T12:01:00.000-06:002008-01-22T12:01:00.000-06:00Greetings from San Angelo, Texas. It is noon here...Greetings from San Angelo, Texas. It is noon here and only 33 degrees with drizzle. But it is also beautiful. Y'all come back now, y'hear?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-43844404000950828772008-01-22T10:32:00.000-06:002008-01-22T10:32:00.000-06:00You recall to my mind the time I went camping in A...You recall to my mind the time I went camping in Alaska. We expected -10F, but we got -35F. I found out that you really <I>can't</I> freeze to death in your sleep because the shivering wakes you up and that you have to sleep with the white gas or it won't be warm enough to light.<BR/><BR/>I don't plan to repeat that experience.Weetabixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03483498608206295895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-9475322439317650942008-01-22T10:14:00.000-06:002008-01-22T10:14:00.000-06:00Oh good lord yes, it gets cold there.I spent most ...Oh good lord yes, it gets cold there.<BR/><BR/>I spent most all my stateside assignments at Ft. Bliss, meaning I spent much of my stateside field time out in that desert.<BR/><BR/>That four o'clock drop is something you have to experience to understand.Rustmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706110699686013722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-66250525297814457312008-01-22T09:31:00.000-06:002008-01-22T09:31:00.000-06:00I'm reminded of something Elmer Keith told about t...I'm reminded of something Elmer Keith told about tents... this happened in either Idaho or Canada and I disremember which. They were camped with the wall tent and it came up a bad wind and blew it down on 'em. Some Indians were camped there too and they still used tepees. So Elmer Keith and his party wound up passing the night in the tepee... one of the Indians said, IIRC, "white man's tent no damn good". The Mr. Keith explained the deal about a tepee... inside the cone, there's a curtain all the way around. The fire in the middle will keep you warm and the up-draft while drawing the smoke up, also pulls the cold air up and out the top instead of in on you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-67113099444455397212008-01-22T07:45:00.000-06:002008-01-22T07:45:00.000-06:00I have noticed the rings in the mesquite bark down...I have noticed the rings in the mesquite bark down here in Southern Arizona too. Near as I can figger it out, it is due to a freezing/thawing action.<BR/><BR/>I'd be happy to be told what does it if I am wrong.<BR/><BR/>Randy in ArizonaRandy in Arizonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06456257424233573578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-45484353856779581562008-01-22T07:20:00.000-06:002008-01-22T07:20:00.000-06:00LOL- Ah yes... West Texas in the winter!!! My unc...LOL- Ah yes... West Texas in the winter!!! My uncle had a ranch outside Van Horn, he used to say the main reason it didn't snow was it was too damn cold. <BR/><BR/>Glad y'all had fun!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-60357778947042322932008-01-22T07:12:00.000-06:002008-01-22T07:12:00.000-06:00LawDog, you make me homesick for West Texas. We us...LawDog, you make me homesick for West Texas. We used to live in San Angelo, and I ran a Census crew in the area back in '90, so am well acquainted with the area. Sigh. As to the tent heater (not for use inside tents)...where the heck to they expect one to put the blasted thing where it will actually, well, heat the tent, pray tell? <BR/><BR/>Glad you had a good (albeit chilly) time. Welcome back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-45488508213982817872008-01-22T06:05:00.000-06:002008-01-22T06:05:00.000-06:00Wow, I was shocked to see the name Monahans. My g...Wow, I was shocked to see the name Monahans. My grandparents got married there. And my ex-husband flew out to AZ to get them from my aunt's house and on the drive back, they stopped in Monahans at the courthouse, where they tied the knot so long ago. My ex took a lot of pics for them and they all showed 'em to me when they got back.<BR/><BR/>*sigh*<BR/><BR/>I haven't thought about that time in YEARS. Talk about a flashback.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-71907932210876352012008-01-22T05:16:00.000-06:002008-01-22T05:16:00.000-06:00What kind of tent heater did you have? Zodi makes ...What kind of tent heater did you have? Zodi makes units that place the combustion unit outside, 10K and 20K models, fan-forced hot air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-40195389298134138412008-01-22T01:22:00.000-06:002008-01-22T01:22:00.000-06:00And that is why I like, no, love my wall tent with...And that is why I like, no, love my wall tent with its loverly little wood burning stove. I found a stove that with a little inexpensive welding and grinding will hold fire for six to eight hours, long enough to keep the tent fairly warm well into the wee hours. Long enough that upon returning from my morning pee, I can reload it and have enough fire later to make coffee and cook breakfast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com