Activity for Sherwood Botsfordâ€
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A: What is a safe type of backyard zip line for kids and adults to use? This is in the category with swimming pools, and trampolines, and jungle gyms. There is no way to be completely safe and still have it fun. Keep it close to the ground. This may mean getting a dozer in to shape the hill. Make for a soft landing. A foot of sawdust or sand. Fluff it up with a rot... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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A: How can I prevent snow-balls building up in my dog's paws? Lots of mushers will 'candle their dogs'. Use a candle and pass it quickly over the bottom of the paw. The flame singes the hairs between the toes and is harmless to the dog. Practice on your arm hairs to get the speed right. Much faster than trimming. Most dogs hate socks and will chew them off... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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A: How to warm up your cold toes and fingers? Fingers and toes cold? Put on your hat. Seriously: You are losing heat faster than you are generating it. Bondy compensates by reducing circulation to the extremities to keep the core warm. Head has 25% of your blood flowing through it. Reducing heat loss there, gives you more heat to send to th... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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A: What kind of mementos, if any, am I allowed to collect from State and National parks in small quantities? Legally the answer is "nothing" in the National Parks of Canada. I think the US is similar. Ethically the best touchstone is the Kantian ethic: What would be the result of everyone doing this? As part of that, examine the renewal time, and the numbers of the thing in question and the number of vi... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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A: Is it ever safe to let a hypothermic person sleep? How severe? If he has passed through the shivering stage, you are probably going to lose him unless you can get an external source of heat. If he's at the 'umbles' stage then food, hot drinks, and keep moving it possible is a better course of action. If you have him warm enough that he has become ... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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A: How should we split up a 3 person tent? Don't split it. Not all people on a trip are equally strong. There is a bunch of other group stuff too. Look at the total group gear when dividing things up. Having one person repsonsible for the tent also makes it less likley to have bits left behind. (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |