[monochrome]

Where I come from we're taught no deodorant, no toothpaste, no scented foot powder, no scented soap comes on a backcountry Trek at all. Every scented thing in every backpack goes up a tree in a Bear Bag first-thing into a campsite. If you even put flavored drink mix in a Nalgene bottle, the bottle is forever a "smellable" and has to go up the tree in a bag at night. Of course all foodstuffs go up. Woe be to the person who brngs anything smellable into a tent!!

[gazonk]

Woe be to the person who brngs anything smellable into a tent!!

Hmm, sounds like you'll be eaten by mosquitos instead of bears, then

[Aristophanes]

Where I come from we're taught no deodorant, no toothpaste, no scented foot powder, no scented soap comes on a backcountry Trek at all. Every scented thing in every backpack goes up a tree in a Bear Bag first-thing into a campsite. If you even put flavored drink mix in a Nalgene bottle, the bottle is forever a "smellable" and has to go up the tree in a bag at night. Of course all foodstuffs go up. Woe be to the person who brngs anything smellable into a tent!!

Trekking?

I was working in the forestry industry in the mountains of British Columbia.

I used to eat "trekkers" for lunch. They carried Nalgene bottles; I carried a Husqvarna and rappelled from helicopters to fight forest fires.

My "tent" was a forestry camp tent near a helipad. Toothpaste necessary after 10 straight days running firebreaks. Funny thing about ashes getting in one's teeth.

Worst fire I fought was started by trekkers. Most by lightning. One by drunk mushroom pickers. I still have my axe.

Missed it all photographically speaking because I had no K-3.

[D0n]

Where I come from we're taught no deodorant, no toothpaste, no scented foot powder, no scented soap comes on a backcountry Trek at all. Every scented thing in every backpack goes up a tree in a Bear Bag first-thing into a campsite. If you even put flavored drink mix in a Nalgene bottle, the bottle is forever a "smellable" and has to go up the tree in a bag at night. Of course all foodstuffs go up. Woe be to the person who brngs anything smellable into a tent!!

and this is why I use a hammock and climbing rigging instead of a tent.... I put my loverly smellable a$$ in the trees too, up high....


doesn't make much sense to me, in grizzly country to put your food up where the bears can't get it, then leave your own sorry a$$ on the ground and have the Bear saying "Damn, that food smells great and all I got to eat is this dumba$$"

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Last edited by D0n; 05-29-2012 at 08:16 AM.

[eddie1960]

Trekking?

I was working in the forestry industry in the mountains of British Columbia.

I used to eat "trekkers" for lunch. They carried Nalgene bottles; I carried a Husqvarna and rappelled from helicopters to fight forest fires.

My "tent" was a forestry camp tent near a helipad. Toothpaste necessary after 10 straight days running firebreaks. Funny thing about ashes getting in one's teeth.

Worst fire I fought was started by trekkers. Most by lightning. One by drunk mushroom pickers. I still have my axe.

Missed it all photographically speaking because I had no K-3.

you sure the mushroom picker were drunk , or just sampling their wares

[traderdrew]

I wonder if we will see an 18MP APS-C version of the 36MP Nikon D800 sensor as the next step. The 24MP does not seem to be attractive to most people.

I know I am requoting this but I was playing around with my K-5 and looking at my manual. In JPEG you have the option of taking smaller photos. Another thing that gets me about this forum is some people say they don't want a machine gun. I want 12 frames per second like the Sony A77. I usually control the speed with two or three bursts and letting it refocus when photographing a moving subject. (I also found out the K-5 gives you the option of a slower setting for continuous frames per second.)

Another negative post by me.!! Anyway.. My K-5 just cannot hold up for me. I use it heavily, daily with two good lenses. I don't post with it anymore because the other system is better. But the switches are becoming very bad. AF button is almost useless now. The slightest brush will cause the menu to abort. The back color coating is almost worn off. That is with complete rebuild one year ago. So, I hope to see some major improvements in parts quality.
If the new K-3 when tested is better. I will try one more before completely moving on. And now I know the limits of the Pentax system. I will only use it in certain situations.

But many times it is a joy to use. Small and compact and with me getting older a great combo. With the Sigma 300 and 500 lenses. It is small and amazingly sharp within its limits. Good light and no BIF. As I like bird only.

I believe you Gary. (I know Gary from flickr.) There is a camera for everyone. One of my buddies keeps telling me he wants me to switch to Canon but I don't want to dish out the money and the pain of switching. In some ways the K-5 is superior to the EOS-7D and dxomark.com proves this scientifically. I'm not going to switch but sometimes I wish I had the 800mm the Canon guy has.

Flickriver: Andrew's Wildlife's most interesting photos

[Winder]

I know I am requoting this but I was playing around with my K-5 and looking at my manual. In JPEG you have the option of taking smaller photos. Another thing that gets me about this forum is some people say they don't want a machine gun. I want 12 frames per second like the Sony A77. I usually control the speed with two or three bursts and letting it refocus when photographing a moving subject. (I also found out the K-5 gives you the option of a slower setting for continuous frames per second.)



I believe you Gary. (I know Gary from flickr.) There is a camera for everyone. One of my buddies keeps telling me he wants me to switch to Canon but I don't want to dish out the money and the pain of switching. In some ways the K-5 is superior to the EOS-7D and dxomark.com proves this scientifically. I'm not going to switch but sometimes I wish I had the 800mm the Canon guy has.

Flickriver: Andrew's Wildlife's most interesting photos

I really just want better AF. The sensor performance of the Canon 7D, K-7, OM-D, or any modern DSLR is more than enough for what I do with APS-C. The new A99 is rumored to have 101 AF points and the AF speed and accuracy of SLT is very appealing. The FF sensor is also pretty appealing. If Sony does it right then the A99 might be my next camera. Pentax has raised the price on all of their glass, so I can sell what I have for at least as much as i paid for it. I can switch and not be out a dime. Other than AF my K-5 has been a great camera. I will keep my Sigma 50mm & 85mm since they are FF compatible and if Pentax ever does release a FF I will be in good shape to pick on up and give it a try.

[Aristophanes]

you sure the mushroom picker were drunk , or just sampling their wares

My crew found them in the middle of a clear cut to get away from the fire they started. They were still drinking. They started the fire to get warm, but a bottle broke and it "got away from them"...the fire.

Sadly, the mushrooms were morels. Not the more favourable hallucinogens.

Again, no proof because I did not have a K-3. All these anecdotes with no photos.

The LAST thing anyone wants is a forest fire fighter with an axe and chainsaw, paranoid on mushrooms,....in a helicopter.

[Aristophanes]

Flickriver: Andrew's Wildlife's most interesting photos

Those are some amazing wildlife photos. Top quality.

[monochrome]

Trekking?

I was working in the forestry industry in the mountains of British Columbia.

I used to eat "trekkers" for lunch. They carried Nalgene bottles; I carried a Husqvarna and rappelled from helicopters to fight forest fires.

My "tent" was a forestry camp tent near a helipad. Toothpaste necessary after 10 straight days running firebreaks. Funny thing about ashes getting in one's teeth.

Worst fire I fought was started by trekkers. Most by lightning. One by drunk mushroom pickers. I still have my axe.

Missed it all photographically speaking because I had no K-3.

Heh - doff of the hardhat. Never done anything quite that extreme - though I did spend a summer clearing land in New Hampshire with a German chainsaw.

Clearly I'm a tool, having only spent two weeks at a time in real wilderness - and only above tree line in Colorado, or Ontario in a canoe, never in BC. And always in adult guidance of young people. Nevertheless, tent being a loose term to include any fixed cover that keeps water off while sleeping, while I have seen a black bear in a campsite, I've never seen a Grizzly bear in a tent. Tarp, tent, hammock or open air - if it smells and didn't come out of my body it goes up the tree.



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[SuperK5]

Heh - doff of the hardhat. Never done anything quite that extreme - though I did spend a summer clearing land in New Hampshire with a German chainsaw.

Clearly I'm a tool, having only spent two weeks at a time in real wilderness - and only above tree line in Colorado, or Ontario in a canoe, never in BC. And always in adult guidance of young people. Nevertheless, tent being a loose term to include any fixed cover that keeps water off while sleeping, while I have seen a black bear in a campsite, I've never seen a Grizzly bear in a tent. Tarp, tent, hammock or open air - if it smells and didn't come out of your body it goes up the tree.

Have fun with this -> Chainsaw Collectors Forum

I agree with the smelly part. One time I was with a big group of friends camping in the Sierra's and we had several bears come into our campground.
It was our own fault though, when we were cleaning up late at night one girl thought it would be easy to get rid of the bacon grease by pouring it into
the embers of our fire. OOOOPPSS!!! ....well at least I know how to get those up close and personal BEAR photos now!!!

[trublubiker]

I was sent this link years ago about a huge Grizzly that had killed some folk. This animal is HUGE !!

WARNING: The attached pics on the link are VERY GRAPHIC with shots of a partly devoured person. If you are at all squeamish, don't look.

World Record Grizzly Bear (Photos) - Urban Legends

The only way I'd camp in Grizzly country would be in an armoured Winnebago.

[D0n]

I used to guide tours up in the arctic.
used to say this about the Arctic wolves, but I guess it applies to bears as well...

You don't have to run faster than the Wolves. Just your friends.

[selar]

and this is why I use a hammock and climbing rigging instead of a tent.... I put my loverly smellable a$$ in the trees too, up high....

That looks like a Hennessy Hammock, is it?

[Fontan]

this is why I use a hammock and climbing rigging instead of a tent....

I thought this was a scrotum of an elephant.