Popular Post jsharr ★ Posted May 23, 2021 Popular Post Share #1 Posted May 23, 2021 Doing a 10 mile paddle today prepping for Northern Tier 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted May 23, 2021 Share #2 Posted May 23, 2021 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby ★ Posted May 23, 2021 Share #3 Posted May 23, 2021 I'm tired and hot just looking at the picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 23, 2021 Share #4 Posted May 23, 2021 Northern Tier of what? How many miles/days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted May 23, 2021 Share #5 Posted May 23, 2021 Poor bastard inherited your face. But we all love his golden smile. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 23, 2021 Share #6 Posted May 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Dottles said: Poor bastard inherited your face. But we all love his golden smile. It’s not original, he inherited it from the dogs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted May 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: ? 3 minutes ago, Longjohn said: Northern Tier of what? How many miles/days? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted May 23, 2021 Share #8 Posted May 23, 2021 That's a good pic, jsharr. Just rough housin' this Sunday afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted May 23, 2021 Ryan and half a dozen other scouts from the Troop are going on a week long canoe trek on the US Canada border in a month 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 23, 2021 Share #10 Posted May 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, jsharr said: Ryan and half a dozen other scouts from the Troop are going on a week long canoe trek on the US Canada border in a month Just a week? I thought he would be gone for a year when I saw Digi and his plane and the dog sleds. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted May 23, 2021 Share #11 Posted May 23, 2021 Cool...like MN's BWCA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted May 23, 2021 Share #12 Posted May 23, 2021 What dates? There could be snow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share #13 Posted May 23, 2021 18 minutes ago, petitepedal said: What dates? There could be snow... They leave June 28th and arrive back in Dallas on July 10. Doing roughly 100 miles in 10 days I think. They did 11.5 today. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted May 23, 2021 Share #14 Posted May 23, 2021 Should be good..make sure he has lots of bug spray/ with deet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share #15 Posted May 24, 2021 13 hours ago, petitepedal said: Should be good..make sure he has lots of bug spray/ with deet. Yep. We know the value of DEET!!!!! We send a crew to Northern Tier every year and have sent OKPIK (winter camp, dog sleds, igloos and such) for the last two winters. We are camping on a ranch in the Texas hill country this coming weekend and will bring lots and lots of DEET there as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 24, 2021 Share #16 Posted May 24, 2021 Slap that kid in the stern and get him to put his pfd on!! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted May 24, 2021 Share #17 Posted May 24, 2021 20 hours ago, jsharr said: Doing a 10 mile paddle today prepping for Northern Tier Who is the insane-looking person in front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted May 24, 2021 Share #18 Posted May 24, 2021 13 minutes ago, Zephyr said: Slap that kid in the stern and get him to put his pfd on!! Nominated. Fact - most drowning victims are good swimmers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 24, 2021 Share #19 Posted May 24, 2021 8 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Fact - most drowning victims are good swimmers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted May 24, 2021 Share #20 Posted May 24, 2021 Just now, Zephyr said: I knew you would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share #21 Posted May 24, 2021 18 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Who is the insane-looking person in front? That is Dr. Kilgard. Eagle Scout, HUGE Brainiac that does research on neural plasticity at University of Texas at Dallas, but an incredible leader with the youth. I love him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share #22 Posted May 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Zephyr said: You look NOTHING like I expected. Much hotter and feminine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted May 24, 2021 Share #23 Posted May 24, 2021 Just now, jsharr said: and feminine Is that a problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share #24 Posted May 24, 2021 25 minutes ago, Zephyr said: Slap that kid in the stern and get him to put his pfd on!! I need to talk to Ryan and Dr. Kilgard about that. However, on small flat bodies of water, if the Scout is a strong swimmer, a PDF is not required. He still should have had one on though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share #25 Posted May 24, 2021 Just now, Kzoo said: Is that a problem? not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Share #26 Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, jsharr said: I need to talk to Ryan and Dr. Kilgard about that. However, on small flat bodies of water, if the Scout is a strong swimmer, a PDF is not required. He still should have had one on though. And where are their masks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 24, 2021 Share #27 Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, jsharr said: I need to talk to Ryan and Dr. Kilgard about that. However, on small flat bodies of water, if the Scout is a strong swimmer, a PDF is not required. He still should have had one on though. Okay... I am going to give you some stats. I personally have been involved in hundreds of 'small flat water' drownings In 100% of the cases, no one planned on ending up in the water 100% of the people involved felt if they did end up in the water, they were a good enough swimmer to get themselves to safety.... So 100% of them decided to NOT wear a pfd 100% of them were wrong. I honestly expected better of the BCOA. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Share #28 Posted May 24, 2021 22 hours ago, jsharr said: Ryan and half a dozen other scouts from the Troop are going on a week long canoe trek on the US Canada border in a month Who supplies the ice breaker? Texas paddling in warm water vs CAnadian frozen water is a heckuva difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share #29 Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Zephyr said: Okay... I am going to give you some stats. I personally have been involved in hundreds of 'small flat water' drownings In 100% of the cases, no one planned on ending up in the water 100% of the people involved felt if they did end up in the water, they were a good enough swimmer to get themselves to safety.... So 100% of them decided to NOT wear a pfd 100% of them were wrong. I honestly expected better of the BCOA. I will make it a point to discuss this with all involved. Thank you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 24, 2021 Share #30 Posted May 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, jsharr said: I will make it a point to discuss this with all involved. Thank you. Not trying to be a prick...., it is just the world I live in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share #31 Posted May 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Zephyr said: Not trying to be a prick...., it is just the world I live in. I understand completely. Doing what you do, you would be a prick if you did not slap us upside the head for being dumbasses. Thank you. And I mean that. Thank you. When I had the troop canoes out recently, everyone wore a PFD, including me and my son. Not sure what happened this time, but it will be addressed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share #32 Posted May 25, 2021 7 hours ago, Zephyr said: Not trying to be a prick...., it is just the world I live in. Conversation was had. Mike was very receptive. Told me it will not happen again. My son was sitting on it. I tried to repeat your facts to him verbatim, but the point was made and taken very well. Than you again for speaking up. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 25, 2021 Share #33 Posted May 25, 2021 34 minutes ago, jsharr said: Conversation was had. Mike was very receptive. Told me it will not happen again. My son was sitting on it. I tried to repeat your facts to him verbatim, but the point was made and taken very well. Than you again for speaking up. Thank you for doing this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share #34 Posted May 25, 2021 21 hours ago, Zephyr said: Slap that kid in the stern and get him to put his pfd on!! Zephyr, here is what went out to the entire Trek crew after I shared your statisitcs with the adult crew leader. Obedience is the least popular and perhaps most important point in the Scout Law. Rules have been established to ensure our personal safety and the safety of those around us. Whether we are talking about seat belts, masks, or personal floatation devices, we follow the rules. I apologize and ask your forgiveness for not insisting that life jackets were worn by our crew members 100% of the time while we were on the water this Sunday. It will not happen again. We did a fantastic job conditioning our bodies this weekend. Before we venture deep into the wilderness, we must prepare our minds as well. Our brains will be our most important piece of safety equipment. On June 5th, we will practice the skills needed to recover a swamped canoe near shore and in open water. We will learn that swimming in hiking boots is not like swimming barefoot in a pool, but it is perfectly possible so long as we are wearing our PFDs. Together we can accomplish great things! We can enter the most remote corners of our great country and return safely to tell the tales of our adventure and help others appreciate why we value wild places. To be prepared for our last training mission, every member of our crew should read the following: https://www.rivergator.org/paddlers-guide/safety/canoe-self-rescue.cfm There are many excellent YouTube videos as well but nothing beats reading the steps one by one before attempting a new skill. Yours in Scouting, 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share #35 Posted May 27, 2021 On 5/24/2021 at 11:17 PM, Zephyr said: Thank you for doing this Ryan and I were out restocking the troop trailer for this weekends campout and we had a long talk about this. Told him the same thing. 100% of the bodies you recovered were not wearing PFDs. He agreed it was a bad choice but that he was comfortable sitting on it. We discussed alternatives, like a throwable cushion with a life line attached. He is taught, and knows, that in water rescue you reach or throw first and your last resort is getting in the water with the person in the water that is being rescued. Hopefully the talk sticks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted May 27, 2021 Share #36 Posted May 27, 2021 1 minute ago, jsharr said: Hopefully the talk sticks. It will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 27, 2021 Share #37 Posted May 27, 2021 2 hours ago, jsharr said: like a throwable cushion He may want to be careful what he chooses to sit on. Any type of cushion or padding will funnel any splashes or drips towards his backside and with very little water actually getting to him it will feel like he is sitting in a wet diaper all day. Trust me, I learned this the hard way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share #38 Posted May 27, 2021 16 minutes ago, Zephyr said: He may want to be careful what he chooses to sit on. Any type of cushion or padding will funnel any splashes or drips towards his backside and with very little water actually getting to him it will feel like he is sitting in a wet diaper all day. Trust me, I learned this the hard way Back in the day, when I raced small sail boats, I had padded shorts that would make sitting on the rail of a boat more bearable. Really thick fabric on the seat of the pants with pockets to hold closed cell phone pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted May 27, 2021 Share #39 Posted May 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, jsharr said: Back in the day, when I raced small sail boats, I had padded shorts that would make sitting on the rail of a boat more bearable I just have a fat ass.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share #40 Posted May 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Zephyr said: I just have a fat ass.... Funny story, not about a fat ass, but my wife and I just got married and we were both racing a lot. She was crewing on variety of boats and kept sitting down on deck hardware, winches, etc. She went to see her lady doctor, who saw her bruised up back side and asked if everything was okay at home, new husband, etc........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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