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Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on :
 
This last week my Fire Academy put us on a NOLS trip for our L380 Leadership class. It was pretty cool. We hiked 45 miles in 6 days with a 45+ lb pack on, our estimated elevation gain was around 8,000ft. It rained 3 days out of the 6. We did a lot of creek and river crossings. i got a mild case of trench foot from my boots being wet all the time. Most painful thing i have ever felt especially hiking 9 miles on it in one day. i also got a cold which sucks. Hoping to possible take the Fastback out tomorrow if its nice.
I think i lost about 10lbs, my tent crew pretty much lived off water haha. We cooked some, one night we had a pizza/burrito, i forgot the name of them.

[ February 27, 2010, 10:09 PM: Message edited by: WildFire532FB ]
 

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Posted by 65mustang408 (Member # 8681) on :
 
thats fuckin badass man. im applying to all the city depts i can right now. not to much out there as far as job openings. Davis has a few guys retiring in 2 years and my neighbor is a cap there so hopefully i can get my foot in the door. props to you for doing the job you do.
 

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Posted by threethirty1 (Member # 7814) on :
 
That sounds like quite a time. I bet a hot shower was like heaven after that.
 

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Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on :
 
Yeah i took an extra long shower.
The ground is a little wet today so i might not take the Fastback out.
 

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Posted by KeithStang7 (Member # 1945) on :
 
Are you wearing Danner brand boots? I had em in the Corps. If you didn't already know, you can take news paper and stuff your wet boots with the paper and they will almost be dry by the next morning. Don't forget the mink oil to take care of the leather from dry rot. If you take care of your gear, your gear wil take care of you.
 

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Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on :
 

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Originally posted by KeithStang7:
Are you wearing Danner brand boots? I had em in the Corps. If you didn't already know, you can take news paper and stuff your wet boots with the paper and they will almost be dry by the next morning. Don't forget the mink oil to take care of the leather from dry rot. If you take care of your gear, your gear wil take care of you.

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