Male Bondage 2010

This was our third year of "male bondage" or at least that's what we refer to it as. We are still trying to come up with a creative name that will really stick. We all had a really good time as you can probably tell. most of us had some new gear to try out this year. Brett got a new magnesium fire starting tool and he tried it out and was successful at building a fire. we were all quite impressed. Jason had his machete and he remembered to pack some deodorant this year. I do believe he is catching on. Jeremiah got a new backpack which seemed to be much more comfortable than the one he used last year. Jesse got to try out his new backpack and tent, and both worked very well.
We were out in the woods for 3 days and 2 nights and we had 2 different campsites. our first site was neat because we were on something like an island. we were completely surrounded by boggy/marshy land with a the river about 20 yards away. all of that water sure made the first night cold though. we all had our share of mishaps too. Jason slipped and cut his hand while taking a "short-cut" off the trail. Brett's boots started to rub him the wrong way and he got a blister on his heel about the size of a 50-cent piece. Jesse didn't pack a warm enough sleeping bag and about froze to death the first night. Jeremiah also got some pretty good sized blisters on the bottoms of his feet.
We all enjoy these trips because they give us a chance to get out and away from everything, and just be manly men haha. it gives us the opportunity to check up on our emergency preparedness skills, and gear and gives us an idea of what we need to do to improve, and what gear would be essentail and then what would be convenient to have.