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Post by 'Bee' on Jul 26, 2006 18:08:38 GMT 8
..... when something goes wrong with your ride, you got lost or got injured, and you or your group is miles away from the nearest available help or civilization. It could easily happen to anyone of us, and of course, it had already happened to plenty. In this situation, the important question is: what do you do now? Share us your thoughts and experience.  |
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Post by Ben Dover on Jul 26, 2006 19:06:30 GMT 8
hmm...presence of mind...better yet absence of body  |
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Post by king on Jul 26, 2006 20:05:13 GMT 8
bring one water bottle only (applies only to Freeman)  |
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Post by janix on Jul 26, 2006 20:10:43 GMT 8
hmm... run in circles and shout!!! hehehe
seriously... relax while concentrating on what your supposed to do.
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Post by jr on Jul 26, 2006 21:49:21 GMT 8
Stop for a while gather your thought and presence of mine. Get into a wide open space that a hiker/biker can easy to be seen. Then its time to apply those you learn when your were a boys scout and on survival training (Mcgyver) . |
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Post by Julio on Jul 26, 2006 22:08:44 GMT 8
Get off your bike, find a comfortable place to sit down and think, then cry out loud for your Mommy! Hehehe ;D
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Post by rob on Jul 27, 2006 0:55:22 GMT 8
Stop for a while gather your thought and presence of mine. Get into a wide open space that a hiker/biker can easy to be seen. Then its time to apply those you learn when your were a boys scout and on survival training (Mcgyver) . yeah then try to start a fire or something. just enuf to attract some attention but don't burn the whole forest down. hehe |
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Post by ronaldarca on Jul 27, 2006 4:09:52 GMT 8
first of course is to assess the situation... is it critical to look for help? are we gonna starve? for how long can we take it? then look at your 'tools'--options to help on handling the situation... like when you're injured yet you can manage to heal yourself or a compadre knows first aid, it helps... or how about computing your food allocation or scheduling turns on scouting in case help cannot be there immediately improvise when there's lack in resources |
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Post by nairda on Jul 27, 2006 8:03:11 GMT 8
Stay where you are. Unless there is an immediate danger don't go wandering all over the place hoping you will find your way back. Staying in place would upped your chances being found by your buddies.
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Post by kulot_salot on Jul 27, 2006 8:30:19 GMT 8
PANIC!!!!
hehehe... joke!!!!
our bmc, msar, wilderness f/a knowledge would come in handy in these situations sir bee..
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Post by allegra on Jul 27, 2006 8:38:31 GMT 8
No injuries I've been stuck in the middle of a cocnut plantaion , 20k from the nearest road , at a dark 530pm w/ a broken drailleur ,no signal , no tools and the p[lace was a known tapunan ng patay and bandido country ( wont tell where baka wala na bumisita hehe ) Tumawa nalang ako kasi if I didnt , baka ma unahan ng panic I sat down and thought about it for 5 min , and nung clear ng ang utak , I just decided to start running and pushing the bike. Who dares wins , kasi after about 5 or 7km I ran into a tricycle who agreed to give me a lift for 200p haha Nagka signal , nagpakaon ako and by the time I reached the road nandun na yung kaon ko. Was back in my house by 7pm Best of all, I found out I could run 5k, sumali nako sa triathlon |
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Post by eiwol on Jul 27, 2006 9:01:36 GMT 8
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Post by ronaldarca on Jul 27, 2006 9:48:48 GMT 8
very nice article sir lowie we filipinos are good in improvision, though... gusto ko lang siguro sa suvival kit yung light stick  |
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Post by arcireyes on Jul 27, 2006 10:41:04 GMT 8
on a "very" serious note:
sometime last month before the all health races, we (ronald, drew and me riding together with 2 other PinoyMTBiker'ers) did a recon of the race track. while at the roxas trail, the rig of drew conked-out and good that freeman was in the area also. since nobody had any tools to fix the problem, we had to turn back to the roxas trailhead and hope that some bikers with tools were around. luckily some DH dudes were around at the trailhead.
i saw how freeman did trailside repairs of drew's bike using tools and what not. he was even tightening the headset of drew using a broken tree branch and some stones plucked from the road.
which made us think:
1. Will the PinoyMTBiker be generous enough to us Newbies in conducting clinics on basic emergency bike repairs, perhaps even basic trail riding techniques.
2. Freeman was amenable to this idea, perhaps its just a matter of having this organized.
3. UP will be a good venue.
Dumadami ang newbie and i believe a lot of newbies would like to learn this basic knowledge.
@mods : Can we organize this kind of clinic?
thanks!
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Post by greywall on Jul 27, 2006 17:10:20 GMT 8
always carry your most memorized prayer.. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Dragunov on Jul 27, 2006 18:40:53 GMT 8
bring morphine ;D
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Post by kicker15 on Jul 28, 2006 3:52:26 GMT 8
always carry your most memorized prayer.. ;D ;D ;D hahahaha i remember when we got stuck in one of the caves in Mt. Banahaw, i suddenly remembered all the prayers that we're taught to me since i was i was young. Honestly i think that being prepared would be the the best survival tool of all time. having the right stuff in your pack and learning to improvise. |
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Post by kulot_salot on Jul 28, 2006 8:17:41 GMT 8
i'd like that peter!!! NOVAIN!!!! is my spelling correct... anyway.... heavy... the sky seems low... i'm flyin'.... no worries.... hehehehe.... ;D don't get the wrong idea here guys... i was given this prescrition drug when i had this killer stomach ache some years ago... ;D |
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Post by joes on Jul 28, 2006 8:44:00 GMT 8
seems from your post that you enjoyed that stomach ache very well. just kidding po.
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Post by kulot_salot on Jul 28, 2006 8:56:13 GMT 8
joes, i dont like the killer stomach ache naman, but i did find the drug very.... ahhhh.... relaxing.... so this like what hippies felt during the summer of love!!!! hehehe.... no offense taken partner... hehehe... you're a cool dude naman! OT na tayo pre... ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by dirtrat on Jul 28, 2006 12:03:52 GMT 8
this one applies to most of the situation
S.....sit
T.....Think
O.....Observe
P......Plan
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Post by jr on Jul 29, 2006 1:20:47 GMT 8
I think getting lost in PI is not that bad..compare to other countries. I said this cause..our nature have lots of wild food to be eaten, the animals are not aggressive and is not bad weather conditions.
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Post by allegra on Jul 29, 2006 2:09:51 GMT 8
I think getting lost in PI is not that bad..compare to other countries. I said this cause..our nature have lots of wild food to be eaten, the animals are not aggressive and is not bad weather conditions. Jr , except for the weather , everything is defferent now There are no more wild food to eat , and the animals are not only aggressive , but they are armed w/ m16s hehe |
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Post by rob on Jul 29, 2006 2:22:17 GMT 8
yeah! saw a wild one cross the trail vbefore. I was with Jovell, Mrs.M, Yong, Gulli and the rest of the crew. he was a cool guy! in Levis and spartan slippers.
oops OT po...
ahh yeah. Look for high ground to scan the area for roads or some houses, when lost.
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Post by jr on Jul 29, 2006 5:46:10 GMT 8
I think getting lost in PI is not that bad..compare to other countries. I said this cause..our nature have lots of wild food to be eaten, the animals are not aggressive and is not bad weather conditions. Jr , except for the weather , everything is defferent now There are no more wild food to eat , and the animals are not only aggressive , but they are armed w/ m16s hehe ;D ;D ;D ;D...  |
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Post by pjax on Jul 29, 2006 21:59:31 GMT 8
always, always ALWAYS ask and TRUST the magic conch shell ;D
on a more serious note. i will support that clinic, as long as it will be held in UP
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Post by jedi on Jul 30, 2006 13:34:45 GMT 8
of course don't panic... then pray that you get lucky!
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Post by Great Teacher Ulysses on Jul 30, 2006 19:26:21 GMT 8
SURVIVAL TIPS #200 - ... always carry a hunting knife!!!
i remember when i was in boy scout, i used to carry a hunting knife and it can be used in a lot of ways....
just like RAMBO... he did a lot of bobie traps and they can't catch him!
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Post by Alphabolt on Aug 1, 2006 1:25:41 GMT 8
W- water W-whistle W- wits ..yours ok W-wala na po...if you need more things, you are too lost , brad. WaWa ka naman |
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