The End Of Things

[ACP230]

I have pretty good cold-weather clothes, and good boots.
However, when my lungs mutiny--that's all folks!

I also had help driving and hauling stuff into and out of the woods when my older son was hunting. Even if he still was, he's gone and moved to MO now.

I've been thinking about buying one of those heat exchanger masks, but I hate to wear stuff over my face.

I like the U.P. eh?

We may have nine months of winter and three months of bad sledding (like my great uncle always said) but it's home. No scrawling "G.T.T." over my door. ("G.T.T. For The Winter" might work, someday.)

 

[adaman04]

I guess I am still a youngster compared to some of our more mature members here, but I hate the cold just the same. There is nothing like the feeling of your muscles stiffening because of cold. I have tried every form of space age long underwear there is, but NOTHING has compared to the warmth of fleece. No wool, or poly/cotton blends, nothing. Remington sells fleece long underwear at Wal-Mart for about 30 bucks for the set. Get it as close to your body as possible, there is nothing like it. Anything fleece is the way to go when warmth is neccessary. Also, don't think hunting from an enclosed blind, even with a heater, isn't hunting. Just because the body says "No" doesn't mean the spirit and will for the hunt has to. Good luck.

 

[ACP230]

Today it feels like I'm coming down with bronchitis.
I used to get it every winter for a while, and this feels similar.

It was probably creeping up on me for a while and may have contributed to my lack of stamina in deer season.

If I can avoid it next year, maybe I'll have a better season.

 

[Bill2k1]

If being cold is your biggest problem (it use to be mine) you need to upgrade your hunting gear with new products. In todays world there is no reason to be cold. This product maybe right up your alley. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...arentType=index&parentId=cat470168&id=0005743 If you buy the fackmask, and not camo, you could wear it all over town.

 

[Art Eatman]

I've noticed the danged mountains have gotten taller and steeper, these last ten years or so. My old legs just don't smile at the upping and downing anymore. Part of my own solution was a Rem700 ti in 7mm08; 6-1/2 pounds with scope, sling and ammo.

I've also noticed that sitting in the back of a pickup, overlooking a deer trail, can be real comfortable. Just put a chair in back, lean back--and snooze.

Art

 

[Roadkill]

I'm 54 and it definitely isn't geting any better. I hope I have the dignity and wisdom to stop something I love rather than hurt myself or others. You got old. So damn what. Everyone does or dies first. The superman syndrome slowly erodes to reality every time I overdo it and the level for overdoing it gets lower every year. My time is coming. I feel it more every year. We just have to change the roles we do. When I'm not able to hunt I'm going to be the best camp cook there ever was. I'll put my resources into equipment and skills that those rich sobs will pay me for so they can hunt.

rk

 

[ACP230]

Went to the ER some hours after writing the last post about bronchitis and ended up in overnight for observation.

Two docs looked me over, but had different ideas about what was wrong.
Lots of meds, and people waking me up to give them to me after I finally got to sleep. They were nice about it, but...

Have to go in for a stress test soon.

 

[Art Eatman]

Aw, Roadkill, you have a good ten or more years before it's time to worry.

What goes away first are your legs. So, start in bicycling, and then swimming is great for overall heart/lungs. Even a stationary bike is good. You'd be surprised what good can come from fifteen minutes a day, three days a week. Even working some with weights...

, Art

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

Well, I spent most of yesterday in Lamar CO hunting pheasants. At 56, I walked about 100 miles of weed patches and while my legs are sore today, I'm not ready to give this up just yet...

And, I didn't block all day, that's for the OLD guys.

 

[pauli]

What goes away first are your legs. So, start in bicycling, and then swimming is great for overall heart/lungs. Even a stationary bike is good. You'd be surprised what good can come from fifteen minutes a day, three days a week. Even working some with weights...

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every few months, somebody releases a new study saying "breaking news: excercise is good for old people!"

hell, just this week a study came out saying exercise is even good for children with only one heart ventricle. turns out that regular excercise made them healthier, rather than dead (as prevailing wisdom had dictated), and way happier. holds true for adults, too.

there's a natural tendency to focus on what you can't do, but that really doesn't help anything. focus on what you can do. focus on improving what you can improve.

it ain't easy, but it does pay off - both for you, and those around you. the longer all you old people are around, the more opportunities the rest of us have to learn from you. what can i say, i'm selfish