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[at-l] Re: little boy mountain-climbing pulling thing
Coosa~~
With the recent spate of kids on the trail, I thought I'd post this little
invention again. Used it on Sunday, where meNdeBoys peeled off 9 miles
between lunch and dark, including a sitNsplash on a boat ramp ("No Swimming"
lake) in the rain. About a mile an hour, reliably. {Brag Dept.: The boysens
were also carrying their ToughTravelor "Camper" internal frame packs,
"overloaded" with 7-9 pounds (about 25% of body weight), a new level of
effort. YOWSA.} We saw a buck deer, a MASSIVE spider, innumerable
butterflies, no black flies, cool greenie beetles, a HUGE dead (rat?) snake,
bright mustard fungus, and heard MANY neato birds (sorry, Dee. I did indicate
when the vearie (the *what?*) sang, though.) It was a great Bracelet Freedom
Day.
Lungs are good when used.
--- Coosa <coosa@fox21.net> wrote:
> Sounds neat, just how do you use it?
### Like a tow rope.
> >One item that was not mentioned in micro-threads concerning your upcoming
> >hike with your nephews was "devices of physical assistance" such as the
> >"little boy mountain-climbing pulling thing." (Named by ColeNConnor.)
> Think of a double ended water
> >ski tow rope, just a little smaller (for one hand), and about 10' long.
> >I wrote a detailed description to the list (on how to make one) and posted
> it sometime between August and December, 1998; probably October.
### I looked it up and it is gone from the archives. Damn. It was made with
the rope being quarter-ton cord and the handles made from 16 inches of high
pressure hose, cut 6", 5",5", all simply knoted to look like:
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If you start with a single piece of 12', you should end up with a LBMCPT of
about 10' operating length. Fits in a good sized pocket. Doubles as a laundry
line in camp. Or a tarzan swing. For older kids (mine stand 48"), I would
recommend starting with 14' of rope; (at 48") it's getting a mite crowded
with 10' finished length.
> >Oh, and you will HARDLY notice the "pull" as you walk. Promise.
### You hold one end and they hold the other. All walk forward. On uphills,
they can get a material assistance. On the flat, more toward the end of the
day, they can save some effort by hanging on. On the downhill, you flip it
into one hand and stuff it into some place handy to pull out at the next
uphill.
> >
> >Let me know if you have trouble finding the descript. in the archives, if
> >you're so interested...
### I really looked hard, and it's gone.
Miles of smiles to all,
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Sloetoe
"I strive to be the man my children think I am."
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