After action report - emergency space blanket

I don?t have a list, but here?s a pic.

https://imgur.com/a/mEOofIl

https://i.imgur.com/pbDsZ4J.jpg



The required gear list is on the SAC site.

That'll do. Thanks.

So the extra duffle was for... soil?

Yep. Dig a hole big enough for a five gallon bucket. Then fill your duffle with 100# of dirt and rocks. Carry 3 miles.

I think im going to volunteer next year & make sure my schedule is open unlike this year. Closest I think I'll get to knowing the fun.

Sounds like you had a rewarding adventure.

Too cool. Did you shoot that with a AR pistol?

Tim, that's awesome. I'll suggest a GI Poncho and some bungees. (I like to have 5x3' bungees). With a few trees you can setup a quick tarp very quick, and bringing it low to the ground can help manage wind. A metal stake or 2 doesn't hurt either.
What did you bring for food? And how plentiful was water sources like creeks, or do they have water buffalos along the course?

I didn't mean to derail the thread topic... its just such an admirable challenge that I could pick your brain & listen to details about it for hours. Heard one of the check points was in a hidden cave & the terrain was new too thanks to use of the adjoining property. Thought I read it covered over forty miles this year as well.

If I remember correctly, finishing the course & completing all the tasks is unusual for most folk. I don't think many if any did this year save maybe one team? Knowing a few of the guys who do this every year & hearing about all the work/training/prep that goes into being competitive at that level - its pretty inspiring.

No one has finished for several years, including this year. We finished with a handful of other teams 3-4 years ago. That was the last time anyone completed the race. We did not make it to the cave checkpoint. It was two away from where we finished. Sounded cool as heck.

Didn’t take much food. Experience tells us we barely eat. I ate three pieces of beef jerky, several hands full of potato chips, six or so honey zingers, and probably 20 Liquid IVs. It’s a powdered electrolyte formula. Oh, and two chicken salad sandwiches my wife made me. Good solid rucking food! We were wearing heart rate monitors. Estimated calorie deficit was on the order of 35,000-40,000.

Water was all streams, ponds or stock tanks unless you got back to hq where well water was available. Our water filter got a workout.

How do you like the Liquid IV? I've been meaning to check it out.

Good real feedback.

After a few bad space blanket experiences on different occasions, my wife and I both carry mini bivy bags in our day packs. They are 84g but actually useable.

I have yet to find a flavor of the liquid IV I like, but it seems legit. Unlike Gatorade which I can just chug for hours, I have to be strategic about making myself drink the liquid IV. It seems to work noticeably better at keeping me hydrated for day long activities.

Edit: Its not that I feel more hydrated with liquid IV. It just seems to take less for the same effect. Which means fewer stops and less water to carry.