After action report - emergency space blanket

[MarkCO]

I did vacuum pack an Army bath towel and an Army Waffle top shirt for Hunter. Knowing he had a dry towel and a dry thermal top in his gear was comforting to me. I just bought a Waffle top and one of those thickened 4 ounce Mylar lined sleeping bags for my own hunting/hiking kit.

[D_F]

Anyone know of any other events like this? Love to try it, seems like a "lite" version would go over well and be a nice intro to get people involved.

[MarkCO]

Anyone know of any other events like this? Love to try it, seems like a "lite" version would go over well and be a nice intro to get people involved.

They tried a "sprint class" a few times. It would be difficult to manage at the same event.

There really is no civilian available event like it. Mammoth Sniper Challenge is a bit more taxing in the shooting, but lacks the land nav and challenges.

[Irving]

There are survival classes, but that is more of a week or weekend camping trip.

[arbol]

Most hikers carry bivy sacks.

It's part of the 10 essentials.

https://www.amazon.com/camping-bivy-...b?node=3401921

[arbol]

https://cmc.org/Members/MyMembership...ssentials.aspx

[Tim K]

We've been looking for something similar for a while now. The only problem with this event is the amount of training required and the fact that there is just this one event a year in which to use it.

They had a "lite" version in 2013, the first year I did it. There was not a lot of participation, so they dropped it. My suggestion to people who are interested is to simply try it and modify your own plan. It's generally set up in a mission format. A mission consists of 8-10 nav checkpoints. Set a goal of completing one mission and then play as many games as you have energy for. I intend to do exactly this with my son when he's old enough to participate. We'll stomp out one mission and then run around doing all the shooting and all the other silly games. It's a huge adventure and the best two days of my year. Participation at any level you're prepared for will be a ton of fun.

[MarkCO]

I wonder if CD would be open to running a Sprint in the Spring and the full SAC in the fall.

[D_F]

Thank you folks, we do a bit of this while camping, and even did a "milsim" airsoft type event last year that had lot's of little challenges and missions. It was fun for what it was, but of course lacked any semblance of reality. I wore two youngsters (and myself) out running around in the woods, but a sprint type event like this would be a hit I think. I can see a huge manpower requirement to set up and host.