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I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when....

Wed 21 Oct, 2015 1:55 pm

I start to stray off a pretty obvious foot pad wat too often.

Any other examples?

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Wed 21 Oct, 2015 2:08 pm

I trip over my own feet and fall head first into the snow then struggle to get up because my pack suddenly weighs 10 tonnes.

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Wed 21 Oct, 2015 2:33 pm

Everyone starts hurting themselves....

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Wed 21 Oct, 2015 3:07 pm

When walking is no longer a challenge nor pleasant.

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Wed 21 Oct, 2015 3:29 pm

Hermione wrote:I trip over my own feet and fall head first into the snowscoparia then struggle to get up because my pack suddenly weighs 10 tonnes.

Fixed.

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Thu 22 Oct, 2015 7:26 am

when everywhere starts looking like a lovely place to camp

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Thu 22 Oct, 2015 10:30 am

The old not bending low enough and ramming your pack into the fallen tree trick is also a good indicator....

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Thu 22 Oct, 2015 5:49 pm

taipan821 wrote:when everywhere starts looking like a lovely place to camp


When I start considering setting up my tent across the track itself as the only piece of open ground.

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Sun 01 Nov, 2015 7:06 pm

When I start rationalizing that the next good campsite will be 1/2
/3 hours away, so I may as well find the next good spot, .... or... I start thinking if I stop now, that's 500 grams less food and fuel I need to carry tomorrow... Or, I start thinking " if I stop now, I'll get some great pics around the camp site."

Skibyg

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Fri 13 Nov, 2015 8:29 am

When I start to see spots in my eyes.
Camping spots....

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Sun 15 Nov, 2015 10:17 am

MartyGwynne wrote:When I start to see spots in my eyes.
Camping spots....


LOL. On one trip, for unknown reasons, I simply ran out of energy. Usual sort of days, usual sort of climbs, usual sort of meals. And yet I was stopping at the snowpoles and between them, totally gone. Six months ago I zoomed up that hill, Dibbins Hut to Derrick Hut, one short stop, easy! The only spots I saw were where the tent went, and a few insect bites.

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Wed 18 Nov, 2015 1:19 pm

skibug wrote:When I start rationalizing that the next good campsite will be 1/2
/3 hours away, so I may as well find the next good spot, .... or... I start thinking if I stop now, that's 500 grams less food and fuel I need to carry tomorrow... Or, I start thinking " if I stop now, I'll get some great pics around the camp site."

Skibyg



Ha, funny how you can rationalize an excuse for anything if you want it badly enough.

Walking on the weekend having just got back from 2 weeks of surfing in Indo and totally unwalk fit i glanced to the heavens on a particulary steep section and spied a cloud roughly about the size of a pillow..."better hunker down before the big wet sets in" I reasoned.

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Thu 19 Nov, 2015 12:39 pm

When I fall over and can't get up again

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Mon 23 Nov, 2015 8:48 pm

When I start to having to justify why we are doing this to myself and the team.

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Mon 30 Nov, 2015 2:26 pm

When the pink chicken and monkey stop dancing and start pointing at me and laughing (or was that the indicator that I ate the wrong mushrooms??)

Steve

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Mon 30 Nov, 2015 7:45 pm

madmacca wrote:
taipan821 wrote:when everywhere starts looking like a lovely place to camp


When I start considering setting up my tent across the track itself as the only piece of open ground.


Yep, when I have enough of my 10yo whining about walking in the dark and climbing over fallen trees, and I know we are close to our planned campsite but not sure exactly how close, and I can hear the storm approaching and camping in the middle of the track seems like a really good idea...

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Tue 01 Dec, 2015 12:52 pm

I start mumbling regrets to myself and swearing more often than usual. :P

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Tue 22 Dec, 2015 9:31 am

When my significant other tells me she is, and it's time to.

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Wed 23 Dec, 2015 5:50 am

When a snail over takes me.

Re: I know I'm getting too fatigued and its camp time when..

Sat 26 Dec, 2015 12:07 pm

Seriously,(I know the subject is not meant to be serious) you should have a rest or even a nap.
Get to camp a bit later and walk safely.
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