tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post2163723600590834324..comments2024-03-28T11:58:42.109-07:00Comments on Raconteur Report: Basic Training - Noise, Light, Litter DisciplineAesophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-2760160640711029892018-06-24T18:18:10.259-07:002018-06-24T18:18:10.259-07:00I have watched group after group after hundredth g...I have watched group after group after hundredth group, wearing booties and brushing out their tracks, evade people looking for tracks expressly, for years on end, crossing the US-Mexico border, and shot video and still photos of it happening in real time.<br /><br />So it could just be my lying eyes, or it could be that both techniques work far better than you would allow.<br /><br />Your call.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-80419091102364381302018-06-24T17:47:51.175-07:002018-06-24T17:47:51.175-07:00Unless the person (or group) that is tracking you ...Unless the person (or group) that is tracking you (or your group) are novices, I'm afraid that the concept of carpet booties is vastly overrated. I have tracked illegal alien groups and drug smugglers that were wearing booties in southern Arizona on numerous occasions, on existing trails and across open desert. It isn't difficult.<br /><br />One reason is that groups tend to walk single file on trails), or in small clusters on open terrain. In the former case the passage of numerous footprints disturbs the soil, overturns rocks and small pebbles, and leaves scuff marks, even with booties. In the latter case, clustered groups makes it impractical to even attempt to brush out tracks. About the only advantage to booties is that it makes it somewhat difficult to determine the exact number of people in the group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-68598315998283417532018-06-14T22:21:59.663-07:002018-06-14T22:21:59.663-07:00If goal is to remain unseen and times are bad, coo...If goal is to remain unseen and times are bad, cooking smells in particular carry VERY far. While the smell of smoke does carry, human smelling capability increases when hungry.<br /><br />Insofar as noise, especially without electricity and other forms of fuel/energy, less stimuli and background noises (engine especially) results in sounds carrying further too. <br /><br />Hard concepts to grasp unless you've spent time in true wilderness and/or ever fasted.RSRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-61099795485849443322018-06-12T12:28:24.472-07:002018-06-12T12:28:24.472-07:00when brushing out footprints do not use broad swee...when brushing out footprints do not use broad sweeping strokes. it is better to use a piece of bush to pat at the track(s); like swatting a fly. Less disturbance.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-28956562306409748742018-06-12T04:21:51.824-07:002018-06-12T04:21:51.824-07:00They have a place, but only when you have somethin...They have a place, but only when you have something like trees to tie them off.<br />Snowfields at altitude, and in most deserts, a hammock is generally just dead weight.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-59684367979391374292018-06-12T03:57:50.911-07:002018-06-12T03:57:50.911-07:00For leaving less of a camp site footprint, conside...For leaving less of a camp site footprint, consider the hammock. No flattened areas of vegetation to count for estimates of party size. Can be hung anywhere there are two trees to tie to. And compacts to the size of a soft ball. Multi-purpose item too - search on idea what hammocks can be configured to become.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-57814040309191151712018-06-11T20:23:16.781-07:002018-06-11T20:23:16.781-07:00That blanket bootie is a nice trick. I wonder if ...That blanket bootie is a nice trick. I wonder if that hay baling cordage would serve as well. That material is very tough, and could be woven to form that outer sole. Its extrmely lightweight material and if you have access, free to gain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com