pygmypony
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NOLs WFA course is outstanding....two days, and really comprehensive
Thanks, I did look into it a while ago, and saw the time and cost commitment. Decided not to pursue it since most of my riding is really tame and close to home. Unless of course I’m riding Hartshorne solo…lolI had to be certified for High Adventure Trips with the Scout Troop. If you google Wilderness First Aid you should be able to find a local training option. It is a significant course, in both time and $, but it really allows you to think out of the box. I've been MacGyver'ing stuff my whole life, and found it liberating to be prepared for remote situations. I highly reccommend it if you like to go out beyond the black stump.
Thanks! I actually had unclipped unexpectedly and didn’t react quickly enough. I run multi-release cleats but the tension adjusters were set too weak. I have been meaning to fix that. Did so today.the panic move is to try to lift your foot off the pedal to put it down.
gotta practice pushing the heel out.
isn't easy when going down to that side, at any speed.
Heal up quick there @kjarrett
it's only a flesh wound!
:insert black night gif:
My First Aid Kit: a cellphone
Anything that doesn’t require a call for help, you walk that shit off.
🤔 One would assume a simple first aid kit would be pretty useless if one was so injured that they needing to be reached.Could be hours before you're reached. Not really a great plan all things considered.
Or the fact you could break your phone in a crash.
🤔 One would assume a simple first aid kit would be pretty useless if one was so injured that they needing to be reached.
All joking aside, I only ever carry a first aid kit when I take my kids out riding. Mostly stuff for simple cuts and scrapes.
Not saying its probable, but if SHTF you'll be happy you have something that can stop you from bleeding out. Ask me how I know!
Could be hours before you're reached. Not really a great plan all things considered.
Or the fact you could break your phone in a crash.
Having been in a "SHTF" situation, I agree. Not that a first aid kit would have helped us, but it still reminded us about being prepared at least at a minimal level. Granted, in that case it actually was the cell phone that saved. In the pre-cell phone times, someone would have had to ride the gravel road back to their car, then speed down the hill into town to get help. The tricky part is the guy who had the most recent CPR training was also probably the fastest rider of us, so it would have been a double-edged sword on who to send for help.Not saying its probable, but if SHTF you'll be happy you have something that can stop you from bleeding out. Ask me how I know!
I wouldn't use the skin glue without being able to thoroughly wash out the wound. Don't want to trap anything nasty in there.I have a few little tubes of that skin glue stuff that I keep in my pack fortunately I haven’t had to use them yet