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Posted: 9/29/2018 8:48:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yep. Early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 8:49:19 PM EDT
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I used to do a good bit of work in the swamps around SC and I almost always wore waders. Neoprene waders don't always have a belt but they should fit snugly, non-neoprene waders absolutely need a belt cinched around your waist to keep them from flooding if you should fall. A wading staff is very handy if you have use of your hands and can use one; I usually didn't as I was either surveying, setting nets, netting shocked fish or using the backpack electrofishing unit. Use your feet and make sure of your steps as best you can so that you don't drop into any holes or get into bad mud.
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Posted: 9/29/2018 8:52:12 PM EDT
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Trump, so you can drain that shit and walk on real ground.
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Posted: 9/29/2018 8:53:48 PM EDT
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Trump, so you can drain that shit and walk on real ground. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 8:59:11 PM EDT
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That’s what early Americans did with much of the ground we live on. They drained that shit. Using slave labor. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Trump, so you can drain that shit and walk on real ground. Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Yes, you've heard that name before and No shit, she is most famous for preventing swamps from being drained 
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:00:17 PM EDT
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Fuck swamps. I’ve fallen into holes walking in mud flats in the FL keys looking for Blue crabs. Add gators and not being able to see the bottom? Fuck that.
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:01:19 PM EDT
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Fuck swamps. I’ve fallen into holes walking in mud flats in the FL keys looking for Blue crabs. Add gators and not being able to see the bottom? Fuck that. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:02:16 PM EDT
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Waders might be as important though. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:03:17 PM EDT
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The worst I have ever been disoriented was in a swamp. I usually have a very good sense of direction but trying to get through a bamboo thicket can get you turned around faster than anything. I would recommend a good compass or GPS device and a machete. A staff, as mentioned, is also invaluable.
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:05:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Walking stick my brother. You don’t think about it but it’s such a simple solution. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:06:29 PM EDT
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Fuck swamps, bogs, mires, fens, marshes, and all other squishy places where goddam snakes live.
ETA: I forgot muskegs and quagmires. Those too. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:19:55 PM EDT
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Fuck swamps, bogs, mires, fens, marshes, and all other squishy places where goddam snakes live. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:21:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A buddy and I got turned around in a south GA swamp once tracking a deer he had shot, we were in there until well after midnight. After dark it seemed like there was something hiding behind every tree or log we stepped over that would skitter off through the water or grass. I had already seen enough water moccasins and small alligators during the day to know I didn't want to be in that swamp any longer than necessary, I never intended to be there after dark with just a muzzle loader and a cheap plastic flashlight with dying batteries. That night left an impression on me. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:22:35 PM EDT
[#14]
a hippo
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:22:45 PM EDT
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A good walking sick. Something that you can use to run off snakes and alligators. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:24:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Polish dumplings? |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:28:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:36:12 PM EDT
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Polish dumplings? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Waders, if you can't have a pirogue. 
https://pirogue.com |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:37:40 PM EDT
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What is the number one thing to have when walking through a thick, nasty swamp? |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:38:31 PM EDT
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Pirouge
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:39:19 PM EDT
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On the Gulf Coast, mosquitoes, yellow and deer flies, moccasins, alligators and wild hogs are all you have to worry about. The mosquitos and flies will make you go home before the more dangerous creatures have a chance to.
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:46:34 PM EDT
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On the Gulf Coast, mosquitoes, yellow and deer flies, moccasins, alligators and wild hogs are all you have to worry about. The mosquitos and flies will make you go home before the more dangerous creatures have a chance to. Add one to my list of "Damned Things Which Make Me Glad I Live in the North." Live & learn. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:50:53 PM EDT
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On the Gulf Coast, mosquitoes, yellow and deer flies, moccasins, alligators and wild hogs are all you have to worry about. The mosquitos and flies will make you go home before the more dangerous creatures have a chance to. It’s the constant wading and picking your legs up out of the muck that will beat you down quickly. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:51:55 PM EDT
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A staff. Trust me, I know what I'm talking about. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1923/31043633838_b68f010100_b.jpgBI1002 FS In The Swamp by FredMan, on Flickr https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1963/43104363470_8475b8b691_b.jpgBI1002 Beaver Pond by FredMan, on Flickr https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1913/44278124464_2096a6a9c6_b.jpgBI1002 FS In The Swamp by FredMan, on Flickr https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1938/44086183955_f375b95b08_b.jpgDSCN1950 by FredMan, on Flickr https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1961/44086190645_8deae5f07b_b.jpgDSCN1959 by FredMan, on Flickr https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1941/31124554298_5a77669cca_b.jpgDSCN1948 by FredMan, on Flickr |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 9:58:43 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:05:38 PM EDT
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I have found if you spray yourself dizzy with DEET spray you can tolerate it as comfortably as being in an air conditioned room. It’s the constant wading and picking your legs up out of the muck that will beat you down quickly. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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On the Gulf Coast, mosquitoes, yellow and deer flies, moccasins, alligators and wild hogs are all you have to worry about. The mosquitos and flies will make you go home before the more dangerous creatures have a chance to. It’s the constant wading and picking your legs up out of the muck that will beat you down quickly. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:07:25 PM EDT
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If you master your 'walking on water skills' it's no problem.
I got pretty good, but only in the winter. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:08:29 PM EDT
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Until I read your post I had never heard of the Yellow Fly. Add one to my list of "Damned Things Which Make Me Glad I Live in the North." Live & learn. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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On the Gulf Coast, mosquitoes, yellow and deer flies, moccasins, alligators and wild hogs are all you have to worry about. The mosquitos and flies will make you go home before the more dangerous creatures have a chance to. Add one to my list of "Damned Things Which Make Me Glad I Live in the North." Live & learn. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:09:59 PM EDT
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What is the number one thing to have when walking through a thick, nasty swamp? |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:10:30 PM EDT
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On the Gulf Coast, mosquitoes, yellow and deer flies, moccasins, alligators and wild hogs are all you have to worry about. The mosquitos and flies will make you go home before the more dangerous creatures have a chance to. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:12:51 PM EDT
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A good tall (6') walking stick, machete.
 Even the wife has one 
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:13:12 PM EDT
[#32]
Napalm
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:14:50 PM EDT
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A good tall (6' or higher) walking stick Second is the machete. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:15:24 PM EDT
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Beer.
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:15:51 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:17:16 PM EDT
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I think this is the absolute most important item. Run that bitch naked, but with a big stave. It so fundamentally basic. Second is the machete. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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A good tall (6' or higher) walking stick Second is the machete. They are must have items kid pic she was 9 in that pic 
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:19:11 PM EDT
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You done fucked up if you're walking. I don't know how the hell I lived long enough to become an adult. Or why I liked screwing around in swamps. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:19:56 PM EDT
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Yep walked the Florida swamps for 4 yrs. They are must have items |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:28:55 PM EDT
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1. Swamp Buggy
2. Airboat 3. Waders, walking stick and grenades |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:30:52 PM EDT
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If the swamps are in the Mekong Delta....a trustworthy guide named Chin
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:31:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:32:12 PM EDT
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a trustworthy guide |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:32:40 PM EDT
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Don't forget the dinner plate sized wasp nests. I have been to some places down here where you were floating in a boat pushing tree limbs out of your way. The whole time hoping to avoid one of those. Water only a foot deep on either side. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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On the Gulf Coast, mosquitoes, yellow and deer flies, moccasins, alligators and wild hogs are all you have to worry about. The mosquitos and flies will make you go home before the more dangerous creatures have a chance to. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:33:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The internet should be all we need these days as long as you plan ahead. 
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:37:08 PM EDT
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Yeah, people don't think that getting horrible diseases from stagnant water be like it is, but it do. I don't know how the hell I lived long enough to become an adult. Or why I liked screwing around in swamps. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You done fucked up if you're walking. I don't know how the hell I lived long enough to become an adult. Or why I liked screwing around in swamps. Swamp is a good place to get away from life |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:38:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: yeah sure but some of those swamps even dialup is sketchy eh? |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:43:50 PM EDT
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Waders. I''d rather be in a boat though. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:47:15 PM EDT
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If it weren't for the snakes and skeeters it would probably be better to wade through in old sneakers and swim trunks. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Waders will drown you if you step into a hole. I'd only wear them if I knew the depth wouldn't exceed them like in a rice or crawfish pond. No way would I wear them out in the real swamp. |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:49:13 PM EDT
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A staff. Trust me, I know what I'm talking about. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1923/31043633838_b68f010100_b.jpgBI1002 FS In The Swamp by FredMan, on Flickr https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1963/43104363470_8475b8b691_b.jpgBI1002 Beaver Pond by FredMan, on Flickr https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1913/44278124464_2096a6a9c6_b.jpgBI1002 FS In The Swamp by FredMan, on Flickr https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1938/44086183955_f375b95b08_b.jpgDSCN1950 by FredMan, on Flickr https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1961/44086190645_8deae5f07b_b.jpgDSCN1959 by FredMan, on Flickr https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1941/31124554298_5a77669cca_b.jpgDSCN1948 by FredMan, on Flickr |
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Posted: 9/29/2018 10:52:19 PM EDT
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Pants won't save you. I always just wade off in it and react to holes and logs as necessary. |
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