Starvin Larry

Our kids were out hiking today,it’s a nice day,and it beats sitting around the house.

One of their friends slipped,fell and broke her leg-badly broke it.

Rather than risking making the break worse,I called 911,and hiked back in the woods with them to show them where the kids were.

We started out with the two guys from the ambulance,and one park ranger the two male kids and me when we began our 3/4 mile hike out of the woods with a 5′ 11″ 180# girl.

That’s a hell of along ways to carry someone,with over half of it in woods where there’s no trail.

Lots of up and down hills,several creeks to cross.

3 more park rangers and another fire dept. guy showed up when we were almost out of the woods-3 of the 6 guys tagged out and let the park rangers help carry her the rest of the way out-which was only about 100 yds.

One of the fire dept. guys,and the two young kids are the ones who tagged out,I just said screw it-just let me change sides,and went the rest of the way.

It was hard-anyone who thinks carrying wounded guys out of the woods,or out of wherever isn’t that hard should try it sometime.

It’s a learning experience-and not as easy as you think.

This was using top of the line gear made for carrying people-how easy do you think it’s gonna be when you use a tarp and a couple saplings for poles to carry someone out?

Carrying your people out of the woods/field needs to be part of your training,so you know what it takes.

It ain’t as easy as it looks on the tee vee.

Get out and try it so you see for yourself.