Sweat Lodges in the Pines?
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Ben,
I agree water is most important in the barrens except for maybe hypothermia,depending on season and circumstance.Treehugger is looking at it from Toms naked survival philosophy about nature providing everything you need.I"ve needed water bad in the barrens and can always find some though it may not be as clean as I'd like it.I"m bad for drinking from questionable sources but I"ve never had a problem yet and no how to pick my sources well when thats an option.
Yes I believe tree hugger is steeped in Toms native spirittuality/new age/gaia type beliefs of which he is a modern day guru.I enjoy sweat lodges myself but do not worry about who tends fire or pours the water.I usually do it all myself since I"m usually the only one sweating.
A sweat especially with a jump in a cold stream immediatel;y thereafter really loosens ones muscles up,disells rheumatism and makes you temporarily weak but refreshed.It"s much the same as a sauna only taken in the dark with the only light being from glowing rocks.
Their is a whole religion built around the sweat from a new age/native outlook on it.I just enjoy the physical effects and the sense of well being.
I"m always up for building a sweat but I"m afraid my sacriligeous attitude in not worshipping the earth migh offend a true Brownie so i sweat alone or with a few likewise heathenistic friends
Al
I agree water is most important in the barrens except for maybe hypothermia,depending on season and circumstance.Treehugger is looking at it from Toms naked survival philosophy about nature providing everything you need.I"ve needed water bad in the barrens and can always find some though it may not be as clean as I'd like it.I"m bad for drinking from questionable sources but I"ve never had a problem yet and no how to pick my sources well when thats an option.
Yes I believe tree hugger is steeped in Toms native spirittuality/new age/gaia type beliefs of which he is a modern day guru.I enjoy sweat lodges myself but do not worry about who tends fire or pours the water.I usually do it all myself since I"m usually the only one sweating.
A sweat especially with a jump in a cold stream immediatel;y thereafter really loosens ones muscles up,disells rheumatism and makes you temporarily weak but refreshed.It"s much the same as a sauna only taken in the dark with the only light being from glowing rocks.
Their is a whole religion built around the sweat from a new age/native outlook on it.I just enjoy the physical effects and the sense of well being.
I"m always up for building a sweat but I"m afraid my sacriligeous attitude in not worshipping the earth migh offend a true Brownie so i sweat alone or with a few likewise heathenistic friends
Al
So it's basically heating up a bunch of rocks, getting yourself really hot, and then jumping into a stream?
So I guess the lodge is built around the fire? What is it made of - wood, earth?
So I guess the lodge is built around the fire? What is it made of - wood, earth?
haha jumping in a stream is optional :]
the lodge is not built around the fire, the fire is outside of the lodge. the rocks are brought in from the fire into the lodge.
the sweat lodge's armiture is dome shaped and made of saplings. tons of blankets and tarps cover the armiture to keep the heat in.
i will talk more of tom brown's philosophies and the treasure of fire tending another time, i'm far too tired to get into it. (went hiking and canoeing on the mullica river today :])
the lodge is not built around the fire, the fire is outside of the lodge. the rocks are brought in from the fire into the lodge.
the sweat lodge's armiture is dome shaped and made of saplings. tons of blankets and tarps cover the armiture to keep the heat in.
i will talk more of tom brown's philosophies and the treasure of fire tending another time, i'm far too tired to get into it. (went hiking and canoeing on the mullica river today :])
I read the Wikipedia article on it. It sounds interesting.
How big is the lodge? Where would you build one?
How big is the lodge? Where would you build one?
you can build them as small or large as you'd like. it could be a small one big enough for only a few people. the lodges i've been in have been large enough to accomodate 75ish people. i'm not entirely sure where i'm going to make one.. somewhere on flat , open ground. a few friends of mine are going to try our luck with it this winter; we might do it on an island in the pines so we don't have to worry about fire patrol.
Well, I'm fairly sure you don't want to do it where you'll be caught, as the NJ DEP frowns on that sort of stuff. Maybe Tom would let you do it on his land in the FRM's?
tree hugger,
i know where some really isolated islands are in the barrens if you need some possible sweat locations.some with streams nearby some without.some with cedar for the fire,some without.of course some of these islands are real bushwacks to get out too then again some are easy.if you need a spot let me know what you want and i can shoot you some coords.
Al
i know where some really isolated islands are in the barrens if you need some possible sweat locations.some with streams nearby some without.some with cedar for the fire,some without.of course some of these islands are real bushwacks to get out too then again some are easy.if you need a spot let me know what you want and i can shoot you some coords.
Al
Having been drug by the author of the previous post to many of his briar-surrounded islands, I can rightly say that the quoted portion qualifies as the understatement of the year.