Tomorrow morning starts our "Spike". Otherwise known as spike out, line spike, coyote. Basically we go out to the middle of nowhere, work for an unknown (usually more than 24hrs) amount of time, sleep where we stop for a few hours and get up and continue on. Showers will consist of baby wipes applied in only critical places, food will be military grade MRE's (meals ready to eat), and sleep will be few and far between. Hotshot crews spike out on the line quite often, so our crew is doing a test one, to get every one ready.
We're going to be getting scenarios such as injured people on the line, pretend fires, and having to call in helicopters to drop off our food and water to us. We're coming home Thursday afternoon or night, I guess depending on how well we do all week. I don't forsee much sleep between tomorrow morning and Thursday night. Part of the test is to see how well we do without sleep and food and under stress such as time constraints.
So I just took my last shower until next Thursday (six days from now) ate my last solid meal (a cheeseburger and ice cream) and am working on getting all my stuff together such as 1 extra pair of underwear (yes, I'll make only 2 pairs of underwear work for 5 days out in the woods working my butt off), and maybe an extra pair of socks. Socks aren't as crucial as underwear. Motrin, Zantac, and an extra hair tie. And spam. Did you know they now sell spam in singles? A single serving of spam in a foil pouch, so that you don't have to carry the whole big can. Awesome.
Well, I gotta go finish packing so I'll check in on Thursday or Friday.
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