for "around-the-house" jogging, I carry only the following :
- apt keys, either kept in hand or in a zippered pocket ;
- neck lanyard with a fred Perrin's "Griffe" and a red Photon III
- once the lanyard is around my neck, I shorten it with the help of a safety-pin, just so it doesn't bounce around too much, under my T-shirt.
- I may add a whistle to that lanyard

Tarus Model 85, I hate a mean dog.

Fox 40 black
2(?) feet of para cord
recrute SAK
ID tag
All on a carabeener which gets switched for right to left hand every .5 mile. If I am at a track I bring water.

Turbo,

I did the walk this PM and I wanted to thank you for the tip on this terrific venue. I couldn't have had a better 5 hours.

What is that huge construction project with all the contractors and heavy duty electrical appliances right next to the path midpoint or closer to the boat dock? Looks diabolical.

Flush toilets, clean drinking water, Lewis & Clark camp site (fortrock) wildlife, massive construction and a bunch of happy walkers, runners and cyclists (saw a tandem).

Are you completely happy with your satelite radio player? Is it robust enough that you don't experience signal loss on the path?

All the best,

oregon

“Looks diabolical.”

I was wondering if you would ask me about that? I didn’t think you would guess what it was. If you looked closely, you would have noticed that there is an identical complex about 1000 feet to the south. On the east end of each complex, there are four banks of eight large cooling modules stacked two high. The stacks are approximately three stories high. Those large electrical appliances on the both sides, there are twenty in total, are DC power supplies. On the other side beyond the structures out of view, is a new power substation feeding just that site. The under construction wooden framed building with the large bay windows at Chenowith Creek overlooking the Columbia River and the Gorge is the dormitory for transient engineers and programers. That is not a factory, foundry, or glass manufacturing plant. That is Phase One of Googles’ new computer center. I used to purchase and design computer complexes for the Bell System and I have never seen any installation this big. The Power of the Internet!

I am extremely happy with my Delphi MyFi XM2go radio. When I am not out with it, it sits in a desk cradle next to my PC. The antenna sits on my desk pointing south. The signal has to go through a standard sheathed interior wall and a triple sheath roof and it still pulls in a strong signal. There are newer ones out there with built in antennas. The one I have came with three antennas, car, home, and one that can be fixed to your clothes. I attach it to back of my hat brim. I put an XM radio in one of my vehicles when it first came out. So I got this XM2go radio directly from XM Satellite Radio on a very special deal, $25.00 as I recall.

When on the Trail, I only loose XM Radio signal for a few paces going through the steel railroad underpass tube. The contractor who built that tube bored holes into the raised railroad bed outside the propose main boring, inserted cooling rods, froze the bed, than bored and incased the tunnel all without interrupting train traffic. This is the main Union Pacific Rail Road Line. I believe it was a first but it was so successful it will not be the last.

I am happy that you enjoyed the Trail. I try to go very early to avoid the other trail traffic and the heat although yesterday it was so cold, I could see both my dogs and my breath. My German Shepherd dogs, especially the black one, tend to intimidate others just by their looks so it causes minor traffic problems on the trail. A couple of cyclist have panicked when coming around a blind corner and drove off the trail into the Columbia River. I guess they did not see or trust the dogs leashes. It is also uncomfortable watching parents herding their children off the trail when we walk by. Maybe its my deodorant or lack of?

I can't run anymore due to a lack of cartiledge in my knees, but I power walk. I usually carry my house keys and a .380.

Thanks guys... several good ideas here! I think I need to add a light and a knife as a minimum. I think the photon freedom would be appropriate for the light. I'm going to have to do some serious searching for an appropriate knife. It will need to be as strong and sturdy as possible, and hold an edge a well as possible for a knife that will certainly also have to weigh in at as much under 3 ounces as possible.

Something that comes close that I just now added to my list is this Frosts Mora from Ragweed Forge. I'm sure you are very familiar with the type. Overall length is 8-1/2" with a 4-1/8" blade, and it weighs 3.5 oz.--pretty close to your weight requirements. And Ragnar has some that are smaller and lighter. You can't beat the price. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I've just obtained two of them from a British outlet. Superb knife. Word of warning: They are razor and I mean razor sharp!!!! I would suggest that you add a mini-bic and couple of tinder tabs to your load. The additional weight is minimal. Perhaps 1/2 oz.

When I go jogging around the neighborhood, I usually have a very light folder clipped to one pocket of my running shorts, with my house key in the opposite pocket. Nothing too fancy, but I'm also within half a mile of my home at any time. (There's a loop that goes around and behind my place).

Sometimes I'll also carry my GPS with me to pace myself, but that stays in my hand.

For extremely light weight and ease of carry, you might consider an HAK (Hideaway Knife). Lots of cutting and strength in a very small package. I don't have one myself, but have heard nothing but praise from a variety of people.


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There used to be a very reasonably priced production-version of the HAK, but I don't see it on the site anymore. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />