As a friend wrote in private email: the bathroom isn't far away, nor is the coffee pot. I have a big front yard and it's where I'll be trying the tent deal to start. That's why I wanted a warning system that I could assemble as a blind person to alert me to anyone getting funny. Not interested in being far into the woods or something. No transportation to deep into state park land.
On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, Blaine Deutscher wrote: > what's wrong with camping in a park? Is your wife sighted? There might be > some challenges if the two of you are blind but if you're the only one that > is blind and your wife is sighted then I don't see the problem going > camping. I do it, and I don't have a wife, but when I would go with my > family I still enjoyed it. Sure I had to learn around the camp site and how > to get to the restroom, which is a challenge when it's totally dark outside > as the depth perception is less for me. I managed though. Talk to you all > later. and camping in the back yard is so much fun. > Blaine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Spiro > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 7:19 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] lmidnight altert system > > > > Hi, > I'm not concerned she'll run away. I wanted a parimeter alarm if in case > anyone wanted to go bother the folks in the tent on the lawn. (that's me). > I'd happily electrify the fence but the fence goes to the sidewalk and > there might be a legal challenge that would hold up. > :) > > On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, Jennifer Jackson wrote: > >> Refresh my memory on how old your child is again, please? >> >> What about a short tether tied on your wrist and hers? >> >> >> Jennifer >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Spiro >> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:29 AM >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] lmidnight altert system >> >> >> >> Hi folks, >> I want to assemble something. >> I need to figure it out first. >> It's blind related. >> I'm blind, and I've promised my kid we will sleep in the tent on the lawn >> over the summer. It is fenced, 20x50 ft. >> But honestly, though it's not a bad area, it's close to route #1 in >> Philadelphia. >> So I want an audible security system of an inner and outer ring. >> I want something along or just inside the fenceline, and something near >> the tent. >> Now, What is unsure is what a sighted loon might or might not see if they >> had a flashlight. >> Claymore mines are not a safe option, as one good friend suggested. >> The tent is nylon 12ft dome, so the material won't be great protection. >> No, I'm not expecting a knifed psycho, but o I need one? >> I think it would be great, and easier than camping in a park. Which spooks >> me a bit due to blindness. >> >> >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
