You know you're a member of the Fortune Bay Expeditionary Team if. . .

- You can't eat lunch unless you are sitting on some rock or fallen tree.
- You have gotten frostbitten and sunburned on the same day.

- You take Ibuprofen or Aspirin before the trip.
- It doesn't seem strange to you to drive over 150 miles (one way) to hike 14 miles.

- Your vehicle (Rig) (Jeep) has 3 flashlights, a head lamp, windproof lighter, 3 day   supply of food and water and 2 means of communication all the time. (Only because   you haven't unloaded it yet.)
- Your neighbors call on the weekend and ask, "what are you doing home?"
- You have driven 8 hours and stayed in a parking lot next to a motel.
- Your (young) children know proper radio procedure and inform their mom that they   "have a visual on dad!" when you come home.
-Your first aid kit includes Duct Tape.
-You buy new clothes not by how good they look, but by how fast they dry.
- You are excited to find a new flavor of Ramen Noodles.
- You include topo maps and expedition equipment on your net worth statement.
- Your spouse can find your Jeep in a crowded parking lot by scanning the horizon for   a large roof rack or kayak.

-You know the weight and size of your equipment, but not your kids.
-You have spent more time designing and building an equipment room than you spent   on home improvements.
-Your coworkers get in your vehicle, sniff the air twice, and ask if you have a dog.
-Your vacation destinations are called "objectives" and you use Latitude and   Longitude to get there.

-You can actually make an emergency shortwave radio from equipment and parts in   you Jeep.
-You have tried to use Tincture Iodine from your first aid kit to purify water.
-You have used the overhead lights on your Jeep as a navigation aid for aircraft.
-You have had to maintain radio silence while going through Canadian customs.

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