Recent content by EssexMonk

You hit the nail on the head Joonsy !

I find all this talk of "Humane killing" some what amusing, unless things have changed since I left it is perfectly legal to blast away with your shot gun at fox's rabbits pigeons pheasant ducks geese etc etc Are their lives worth less than a deer? I also find it amusing all the folk who are...

If you boil the lower part of the leg (the part with no meat) long enough the sinews, hide, hoofs etc dissolve, then you end up with hair and bones in a brown liquid, which you can render down into glue, be warned the missus will not be happy if you do this in the house :)

That makes sense, I have to admit most of my field cooking were I don't use a fire is boil then shut it off/let it burn out,

Other than the screw on lid (Which I like) is there any advantage to these over the DIY coke can stoves?

Mineral spiritsis not methylated spirits, it is more "oily" and used as paint thinner/brush cleaner, but in Canada denatured alcohol is sold as "gas line antifreeze" (removes moisture from petrol) and is easily available.

From experience with deer here in Canada the sooner you get the innards out the better, just like doing a rabbit but bigger,

The hand lines they sell for fishing off a pier will work, like KK said your hauling them in. we use "smelt" as well or the biggest minows we can get, rig it with a float so the bait is about 6" off bottom, watch the float close when it starts to dip set the hook (or try to :) ) when the fish...

The best use I have found for mine is to keep the squirrels from stealing my food :)

This is an old picture of me taken around 1997 I think, I was to lazy to build a quinzy that day besides it was only about -25'c

I love the entertainment I get here! :) first a few comments from personal experience. I always carry several "Bic" lighters, but if they get cold they don't work. zippo's do if they have a flint and fuel. I can guaranty you fit people sweat less and need to drink way less to stay hydrated. A...

I attended several talks he gave last year , very interesting. He is a great believer in learning by doing, even if you fail at first. I know the following link is the wrong side of the pond but figured I'd post it anyway. http://store.scurlockpublishing.com/apilgrimsjourneybymarkabaker.aspx

Thanks Rik, You learn something new every day :), I recon one of these would work well here in winter,

Very nice! Shouldnt the sod cloths be folded under?

I might add it is instinct for small children to stuff everything in their mouths, if it tastes good they eat it if bad they spit it out, So through a proses of natural selection over the years we have evolved as kids to dislike what is bad for us. Those that didnt--died.