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In my yard, I use the inside drum of an old washing machine. The metal tub is enamel covered to prevent rust and actually looks pretty good when clean. I have some 16guage welded wire screen bent to fit over the top which works great for cooking, and I also have some 20mmx3mm metal bars that I...

Hey that's my blog! When I saw bushcraft UK as an incoming link, I had to look. Truth be told, guys, I never set out to camp in cities. I say in the original blogs that I avoid it like the plague. But I like to take ridiculously long walks (9 months was my longest). And there usually aren't...

i think I'm in the same boat as Sally, but I put $500+ Since I'm building my cabin in the woods, everything is kit. An antique draw knife for debarking trees? A misery whip for when the chainsaw dies? A $3000 pump installation for my well? It's all kit in my opinion. Stuff that keeps me in the...

If he has that many tools, think in stations. My shop is currently divided into four stations: My main work space, which is a workshop table with clamps, pegs, etc and all frequently used tools hanging on walls. It is here I go when loading my tool bag for jobs, so it is one side of the barn...

I am the wasp commando. I had to retire a diesel spigot at the ranch yesterday. It was overcast and cold, so the guys were all huddled around their nest under a bucket. (small nest, fist sized) I walked up and carefully took off the bucket and set it on the ground, exposing the nest on the...

This is a repost of an article I wrote a year or so ago, many of it's main ideas were hit on earlier in the thread. It's about the use of Camouflage for stealth camping. . . http://www.gnn.tv/B10394 Camouflage is one topic that is seldom covered in backpacking manuals, simply because hiking...

Unfortunately ;), I'm having my first cup o joe here with you guys this morning as I procrastinate cleaning my house before the arrival of friends for a weekend at SolFest. http://www.solfest.org But my usuall first cup is made here at the campfire circle in my front yard: And here is my view...

I have a gerber Back Paxe, but if I had known more before buying it, I would have bought an equivalent fiskars. Same thing, just no nifty sheath and half the price. It holds an edge remarkably well, and as an added bonus, the face is narrow enough to use knife sharpeners on, making it...

Pine tar is easily cleaned with mineral spirits. I keep a bottle in my bathroom for cleanin and ocassionally cologne. (yeah, but, I use wd40 as car deoderant) -BP

We have paper wasps here which build nest under eaves. Nothing huge. We also have bald faced wasps which build megaliths in the trees. Both are pollinators and kill off bad garden bugs, so we let them be, but occasionally, they like to set up in stupid places, like the generator shed door track...

First off, the question: The upper campground lies midway between my cabin and our water tanks and in three weeks time, when the well goes in, I will have water flowing through the site. I am planning on adding a junction to my pipe to add running water to the kitchen area. My goal is to take...

Welcome. I'm kinda new here myself. Your possum project is ossum. ;) 16 eh? Man, I thought I was wild at 16. You win hands down. So the hide was a sucess?

I retired in 2001. I was 24. Since then I've run a night club, and now am a ranch hand on a 168 acre wilderness preserve and land trust. I fix solar panels, generators, clear brush, coordinate volunteers, trap varmints, ride ATVs and our solar horse (neat little modified golf cart) fix fences...

I've seen posts like this before, and everytime, I'm kind of stumped. I mean, (as I may have mentioned here) I still have my first backpack. It fits me now, but my dad used it to carry me around in the desert, prospecting. I got my first (and only) rattlesnake bite when I was 8, though it was a...

Angus, good call. As one of those hill dwellers, living at the road's end in a gated enclave amongst about 60 people, I will say that I have no say on who gets to my house. My closest friends and family all have maps here, along with various other important emergency info. On the sheet, I tell...

Wait, did I miss it... Do you have, or did anybody mention a first aid kit? Even a little tiny one like the red cross gives out is better than none. You can also get ultralight backpacking kits, which are remarkably good for their weight, and packed in waterproof bags. Just started...

That's wierd. You really can't say s o r r y. How odd.

sorry? I'm also getting a bug on the infamous sheeple thread, seems that some pages time out before they finish loading, knocking out the last four or five messages on pages 3-6.

Sounds like a good kit, John. Yes, a whistle is a valuable addition. Since you live in the city, you might want to consider paring your blade down to a multi tool. The high end leathermen knives have metal cutting blades on them, and in my experience having wire cutters, pliers and a screwdriver...

I guess I got into bushcraft a month ago when I joined this forum. Since I was in the cub scouts though, I've been into wildcrafting and traditional skills. Blew my mind to find out there was an internet forum about it. ;) Really got into it after finishing Ranger school. It was funny, though...