Recent content by Belargehair

Tea for morning and noon, but at night, a bottle of our homemade raspberry mead is quite a treat.

Perhaps a glycerin soap? Also great for softening leather I believe.

Might be better off with a hair dryer. That's what I used for a few weeks until I upgraded to an old vacuum.

Welcome to My City! Where are you folks planning to canoe? I've just ordered some canoe route maps from the Nova Scotia Map Store, so if you need the link let me know and I'll find it.

Here's a lengthy walkthrough. http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/1981-11-01/Make-Your-Own-Snowshoes.aspx The diagrams are in the Image gallery under the Article Tools box. I also found some videos. http://www.giftoflanguageandculture.ca/snowshoe_video_01.htm Have fun!

I've made a few batches of charcoal before for my forge. I use an old cookie (or biscuit) tin. I don't bother to plug any holes after I take it off the heat and it works great. I usually watch the colour of the smoke coming out of the holes to determine when it is complete. The large oil drum...

I used to bring a 75L bag, and my wife would bring her 60L bag. Then we got it down to just my 75L bag and a small one for pots and food stuffs (keeps bears out of my clothes/tent). Now I just use a small green duffle bag with modified straps from the 75L bag and small food bag. WAY better. The...

I'm in with MartinK9. My wife and I actually has this conversation the other night. We determined that nothing we bring for food really constitutes a fork or table knife. We tried some plastics utensils but the melting factor was too high. If we go car camping we bring a knife, fork & spoon...

Hmm. I found the magnesium block easy and fast to use. A little bit of shaving, with a small piece of a broken hacksaw blade tied on to the block. A few sparks and woosh! Fire. I think they are great. Saved me before.

Different paddle shapes are for different types of water. The bent paddle allows for a better entry angle as you plunge the paddle in the water at the start of your stroke. Wide paddles are good for shallow water as they can be a bit shorter but still maintain the same approximate surface area...

Yeah, the drama could be left out. I have found with most "reality tv" shows, that the editing for dramatic/conflict purposes is the main draw for the show. I have not seen any real bushcrafty things on there yet, except for planning ahead which they did not do. We have been watching in on the...