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what's that little pouch behind the knife for? my guess the material was originally something different, but the camo pattern looks very familiar to me...

the spork or the puukko?

so it's not just me getting annoyed by this...

today i painted the ditty bags mentioned in my previous post with silicone (dissolved in mineral spirit) in an attempt to waterproof them. currently they're out in the sun for drying-- can't wait to test if it worked... last night i made a new buckle from heavy-duty copper wire and started...

i recently bought some silicone spray at a hardware store in town -- it was cheaper than WD40 (which the clerk suggested first) but i'm somewhat unimpressed by it's performance... today i waterproofed some fabric with silicone (dissolved in mineral spirit) and decided to paint it on one rool as...

i thought all invaders were illegal...

somehow this looks like someone is step by step disarming the population to me...

iirc the NVA (that's the National People's Army, not the folks in Vietnam...) used the sleeve pocket for the compass and spare pistol magazine...

i was spotted by a gazillion mozzies thanks to the recent rains but also saw a northern tamandua up in a tree (been a while since i saw the last one as they're usually nocturnal...)

sorry for going a vit off-topic, but is there a gear list for this trip?

recently i got hold of some fabric, so last night i finished cobbling up a ditty bag. once i get the funds to but some silicone i'm planning to coat it (and several other small bags made in the past) in an attempt to make a DIY waterproof bag...

just after setting up a trail camera in the spot where i filmed the poachers mentioned in my previous post i encountered a female tolomuco (tayra) with two young ones; crazy rainfall earlier this week means animals moving around in search for dry shelter...

i was navigating an obstacle on the path up through a gully blocked by branches and uña de cato (literally "cat's claw, an aptly named vine) when i saw something bright yellow ca.6ft away: it turned out to be an oropel (=eyelash pitviper, a tree-dwelling reptile whose colour can vary) less...

recently i watched an older "Chad Zuber" video on YouTube about weaving a basket from cattail leaves, so today i a go and created the (probably) wonkiest basket in history... i also used green leaves as that's what i had available, but it was fun nonetheless :-) , i'm already toying with the...

wooden stick since a sprained ankle in my long-gone youth... he's honorably retired now, but i still have the faithful friend who accompanied me since 2005 for over a decade around Down Under, Aotearoa, Mt Fuji etc.; he's currently writing his memoirs and went on board of a few flights in a...