Recent content by Herman30

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  1. Herman30

    Coping with the heat.

    You, sir, are a rotten scoundrel! No gentleman addresses a lady in such a manner! We shall settle this at dawn in the back meadow, with pistols!
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    Coping with the heat.

    I fear the sun because my father got cancer on his earlobe. He has always been without head cover or at the most a cap that do not shade the ears. I do not want that for me.
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    Coping with the heat.

    To get draught there needs to be windows on two, opposite, walls. I have windows on only one wall so no through drought is possible. So for my appartment it is best to keep windows closed daytime and use a tower fan for cooling draught. During hottest part of summer when going outside, the only...
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    Coping with the heat.

    In Finland we seldom have very high temps up to 30 C. One summer when it was extremly hot I kept my windows closed and had some 5 degrees less inside than outside. Living on the bottom floor of a 3 storey buiding.
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    Coping with the heat.

    All youse opening windows when it´s hot outside; that´s a big error. You just let the heat in.
  6. Herman30

    The log in/You're already logged in issue.

    Me,too. Show I´m logged out but when I click "new post" I´m suddenly in.
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    What did you buy today?

    Bought an oil insert for UCO Original.
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    Walking sticks and staffs

    This is what I have on my staff to give tracktion and protecting the wood tip.
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    Walking sticks and staffs

    I burn the wood so it get properly burnt and blackened but not so much that it gets chared.
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    Walking sticks and staffs

    De-barked.
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    Walking sticks and staffs

    I use a blowtorch and burn mine. And after cooling down rub with a cloth until no more soot comes off the surface.
  12. Herman30

    What is the point of taking an axe bushcrafting?

    Different countries, different needs and traditions.
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    What is the point of taking an axe bushcrafting?

    Yes it is a silly question. I rather take my Fiskars X7 anyday of the week than baton with a knife.
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    UV protection hiking shirt.

    For hot summer I wear a plain green coloured combat shirt. Thick sleeves shield arms from harmful sun rays and torso fabric let the wind through.
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    Burner multitool

    No need for tools in a situation like that. Just call steward/ess and let them sort it out.