Recent content by pataviking

I dom't know if you can do this in England , but maybe you could put an ad in the locals papers and do handyman / fixer- upper work on other folks houses now, when times are slow. Paint, clean gutter, re-model,. patch leaks in the roof, caulk the window, trim the trees. I don't know...

also when it comes to splitting wood , it splits easier when it is frozen, but don't know if it get that cold very often in England. A good splitting maul is the way to go, 8 pounder and frozen wood and it will explode when you hit it, just go around knots and branches. Pat

O K we are all ready for part 2.:D Pat

A friend at work and I were just talking about this. he went with his son on a trip thru school to a small theme park called Frontier Land or something like that. anyhow he is an more of a buckskinner and at the park they should how they used to do it using a bow drill and tinder, fire in 10...

um sun srceen spf 15,30, or 50 for the kids. don't want any wierd looking freckles popping up over time. i also think a small tube of triple anti= biotic salve would be good some of them come with a minor topical pain reliever in them which is good for splinter remove bad hangnails and...

nice article. and in your inexpensive pack remeber the duct tape. it will patch tarp, tent, clothing, shoes, taers/cut in your backpack. on the farm back in the day once in awhile a cow would step on a calf's leg and break it so I would fashion a splint from duct tape and strips of PVC...

i think vegan lifestyle would fit better to a farming comune than bushcraft. heard something about eating squirrel killed cleaned and cooked by bush crafter, do you make your own soy milk, tofu or grow your own soybeans. do you eat yogurt? isn't it made by some bacteria growing/ eating...

technically um matches are friction. please dont shoot the messenger. good help is hard to find

hey i voted lighter but it is good to have alternitive methods, when I go picnicing with my daughters my ravenous wee 2 year old wants whatever is to be cooked in a hurry. but i think about the making of fire heat fuel air/oxygen and it is more about your tinder choice wheather it is...

forget six pak eight pak twelve pak be a man man has keg :lmao: but i am waiting a chance to see that movie also looks great, Pat

if you consider a toilet look into self contained composting ones might be the thing you need. don' know about urinating in it but as for other business it kinda cooks it down turns it ash like, throw it in the proper place the ash stuff is in a tray, dump the tray i have seen ads in some...

suggest camping to your wife in cold wet weather and i think my choice will probally be the couch Pat

that man needs to be bidding on the bkuk auction

yes when i was 7 years old. there was a small one being chased by stray dogs it had a broken back leg. while it and the dogs were running around thry were scaring the cattle. my dad went out with a gun and put it out of its misery. my parents have picture somewhere in thier pile, i mean...

you could look on e-bay type in trencher or woodenbowl see lots of examples. my wife does this and drools. i would like to carve out a nice trencher for her sometime. pat