Recent content by swissgearlabs

thanks mate and yes, snow is coming! looking forward to use my hammy in the snow again:) i did not know BCP, will check it out. you live in füssen, bavaria?

aahh, I see! that was my own design, actually, that happened to coincide with the Exped Ergo.... that project was left on the side somewhat, but is not forgotten. I used it twice and the concept works really well, however: if I am in the mountains I do not trust my sewing....

thanks mate, it's the first time i took my tricpoter to the mountains and we had a blast taking the shots!

it's a wee tricopter (3 propellers) with GoPro Cam, radio controlled. lots of fun! what do you mean by what happened to the Exped hammy??

its a great spot, they get rare in Switzerland... thanks for your nice comment re knots tutorial

Was way too busy the last half year and finally got the chance to go out last weekend. Made a vid, enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjGhGXdmef8 P@

there's an excellent password safe here: www.securesafe.com (can be used with PC and mobiles) since i use this site, non of my passwords are identical and it does work. the company is providing security services to swiss banks so it seems they're secure and private. p@

I wanted to play it safe with these temperatures->still don't fully trust my sewing... still, i like my own design best re comfort and insulation!

:) I might start a discussion on how to cook fried bacon and eggs. eggs on top of bacon? or fry bacon first to grease the pan and then egg with bacon on the on top? burst the yolks or not? toast or not? :)

It's been a while since my last post... been out on the weekend and made a quick vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eaq_wBBjQ20 It was cold in the night but I felt warm enough in the sleeping bag and slept well. enjoy p@

You can view the page at http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/content.php?r=471-Knots-for-setting-up-a-camp

i collect my resin with a sharpened wooden poking stick that i can burn afterwards. also, i mostly used the rather dry, kind of cristalline resin that i drop into wee metal box that i use to collect the stuff. so my knife is totally clean. some of the stuff always manages to find my fingers...

it's loads of fun to build & test these. don't forget to post piccies/vids if you try yourselves :D

Pine Resin is amazing stuff and one of the many uses is to make torches with it. Tried out two different variations. Both are made in the bush using only a knife. The first one burnt for about 30mins (? not sure). The second one can be re-fed with resin-cristals, so it can burn much longer...

I find going down to grits as low as 2500 in my case (others go as fine as 4000) I get very nice results. I should make an video on the actual process and all papers involved (including the stropping)