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Does anyone know if acorn weevils are edible?

Dogwood, Thanks for the reply. I will check out her website. I notice that you are in SF. I used to live in Cupertino. In fact I was up in the forests on the edge of the Tahoe National Forest a few weeks ago (currently in Laguna Beach but am returning home (Iceland )in a few days). Now that I...

In Northern Wilderness we are told that the inuits didn´t tan the skin but just scraped it and then put some warm water on it. They claim that the skin can be softened enough this way. Does anyone know any more detail about this method of skin preparation? I shot a reindeer this summer and the...

Thanks for all the info!

Hi, I'm in CA at the moment. LA county but will be going up to Placer county in a few days. I was hoping to spend a few days outdoors. Any suggestions of a good area to do some bushcraft? Micah

A good link to some articles on altitude sickness and travellers diarrhoea if anyone is interested. http://www.high-altitude-medicine.com/ Micah

Thanks for all your replies. There's certainly a few things to try out there. I can just imagine the situation.... "Honey, would you like to come camping with me?", "Why do you suddenly want me to come camping in the middle of winter?" the wife replies, " So I can use you as a feet warmer!!"...

Does anyone else here suffer from cold feet? I can be wrapped up with loads of layers (including 3 pairs of socks and a spare jumper stuffed into the bottom of my sleeping bag), my top half is too hot and yet my feet are freezing. It's enough to keep me awake all night. Anyone got any...

Hi Toddy, Thanks for the reply. I'm don't think I'm talking about rushes. The plant that abounds around the lakes near me is phragmites australis. Micah

Does anyone know anything about making baskets with the common reed (or indeed anything else you can do with it)? I've heard you can make baskets, mats, cordage and all sorts of food out of it but I don't know what the process is. I'm surrounded by reeds and there must be something I can do with...

Are there any danes out there? I'm moving to Silkeborg in September and it would be good to meet up with some like minded people out there. Micah

Received mine today. Many thanks Magikelly. Micah (aka Gobbler)

Paypal sent this weekend. Thanks for organising this. Micah (the bushcrafter formerly known as Gobbler)

Thanks for the photos. BTW Swyn, great hand drill set you left lying around. I managed to get my first ember on it within seconds, having been trying for months on a different set at home. Micah

Can't believe it's been a week already! Thanks to everyone for a great weekend. Did anyone get any decent photos? Micah

Looks like I will be able to make it Friday night after all. Micah

Looks like I can make it over there for Sat/Sun. Just let me know what I can bring. If we are going to be skinning anything don't worry as I've brought my own Deep Cut plasters!! Micah

Won't be able to make the 31st or the next weekend due to work commitments :( Have fun.. Micah

Put me down for one. Thanks Micah

Still a bit tender but otherwise healing fine. It doesn't help that I keep knocking it! Thanks for asking. Incidently I bought myself some of those deep cut plasters as I was so impressed by them. Micah