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the same jerk who screwed me over with the knife last year (see my thread in the knife section...) also turned up with TWO aluminium water bottles in 2022 when i asked him to bring me a Nalgene "oasis" (despite extremely clear instructions); this morning he left for next half year to go back to...

no sheep around here (=wrong climate for wearing a woollen coat :p ) but good to know. i never used them but i have one or two bone needles somewhere in my gear i made ages ago using modern tools... i haven't watched it, yet but Donny Dust just released a video about sewing with bones on YouTube...

sorry for the late reply (as i've been busy acting as tour guide for a group of visiting university students): i'll probably go for the sabre then if they're still in stock next week...

after several months of research looking for a backpack for overnight trips (and an upcoming longer trip; volume ca 45 liters) and manufacturers telling me they either don't have a dealer in Costa Rica (or cheerfully telling me about the nearest dealer in Ecuador or the US...) and sellers only...

so how would you know if it's the right kind of material for a stove? (=not much use for insulation where i live, so my only source would be some from a trash pile.... i just stumbled across this thread and it gives me some ideas for a project some point in the future)

hollow point bullets are banned by the Geneva convention, too but "interestingly" are used in a lot of countries who signed by the police against (unarmed) civilians... to get back on the subject of the thread: i had no issues transporting edged items in my check-in luggage (last time flying...

it's (probably) a rather daft question, but do i presume correctly that the hinges lock by themselves in a 90° position?!

eerrhhh... as they're not "glow in the dark" fish and have only two eyes and one head i'd say that's a fake pic... :P

i'm not rich enough to afford or need one... my cash is kept in a little self made drawstring bag -- currently it's rather empty :-(

can someone please forward this statement to torch makers?! (=i'm in the same boat -- USB charging is useless if you live off-grid and more prone to moisture issues than a sealed battery compartment in my tropical environment + takes longer to recharge than changing a battery... plus i don't...

●pliers (various types if enough room) ● file(s) ●whetsone ●sandpaper ●cable ties + wire

tropical humidity has killed my big camera and slowly kills my waterproof pocket camera (both made by Fuji), so sadly that leaves me with my phone to take pics :-(

thanks to everyone's reply (and to Woody girl for pointing out i'm in a different location than most of you :P ) -- there's quite a few ideas i can fiddle around with:finger: (as soon as the howling monkeys vacate the trees around my shelter) -- having a rather large backyard (i don't own the...

i know this might sound like a stupid question...: i normally prefer to sleep on the ground and only occasionally used a hammock in the past as a back-up for the few occasions when i could find no suitable spot on the ground. last year i got a hammock in a trade for carving some spoons and as...

tomorrow i'll (hopefully) make a few Colones by demonstrating bowdrill to some tourists (and use the fire to bbq their lunch), sunday i'll be "off to church"(== off into the jungle) for a few hours

i did a quick search a while ago after a mentioning in another thread -- my main difficulty with the recipe i found was a way to bake it... (=i'm living off-grid and cook on open fire; sadly dutch ovens are as common as hen's teeth around here -- only a crappy aluminium:vomit::vomit: version...

i'm cooking over open fire, so after pre- drying (cut a bit longer and bark left on) i cut to size, peel and then "season" the forks in the smoke over my fire (iirc quarterstaffs and shillelaghs were cured the same way), last step before putting bands on are pyrography (optional) and a rub with...

i recently made a small amount of rations inspired by the video above, using two coconut shells* of flour, one coconut shell of oats, a handful of grated coconut (for some flavour)and a bit of sugar. for lack of other options available at our local supermarket i used palm oil as fat source -- a...

daft question: how did they light fires in the iron age -- friction, pyrite or was flint and steel already known at some point?

1130?! are you using a different calendar? at least here it's 2024... Happy New Year from the Caribbean to everyone :-)