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> I had I put it in a pillow case and tumble dried it after to get rid of the excess and to evenly disperse the wax in the fabric. Did the household Launderer-in-Chief get word of that? Fire-safety lessons say never put anything inflammable into the dryer. People who wear clothes don't want...

Just watched Alfred the Great playing it with Aethelflead on BBC/Netflix series "The Last Kingdom". Tiny bits of bushcraft appear now and then, amid the talking and fighting. Hungary's forests look like a really great place for bushcraft.

Form follows function? And might that be for the now-discontinued double-edged dagger that Gerber advertised way back in my youth? Stacked leather handle? Dang, I wanted one of those. (Yes, totally useless, but oh! so cool!) Whoops. Yeah, the Cold Steel boot knife is me trying to capture...

Detail questions: I kosher my sliced bottom round overnight then soak in spiced vinegar brine. I am aiming to pull the acid back into the partially dried tissue. I taste the vinegar but no other flavor. The coarsely ground coriander and black pepper on the outside fall off as it dries. Ought I...

Warmly imagining the tarp shelter I'd put up if I were foolish enough to go out there. I have the ECWS gear and the wisdom to not use it.

The knife itself is strictly a weapon. (For collecting, not using, thankyouverymuch. ) Friends, help your local Council nannies avert their tender eyes. The sheath is what I'm showing off. I hope the imgur links work. sheathed unsheathed back side My daughter gives me the nicest presents.

Lumpy bits are common everywhere. Decades ago, before Crypto and chemicals, I heard that running oxygenated streams took care of most of the boggie bits from natural sources. Decades. I carry filters and tablets now. Humor: A Gatorade bottle works for collection. Just don't buy it on the way...

Greetings, I owe someone here from the Midlands an autumn magnifying glass fire. I learned something and want to pass it on. I use three and five strand jute gardening twine for my primitive fire starting. I am accustomed to separating the fibers to make a nest for a coal. I found that a tight...

A bankline is one supporting line with several hooks tied on droplines. Two or more entirely separate apparati don't match the definition. In some norte americano jurisdictions, banklines can be set adrift if and only if the float is labeled with the owner's info, including license number. In my...

D'oh. Gave one to my Dad, inherited it, used it until the 80s vintage carbon fell apart. Lost the reel in a kayak incident later. Great piece of kit. Trolling, one on each side to increase the probability cross-section. Different baits, scientific method. Greedy neds. Take your pick.

A co-worker told me about Tenkara. Japanese telescopic fly rod, no reel.

Common mullein renders fish unconscious according to one of my survival books. Doesn't seem practical; it would take a lot of crushed mullein leaves to dose a pond sufficiently large to contain fish worth catching.

Dang. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Back to reading the water with knowledge instead of gadgets...

Wow. To me, "tobacco tin" = "Prince Albert", and my yo-yo would barely fit. What brand? Yes, I have a spritzer of attractant in my vest, refilled from a leaky dissolve-one's-fishing-pack bottle. Mepps Black Fury #1, 2, and 5 are my never-fail lures. Z-ray is my most effective lure for inland...

Greetings, This is perhaps a bushcraft fishing question. It's really a general freshwater fishing question, but I hope the answers will have bushcraft implications. I have a tackle box. I have little plastic trays with this, that, and the other lure. I go to a spot and deploy the appropriate...

Um. The only time I get chafed is when I wear a kilt. I then rely on a name-brand anti-chafe stick. ...Socks and shoes... That same anti-chafe stick works well to prevent blisters from occurring on one's heels and toes. That might be useful if one were to go on a speed-hike with a loaded...

My wife and I are leaving this Saturday for five days on an inland island. The island has a steep offshore drop on one side where the fish are waiting for my hooks. I'll try not to think about Romania. I'm excited about using my new entirely non-bushcraft iBobber sonar device. I promise to start...

[Intending to add to thread, not hijack it:] I really liked my Optimus steel box, until it got nicked. It was stable. Can any one weigh in on how tippy the Svea is?

What did you use for the core?

AgCNO won't light your fire. A high explosive's effect is a shock wave. A deflagrating low explosive would work better, though not very well, for fire starting. Enjoy the find for its own sake. Crack away! <deleted really funny paragraph that would have set off GCHQ and NSA>