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Might be worth a coat of marine varnish on top of the paint.

I really like that idea. Are you putting it straight onto the grass or does it sit on a groundsheet?

I never gave that a thought because of those nordic style sheaths tending to leave only about an inch to grab of the handle. :facepalm:

That sort of what her does in the book.

That my limit, I would wonder why, however it would not be a deal breaker. It why I recommended the Adam Savage tool advice of buy cheap to test it and then buy the best you can afford.

I have not experienced waterproofing issues due to weather however poles are a big problem with wind. If you think about it a tent is basically a big kite so if you get enough wind, poles will break.

Really good list. Greencraft's Bushcraft on a budget uses a lot of the same stuff. My only thought is that you might want to look a little at blogs like Three Points of The Compass just to think about going lighter or carrying less. It is really eye opening however we are all never going light...

Define poor weather? Almost all tents are 3 season which means in the real world you will have problems in truly bad weather. I was in Ullenpool for a gale, the caravans were all leaning against each other and the shop and there were 2 tents left standing. A Vango Force Ten and a £50 Eurohike 2...

I have noticed something odd. I seem to have moved my aches during walking from my knees or outer hips by using poles to my inner hips. Think there must be more of a twisting motion going on or something. Still seem to have faster recovery though.

Another project is a mallet which he uses for most hammering tasks. Yes in his videos he does use the back of the hatchet for some very light hammer like tasks.

I am colour blind so things like that just do not seem to work for me however 3452839 seems to be what is there.

Just received Everyday Woodworking by Rex Kruger. Plus a couple of Eric Sloanes books. Very interesting.

That is why I wondered about needles as that the point of the awl to make the hole. The big problem would be what did they use before iron/metal as it may not have survived and I bet there is not a lot of examples of the work to look at either. If you can make a bone needle surely a bone awl is...

The list is as follows: 1. A hatchet 2. A Knife 3. Sharpening Stone 4. Simple Square 5. Tape Measure 6. Awl 7. Contractor's Saw 8. A fine saw 9. A drill 10. Bar Clamp 11. Hand Screw Clamp 12. Sandpaper 2 of the projects are Japanese style saw horses and a kneeling style work bench. Rex also has...

If the only thing you care about is weight and a gas stove makes sense, carrying a 500ml mug/pot actually makes a certain amount of sense. Ultra light weight people test their stuff over large distances however a lot of the time all they care about is weight. You cannot call a group of people...

One of the things that I liked about this idea over it in the hand of a fixed blade was the H&S voice in my head going warning.

I really want to start my reading list of the top 1000ish books based on the top 100 lists. Instead I am re-reading The Survivalist series.

The problem is actually with every product. You see it in the outdoor industry as well. It is not about making the best product for the task, it is about a fashion ideal of how can we make the most money from the idiots. In the mobile market everyone is trying to follow Apple and their apple verse.

I wonder what effect the bearing would have on that?

Would it not be a cutting edge and needles. You would have to do a lot of research on what they did and how they did.