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  1. Galemys

    Ray Mears, wild tracks and tracks

    Hi Delbach, I swapped the discs copies some years ago with you and with some other members as well. The first disc is the one with the 26 episodes that were taped by me on VHS and later transferred to disc. The other disc came from another member here, Bob. Here's an earlier thread on the...
  2. Galemys

    fire piston

    Here's a tutorial on making a fire piston from hardware store material that I posted here long ago (I give workshops in making these in this manner at the Dutch bushcraftweekend meetings): http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35523 And here are some natural tinders that can be used...
  3. Galemys

    Fishing with spiderwebs!

    Another clip of south seas fishing with spiderweb and kite as shown on a animal planet fishing program (select the clip called ´fishing with kite´): http://animal.discovery.com/videos/tribal-fishing-with-jeremy-wade
  4. Galemys

    Fishing with spiderwebs!

    Spiderweb fishing in a survival/bushcraft setting: http://willowhavenoutdoor.com/general-survival/survival-spider-web-fish-net/ Cheers, Tom
  5. Galemys

    Black bear den

    That´s fantastic, thank´s for showing! It took me two pic´s to realise that the rock in the entrance was your cap ;) Cheers, Tom
  6. Galemys

    Gaucho firecraft?

    Over at paleoplanet someone managed to make fire with an adaptation to the Gaucho brace drill method (video): http://www.bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40317 Cheers, Tom
  7. Galemys

    Inuit style Snow Goggles

    Beautiful work Wayland and a stunningly coloured piece of wood! I made similar goggles out of coconut shell last winter: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66209&highlight= The three-hole-thingy, that I also made out of coconut shell, works great for adjusting the cord...
  8. Galemys

    My 1 year of Fire Challenge

    Flint & iron pyrites/marcasite! Works good in combination with (untreated) horse hoof fungus. Cheers, Tom
  9. Galemys

    Fauna, Flora, & A New Knife

    For fire piston use of Tragopogon seedheads: Only use the umbrella-shaped discs and discard the little stalks with the actual seed. Use some of the 'umbrella's' to form a fluffy ball and insert into the tinder cavity, then light them as you would with any other fire piston tinder. Well...
  10. Galemys

    Fauna, Flora, & A New Knife

    Wonderful pics again and a beautiful knife. I think your baseball sized fluffy seedhead is a Tragopogon species, good tinder that works even in a fire piston. Cheers, Tom
  11. Galemys

    Nekkid Arctic Survival - How would you do?

    A sh?tty knife!?!?!?!?! You´re kidding... The first to film that himself would make a hit on youtube though... Cheers, Tom
  12. Galemys

    Some uses of ermine moth caterpillar silk

    Thank´s all for the nice words! Kerne, searching might take a while; most ermine moth species are very dedicated to one species of tree. I only found 2 trees covered in the whole park. There´s another park in my hometown that had more veiled trees (willow overthere) last year, if I have...
  13. Galemys

    Some uses of ermine moth caterpillar silk

    I found no difference in strength between a piece of cordage left in water overnight and a dry one. When it is still a sheet (as on the tree) it sheds most water but can get wet. I haven´t tried making it into cordage when wet though but I suspect that it will not affect the silk´s strength...
  14. Galemys

    Some uses of ermine moth caterpillar silk

    As another experiment I´m gonna attach a weight to the little piece of cordage I made and hang it outside, I´m very curious how long it will take to fall apart. Cheers, Tom
  15. Galemys

    Some uses of ermine moth caterpillar silk

    Wednesday I encountered this veiled tree in the park near my work (it was pristine then): It´s the combined work of thousands of caterpillars of a species of ermine moth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermine_moth) Out of curiosity I stripped a piece of the silk from the tree bark, it...
  16. Galemys

    Mysterious animal stalking B.C. community

    So why is it called a hybrid and not just a hungry timber wolf? That Stacey looks cute though ;) Cheers, Tom
  17. Galemys

    Critters that visit a deer carcass at night

    Red-tailed hawk, coyote and fisher? Cheers, Tom
  18. Galemys

    Riverside Cold Case

    another vote for mink and moorhen egg Cheers, Tom
  19. Galemys

    Snake, spyder and ammo

    Nice pic´s again Alfredo! `tanatosi` means playing dead? Cheers, Tom