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I think the concept of a "harmonious nature" is a romantic ideal. I would argue that there is little that is harmonious about life on earth. All organisms compete, one way or the other. Even the concept of a "prudent parasite" has been shown generally to be false. Parasites will exploit their...

Exceptional work! I like the sheaths as well.

Very nice, and the design is elegant.

That was fun! But I think I'll skip the brown sugar, canned milk and canned pre-ground coffee. ;) Unless, of course, I was in a survival situation. :)

I've done this for over 3 months at one time while working every day doing field research in northern Wisconsin and I had access to a shower at a research station. I had a tent I could stand up in and a screen house I could cook in during rain. I slept in a cot with a 3 inch foam mattress. I was...

Not sure but sometimes these crazy prices result from no book being available at the moment but the seller does not want to relist the item because it's cheaper for them that way.

Looks like a great deal. I'd love to have one like that but it would take serious remodeling to find a place to put it:(

I spent the summer back around 2000 living in a nylon tent pitched in an open meadow and by the end of the summer you could easily shred the nylon in your hands. However I had a screen house pitched at the same site that had a polyester ceiling and it held up well, which is why many good tents...

Yup, I'm not disputing that the parasite can linger in some (many) people for long periods of time. But that does not mean that once someone gets it, it's a forgone conclusion that they will have it for life.

I have to amend my post above. After exploring CDC links, evidently there have been small, local reports to the CDC of malaria in the US due to mosquitoes.

Malaria was once a huge problem in the US. The parasite ranged from the east coast to the great plains. In 1901, 1/5th of the population of Staten Island carried the parasite. In the 30s, there were 100,000 cases reported per year in the US. It disappeared mainly because the marshes that bred...

You might want to consider a refresher course in that one.

Best of luck with it!

Hope they come out with a knife version. Hopefully in S30V. :) Love toasted marshmallows. :) There are two philosophies though. Burn, eat crust, burn again, eat crust. Or toast evenly through. Which camp are you in? :)

From "How To Stay Alive In The Woods" by Bradford Angier (1956): (a) the sun must be shining brightly enough to throw a shadow, (b) the timepiece must be accurately set, (c) it must show the local standard Greenwich time. The watch we lay face up with the hour hand pointing directly toward...

That German scout knife creeps me out. :( My first sheath knife was a Western Boy Scout knife. Sadly it was lost but I don't recall when. It was a long time ago and I think it disappeared while I was in the Navy. A good friend, though, sent me a replacement a couple years ago. I treasure it...

Happy Birthday!

Great post Robin. All well said. For me, the GB wildlife hatchet is among the finest hatchets I own. I just really enjoy using it. But there are plenty out there that will get the job done and done well that are significantly more economical. But about the only time I carry a hatchet as large as...

Don't know if this helps. [C16: variant of C15 thwittle large knife, from Old English thwitel, from thwītan to cut; related to Old Norse thveitr cut, thveita to beat]

I use wooden blocks all the time for sharpening. Usually aspen or oak because I can easily buy them in the shape I want and cut them to length. I've used them for years with no problem in deformation. But if they do happen to get warped or whatever, they are easy to square by sanding them on a...