"Elvenising" my equipment.
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I wasn't condemning or judging, I don't have enough information to do that anyway.
I was just saying it's not everyone's cup of tea.
I go out into the "wilderness" to enjoy myself and take pictures, sometimes I have to reduce my comfort level to do that, but I just don't see the point, outside an emergency situation, in pushing myself towards dangerous limits.
I leave that to other people who need that kind of thing in their lives.
I was just saying it's not everyone's cup of tea.
I go out into the "wilderness" to enjoy myself and take pictures, sometimes I have to reduce my comfort level to do that, but I just don't see the point, outside an emergency situation, in pushing myself towards dangerous limits.
I leave that to other people who need that kind of thing in their lives.
I certainly did not mean to imply that you did
, I am a little "gun shy" of the media and how they operate. It always seems to be in their interest to show just one side of a story, to 'play it' and this forms most peoples opinion on the matter. I really like your website Wayland and was going to suggest Rainman check it out for ideas, if the Rainman has not already moved on in life from this thread
The pics on your site are great, the info too but what I think is really cool is that you do your own thing. Everyone should have their own cup of tea and it's probably worth doing a little taste testing every now and then if only to know you're drinking the one that suits.
I just wouldn't know how to do anybody else's thing these days.
What I do will probably never make me wealthy, but I'm already a rich man.
What I do will probably never make me wealthy, but I'm already a rich man.
what an excellent thread:You_Rock_
to my mind the biggest single question is can you guarantee having a fire every night, not always possible.
if you can have a fire then a thermal kennel or abo-dome will provide you with more weather protection than a big ol' lean-to like the one in ray's colorado episode. it's more of a cold & snow shelter. the long log fire in the leanto will be warmer, but requires more fuel. they all take significant amounts of time to build.
one way of carrying your kennel with you is to use a bog standard plastic survival bag with a small fire at the mouth of it. all you need then is to sort out an insulating bed. granted the survival bag isn't very elven like, but it does fit into a big pocket so you can maintain your "coureur du bois" look. back in the day i used to carry mine in the poachers pocket of my old dpm jacket. no, there won't be any condensation issue with the front wide open for the fire. you could use tarps with a metalised interior if you can find one a decent size. hoodoo did a magazine article that featured a small shelter made from a sportsman's blanket. don't try to over insulate yourself with hats and scarves, because you insulate yourself from the benefit of warmth from the fire.
if you can't have a fire you need a reasonable sleep system, or be prepared to travel at night and sleep in the day when it's warmer, or a combination of the two.
cheers, and.
to my mind the biggest single question is can you guarantee having a fire every night, not always possible.
if you can have a fire then a thermal kennel or abo-dome will provide you with more weather protection than a big ol' lean-to like the one in ray's colorado episode. it's more of a cold & snow shelter. the long log fire in the leanto will be warmer, but requires more fuel. they all take significant amounts of time to build.
one way of carrying your kennel with you is to use a bog standard plastic survival bag with a small fire at the mouth of it. all you need then is to sort out an insulating bed. granted the survival bag isn't very elven like, but it does fit into a big pocket so you can maintain your "coureur du bois" look. back in the day i used to carry mine in the poachers pocket of my old dpm jacket. no, there won't be any condensation issue with the front wide open for the fire. you could use tarps with a metalised interior if you can find one a decent size. hoodoo did a magazine article that featured a small shelter made from a sportsman's blanket. don't try to over insulate yourself with hats and scarves, because you insulate yourself from the benefit of warmth from the fire.
if you can't have a fire you need a reasonable sleep system, or be prepared to travel at night and sleep in the day when it's warmer, or a combination of the two.
cheers, and.
Returning to the elven theme (with appologies if i've misssed a previous post by speed reading) i found a nice website selling cloaks a while back:-
http://www.isabellasrealm.com/The_Realm_For_Men_New.htm
Too expensive for my liking, but if you want to be elvish...
http://www.isabellasrealm.com/The_Realm_For_Men_New.htm
Too expensive for my liking, but if you want to be elvish...
What I read said there was lots of water available, and that is why no one else has ever had a problem. What they think happened is he did not drink, and by the time the instructors caught on it was to late. All of the temp related problems are hard to spot unless you know the person well, so this is really dangerous to start with.
Ok, how often would you find yourself saying things like 'These are not the Droids you are looking for.'.
forestwalker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
forestwalker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Sorry, I was thinking about the polyester crap the company above appears to make their cloaks from. A Suba would be ever so much nicer, at least for standing around in the open looking at sheep; I don't think I'd like navigating a dense northern forest wearing one.
