Day Out The Fallen Oak (pt3) - More Eggs, Tree Table and Debris Shelter

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Tank

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Good even all,

This post is actually two half days in one.

It started last week with morning visit to the woods for some eggs and coffee.

On the way out of the door I decided to throw in kettle into my day pack, which was the first thing that came out of the bag and filled with water ready for when the fire was started.

Fire going and kettle was on.

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I had planned on boiling the eggs in the billy can for breakfast however I decided to try cooking them in the coals, something I have not attempted before.

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While the fire was dieding down and wood (mainly oak) was reducing to coals I chipped away the top of the egg and scrambled the yoke, when ready I placed the eggs in what ashes I had (I think this method of cooking eggs would work better with a prolonged fire with a large amount of ashes, maybe some could confirm if this would be correct)

I scrapped the coals back way from the eggs so they would not have too much intense heat but rather slowly cook.

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This work for 50% of the eggs as I heard one go pop, the egg that was about one inch closer to the fire had a catastrophic failure as it lost its bottom half.

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The one remain egg continued to cook with only minor lost out of the top hole. Dusted with some red eyes hog seasoning I enjoyed my half a breakfast.

Boiling would have been safer but I wouldn't have learnt anything.

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At least I had more water for a second coffee

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With the remaining time I had I decided to do something about getting off of the ground. One of the trees around camp was a multiple trunks of a hazel, the perfect place to lash up a small table.

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Now I had an Ideal to place to store my coffee and coffee making equipment.

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With that being done it was time to pack up and go home for the day. Whilst away I had a rethink about the table and decided I didn't see the need for the cordage I had used.

This camp I am trying to see what I can do with what I can gather from the woods around me, so off came the cordage and in it place was some Y branches for supports.

Same results different method.

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When the oak came down it took down several other trees, dead and alive, this meant there's was a lot of material to be used for camp craft.

In amongst the debris was 3 (wonky) forked branches, two long and one short more curved. Fitting together they formed the ideal frame for a one person debris shelter.

I set about gathering the branches I would need to build the shelter (forgetting the time and effort this take)

Looking back at the photos I feel like the shelter could have done with more branches adding, which it would have needed if I had used leaf litter to cover.

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Realising I hadn't had a drink since started and also getting bugged out I got a fire going for a brew.

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Rehydrate I started to gather some bracken from a good thick patch close by.

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Again another job that take time and effort to cut and move, and a large bunch does not go far when compacted.

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About 6 to 8 cycles of cutting, moving and piling up later

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Tbc In the next post (coming shortly)

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Tank

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Hunger and set in and it was time for lunch, 90% of the items in my day pack remains the same, include a pack of food items.

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After a recent trip to decathlon (the camping shop as my daughter calls it) I picked up one of their dehydrated meals.

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I mean it's no steak or bacon but for a easy and quick no fuss meal I would put another one back in my pack.
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Washed down with some coffee.
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Once again with ideal hands I set about making another pot hanger.

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Beaked knotch.
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Once again time was up and it was time to head home, with a nice and dirty knife well in need of some TLC.

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Nice65

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Brilliant mate, love the Fallen Oak posts. :encourage: I recently replaced my Eagle kettle with a shiny new one and seeing yours there totally engulfed in flames gave me one of those ‘ouch!’ moments. But of course this is what they were designed for, to be used and abused and take it. Same with the Jacklore, lovely to see pics of the clean up and edge restoration as part of the post. There’s a great deal of pleasure to be had by using, actually and really using, this kind of equipment.

I can see why you’re called Tank :D. Losing that second egg to “catastrophic failure” must have been pretty traumatic. :lmao:
 
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Tank

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Brilliant mate, love the Fallen Oak posts. :encourage: I recently replaced my Eagle kettle with a shiny new one and seeing yours there totally engulfed in flames gave me one of those ‘ouch!’ moments. But of course this is what they were designed for, to be used and abused and take it. Same with the Jacklore, lovely to see pics of the clean up and edge restoration as part of the post. There’s a great deal of pleasure to be had by using, actually and really using, this kind of equipment.

I can see why you’re called Tank :D. Losing that second egg to “catastrophic failure” must have been pretty traumatic. :lmao:
Thanks for the positive comment, totally agree that the tools need to be used, which is it's worth knowing how to take care of them when they need some TLC.

Tank was an old uni nickname, I don't think its really me any more. I do love my eggs in the morning, it was sad to see the little fella fail in such a devastating way.

ATB Tim

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crosslandkelly

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Great write up. Have you tried skewering the eggs with a thin hazel branch, then you can keep them above the coals. Worked a treat for me. I think I have a photo somewhere from the moot a few years ago, I'll try and find it.
 

Tank

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Great write up. Have you tried skewering the eggs with a thin hazel branch, then you can keep them above the coals. Worked a treat for me. I think I have a photo somewhere from the moot a few years ago, I'll try and find it.
No I haven't tried that, a photo would be great as I am trying to picture how to do with that way.

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Looking good Tim
It's always good to go out and have a play.
looking forward to seeing the next adventure/ installment
 
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Thanks for the photos. Given me some ideas for things to try. Looks like an enjoyable outing.

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