4 days in Bum Camp-Hobo Stove, Furniture Making, Red Beans & Rice, and New H&B Forge!

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With a little break in the rain I decided to stay in the camp building some more chairs, a bench and another small table. The camp is lively, lots of squirrels, chipmunks and birds, all peeking in from time to time to catch a peak at what all the ruckus is.



I spent the last few days in my Bum camp, practicing…bum skills.
I had a new tomahawk from H&B Forge (Boy’s Hawk) that I was doing a review on. It is a good “summer hawk” for light splitting while making kindling, and crafting. Perfect for keeping a Hobo stove going!
The weather was mild, I slept in just my base layer, hiking pants, and fleece ½ ounce beanie, and burned a long-fire for warmth…no blanket, sleeping bag or quilt.
The water in the creeks was running steadily and in my camp I could sleep to the sound of the slow gurgling creek about 20 meters away.



The trail gave me gifts along the way…


Birch and poplar bark…






I quickly unpacked and got to work…





Red Beans & rice was on the menu…with sausage!



I made a coffee can Hobo-Stove



It’s good practice to eat at least 30 meters from your camp. This will help keep animals out of the main camp…I hope! I made another quick woods stool for eating and watching over the woods. It was made with poplar wood and bark.









French Vanilla Cappuccino Desert!



I went after some big logs for night wood, it was too big for the Fiskars bow saw, but a little creativity and it worked out.







New H&B Forge Boy’s Hawk!



Only .8 lbs, with about an 8ounce head.



It was time for a new handle for my hobo frying pan…





Made a new small table for kitchen things…





Left hand sawing is good to practice for right handers. It improves the speed in which you can cut through a log and is good to be able to saw using your less dominant hand, especially in case of injury.






Peeper…







Coals for roasting (with potatoes in the embers) and a small fire for boiling!



Cajun rice and luncheon meat…



Bum bench (raised bed)







The bedroom…



Handy tools…





Small Boy’s Hawk






Hike to a small brook!

 
Nicely done. :)
Looks like you have a nice area to do things in. :thumbup:
 
That ML knife with the hawk look like they were made for eachother, very mountain manly! Always the great looking food too :D
 
I keep putting off buying an H&B hawk. I've been eyeing the medium camp axe for months now. I really just need to buckle down and order one. This post just pushed me over the edge.

Great pictures too. Looks like you have an awesome area to have fun in.
 
nice! this is the first time my lightweight combo is actually lighter than yours :D lady boy's tomahawk with 510.

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polarwolf21 said:
I keep putting off buying an H&B hawk. I've been eyeing the medium camp axe for months now. I really just need to buckle down and order one. This post just pushed me over the edge.

Great pictures too. Looks like you have an awesome area to have fun in.
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Look up the H&B Medium Camp Axe on youtube, there is a newer video on it.
Tell Mary and Jarod I said Hi. Great people!

-RB
 
Looks very pleasant. I see you're wearing gloves with the saw. Good choice. (Need to always protect the hands!)

Saws are the way to go when collecting "big wood" for fires.
 
bore said:
What's that a squirrel? Nice pics
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Kind of.

Woods Walker said:
H&B hawks are really nice for the coin. Great outing!
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Once that edge is thinned out with a file, it works well! I don't mind doing a little work on a great tool.

22-rimfire said:
Looks very pleasant. I see you're wearing gloves with the saw. Good choice. (Need to always protect the hands!)

Saws are the way to go when collecting "big wood" for fires.
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Gloves and gathering wood always go together. I do more wood processing just using the leather gloves than I do using any cutting tools, but when using choppers and saws, ALWAYS!

-RB
 
bearthedog said:
Gloves and gathering wood always go together. I do more wood processing just using the leather gloves than I do using any cutting tools, but when using choppers and saws, ALWAYS!
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I agree. It is something I never really consciously thought about until I started watching the Man/Woman survival show where Hawk always wears gloves and it made a lot of sense to me. It is so easy to damage your hands. I know doing some demolition type work in houses. Got to protect the hands!! The injury to Mary Kate (Alone2) might not have been as significant IF she had been wearing gloves. Adding a pair of gloves is a no brainer to me from a show standpoint. Safety first.
 
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22-rimfire said:
I agree. It is something I never really consciously thought about until I started watching the Man/Woman survival show where Hawk always wears gloves and it made a lot of sense to me. It is so easy to damage your hands. I know doing some demolition type work in houses. Got to protect the hands!! The injury to Mary Kate (Alone2) might not have been as significant IF she had been wearing gloves. Adding a pair of gloves is a no brainer to me from a show standpoint. Safety first.
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Been using them since 2007, when simple grass cut me worse than anything else in the Amazon jungle.

I feel a good pair of leather gloves can often make up for no chopping tools because I can grab big pieces of wood or thinner pieces and just drag them to the camp. I can grab broom-stick thick pieces and swing them against a tree or larger logs with nasty sharp things, put them between trees and snap them. I can also sit there and process smaller sticks with my hands and not worry about getting cuts and splinters. Gloves rock, especially for picking up hot kettles, cups, food and wood to rearrange the fire.

-RB
 
Fantastic post as usual RB! Nice shot of the deer too. I was just listening to the chapter "of herbs and stewed rabbit" in a Tolkien audio book. Nice visuals to go along with that thank you :) I am working on a camp as sort of a "photo-studio" in the woods for an artsy project I am working on. You've given me some inspirations. I like the chair, though at my size and weight I will likely use a more substantial cordage :D
 
mistwalker said:
Fantastic post as usual RB! Nice shot of the deer too. I was just listening to the chapter "of herbs and stewed rabbit" in a Tolkien audio book. Nice visuals to go along with that thank you :) I am working on a camp as sort of a "photo-studio" in the woods for an artsy project I am working on. You've given me some inspirations. I like the chair, though at my size and weight I will likely use a more substantial cordage :D
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Share when you can brotha.

Thanks again.

going to Blade?

TheMadIndian said:
this is an awesome post, love the chair with the bark

awesome dude
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Thanks Keith.
The chair was simple, I didn't want to get all "scientific!"

-RB
 
22-rimfire said:
I agree. It is something I never really consciously thought about until I started watching the Man/Woman survival show where Hawk always wears gloves and it made a lot of sense to me. It is so easy to damage your hands. I know doing some demolition type work in houses. Got to protect the hands!! The injury to Mary Kate (Alone2) might not have been as significant IF she had been wearing gloves. Adding a pair of gloves is a no brainer to me from a show standpoint. Safety first.
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Kevlar lined gloves are great for heat resistance when taking stuff off the fire, and sure make your hands harder to cut. :)
I don't even bother with wire hooks etc. for boiling water; I just put a regular stainless steel water bottle in the coals, and grab it right out with gloves when it's boiling.
It's almost like having a superpower. :D
 
stabman said:
Kevlar lined gloves are great for heat resistance when taking stuff off the fire, and sure make your hands harder to cut. :)
I don't even bother with wire hooks etc. for boiling water; I just put a regular stainless steel water bottle in the coals, and grab it right out with gloves when it's boiling.
It's almost like having a superpower. :D
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Cool.
That's all we need, another superhero!

-RB
 
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