Another Overnighter

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siguy

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I went on another overnighter yesterday, but I had a friend along with me this time. We got to the trail about 12:15, and got to the campsite after only about a 1/2 mile walk (800 meters). I had thought that it was about a two or three mile walk, but it turns out I was remembering wrong.

We started getting a fire going to help repel the copious mosquitoes (since neither of us had brought bug dope). I was battoning a little wood to get the fire started, and I popped the scale off of my knife. :o So I was without my trusty belt knife for the rest of the outing. Luckily, I had along my Opinel #15 knife (fillet style) just in case, and I ended up using that for my bushcraft knife for the rest of the afternoon and this morning.
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So I set up my new 8x10' tarp for the two of us to sleep under. I like this setup, and I gave more ceiling space by tying a line higher up the support tree, and then ran it to a stake behind the tarp, tied the center of the tarp to the line, and then used a taught-line hitch to tighten the cord, which pulled the center of the tarp up.
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We did lots of putzing around, a little exploring, some frog hunting, some weapons making, and we enjoyed some good food.

My "Man Cakes", among other delicious items. Pancakes with lots of raisins and peanuts mixed in.
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a quick-n-dirty atlatl, which actually worked really well :thumbup:
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A closed cell sleeping pad is good for fanning a fire:
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Practiced a figure 4 trap, and figured out something resembling the split stick deadfall:
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Some random shots:
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And last one, since it was July 4, we had some of our own little fireworks:
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looks like a good time. Bummer about the knife, maybe you could grind down the tand and re-handle it as a stick tang or somthing.
 
Looks like a good time, Simon.

p.s. Go for some OD nail polish, that would kick ass. :D
 
B, I'm just going to scrape the glue off and re-glue it with a glue that I trust (the metal patch-n-fill was an experiment).

Wildewinds, I wear the polish

Lee, that's not a bad idea, I might have to do that sometime.
 
That looks like a great time!

I like your tarp setup. Looks like a very versatile configuration.

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siguy said:
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Now for the real question on all our minds!

How do you do all that work in the outdoors and manage to keep your nails so shiny and unchipped? Do you use some type of clear coat enamel?:confused:


:D
 
Well, Tony, I'll have you know that I do in fact use a clear coat on top! But the paint is actually terribly chipped and in need of repair...;)
 
i'm glad i'm not in to painting my fingernails.
what a pain in the butt.
besides my grand daughter would always fight me over her favorite color.
buzz
 
tonym said:
Now for the real question on all our minds!

How do you do all that work in the outdoors and manage to keep your nails so shiny and unchipped? Do you use some type of clear coat enamel?:confused:


:D
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Come on Tony, :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

…we all know that strong nails can be a great aid to survival in the wilderness. ;)




Big Mike

”Scaring the tree huggers.”

Forest & Stream
 
What knife was that that the scale fell off? One you made? If so, what adhesive did you use that failed?

I really like the tarp setup, one of the best I've seen. although, I would turn the sleeping pad 90 degrees.
 
Great pics, Simon! I like the last one right before the fireworks pic. Beautiful. What knife did you have with the handle failure?
 
Thanks for all the comments guys, it was alot of fun.

The knife was one I made, I posted more details about it in my other thread, here. I used a metal patch epoxy with no pins, which has held up well until the scale got wedged against the wood coupled with the jarring from the baton, which worked to shear it right off.

Stingray, That's one of my favorite setups for a larger tarp like that. I oriented the pad like that so that I would be sleeping with my head uphill, so I wouldn't roll around all night. I just tie up the center, then stake out the two back corners under tension, then do the two front corners. When you tie the front center higher up, raising the roof like I did above isn't really necessary.


MP, that's on the Tunxis trail right near the Indian Council Caves. Great trail, unbelievably steep in a few spots though.

By the way, here's a video of me throwing the atlatl:
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