Backpacking this weekend: Fishspears, tent setups, squirting blood, oh my!

[Mistwalker]

Great pics Joe. I like the fishing spear, I was thinking about trying out some of the Honey Locust thorns I brought back from Illinois for the same thing. Just out of curiosity did you use an awl from a multi-tool to bore your holes or what?

 

[myright]

Right on, Joe - that looks like a blast. Thanks for sharing the pics. that speary looks wicked cool!

 

[Joezilla]

I went in on both sides of the hole with a VOX wharncliffe while the wood was green, before I cured it in the fire. After curing it in the fire, I then put the thorns in.

Marty Simon has a good looking spear similar to this.

 

[Joezilla]

Joe, what were you using for tick prevention?

BTW, the picture of the tripod was to show what you didn't use in the picture before?

Doc

You got it! I don't know why I included that picture in there. We'll just say its because its green. :foot:

As far as tick prevention goes, I didn't really get any up there. They were down in the bottom lands, but even in the thick of it, I was surprised that I didn't find any. I had permanone on my socks and pants that I sprayed on a trip back.