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Fresh back from a two month trip and I headed straight for the woods. I was expecting a nice relaxing day, just woods bumming around at my camp, but when I got there it had been a little
disheveled. The end of winter into spring seemed to have lots of wind and all the critters came back out, apparently to my camp. I arrived while it was rainingsteadily. I was hoping to just hunker down and wait before attempting to make a fire, coffee, food, and then working on some projects. Instead, I was under a half blown down tarp trying to keep dry, all the while assessing the knocked over table, fire reflector that had been disrupted and the amount of work that would need to be done.
I did my best to get the camp back in order, but it felt as if it was time to move. I scouted out the area for well over an hour. Packed up my tarp, cooking utensils, tinder stock pile, tools, and headed for the Shire!
I did find an amazing place to set up a new camp, while keeping in mind to only use blown down trees and dead wood for my build. This was challenging because dead wood is either rotten or brittle and punky. I had to look hard and concentrate on tree ID, as we all know hard wood will resist rotting more than softer wood.
On this trip I had a new kitchen knife I was testing out for an article and a new, cheap $10 Fiskars bow saw to help with my rebuild. In addition to the bow saw, I keep a Fiskars X7 that Ive had for about 5 years cached out there and big mallet I made. I did most of the work with those tools. The weather was a little wet, but the sun always came out to greet me and give me a chance to dry off.
After a winter in the dirt and under snow, I took the X7 out of the sheath to find a little surface rust. A few chops into some wood and it was almost all gone, but maybe one quick sharpening will remedy that.
I took my Super Cat alcohol stove on this trip, because I knew Id be working and building, so a fire may not be happening until I was done with most of the rebuild. It was a quick way to get some brew going quickly.
Then I got peeped by a peeper whatever!
I strung up the tarp with the same method I used last time, a tripod and one Y branch wedged up against the tree. You know, 60% of the time it works every time! (Ron burgundy)
The river was gentle boring!
Then the bow saw came out
I cut all the bed logs, bed poles, 8 giant stakes with the bow saw, and all the logs for the reflector wall.
Reflector wall and Burtonsville rig
One good step away from the fire
Simple raised poll bed
CHOW
I was planning on stuffed peppers with rice, bacon, mushrooms, onions, yellow peppers, and potatoes for my first meal in the new camp.
I used the new Frog Market Special, designed by my friend Steven Dick for the food prep. This knife is 1/16 thin what a slicer!
I planned on cooking it directly in the coals, as well as an additional potato. It all worked out great in the end, but timing was important. I made both the rice and bacon at the same time, and then chopped up the veggies. Once the rice was done, I stuffed the pepper with the raw veggies and rice, added the chopped bacon as well, and then buried the pepper in some hardwood coals for about 25 min.
Great for cleaning peppers
Cooking
The end result!
Tinder is back up on the trees
Then I came across this
It was a good day in the woods, full of surprises and exploration what more could anyone want!
-RB
I did my best to get the camp back in order, but it felt as if it was time to move. I scouted out the area for well over an hour. Packed up my tarp, cooking utensils, tinder stock pile, tools, and headed for the Shire!
I did find an amazing place to set up a new camp, while keeping in mind to only use blown down trees and dead wood for my build. This was challenging because dead wood is either rotten or brittle and punky. I had to look hard and concentrate on tree ID, as we all know hard wood will resist rotting more than softer wood.
On this trip I had a new kitchen knife I was testing out for an article and a new, cheap $10 Fiskars bow saw to help with my rebuild. In addition to the bow saw, I keep a Fiskars X7 that Ive had for about 5 years cached out there and big mallet I made. I did most of the work with those tools. The weather was a little wet, but the sun always came out to greet me and give me a chance to dry off.
After a winter in the dirt and under snow, I took the X7 out of the sheath to find a little surface rust. A few chops into some wood and it was almost all gone, but maybe one quick sharpening will remedy that.
I took my Super Cat alcohol stove on this trip, because I knew Id be working and building, so a fire may not be happening until I was done with most of the rebuild. It was a quick way to get some brew going quickly.
Then I got peeped by a peeper whatever!
I strung up the tarp with the same method I used last time, a tripod and one Y branch wedged up against the tree. You know, 60% of the time it works every time! (Ron burgundy)
The river was gentle boring!
Then the bow saw came out
I cut all the bed logs, bed poles, 8 giant stakes with the bow saw, and all the logs for the reflector wall.
Reflector wall and Burtonsville rig
One good step away from the fire
Simple raised poll bed
CHOW
I was planning on stuffed peppers with rice, bacon, mushrooms, onions, yellow peppers, and potatoes for my first meal in the new camp.
I used the new Frog Market Special, designed by my friend Steven Dick for the food prep. This knife is 1/16 thin what a slicer!
I planned on cooking it directly in the coals, as well as an additional potato. It all worked out great in the end, but timing was important. I made both the rice and bacon at the same time, and then chopped up the veggies. Once the rice was done, I stuffed the pepper with the raw veggies and rice, added the chopped bacon as well, and then buried the pepper in some hardwood coals for about 25 min.
Great for cleaning peppers
Cooking
The end result!
Tinder is back up on the trees
Then I came across this
It was a good day in the woods, full of surprises and exploration what more could anyone want!
-RB
I have been eyeing the FMS for a while. I've really become infatuated with thin knives over the past year. Now 1/8" seems almost too thick to me. Great stuff!
! Well done! Thanks for sharing 
