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This was posted on another forum but maybe some of the gear used will be of interest here. Also there is some knife content. Over the last few weeks there has been a bit of an early pre Spring thaw that probably won't last. Overnight temps in the upper 20s with highs around 38-40. Lots of rain as well. This made for a damp, muddy woods. At least there was sun for my outing.
The melt exposed this onion grass/wild scallions. Took some for the sausage.
I prefer to setup my shelter before gathering wood and water but sometimes will do the water run first. Just depends on the weather and time of day.
I decided on a modified A-frame as the winds were too strong for the mod lean-to pitch IMO. Having a ridgeline ready to go with sliding friction knots makes setting up a tarp much faster.
Upon retrospect I should have grounded the A-frame pitch but didnt know the wind would pick up into the night. I normally dont take the large Kifaru stove for under tarp use. The thing is a monster. The wild scallion/onion grass picked earlier mixed in rather well with the sausage. People sometimes dont associate winter with wild edibles but there are some available. All that said I would want to depend on them.
The camp meal worked out ok.
The wind was blowing very hard sucking the heat out of shelter, not that a flying A-frame holds much. Used the old pack as a wind break trick for my upper body when sleeping. It did help a bit but clearly wasnt a mountain
The wind didnt let up in the morning but at least the sun was out. My camp fully setup.
The elbow enabled me to scoot the stove a good distance under the tarp. Any time there is a bend or sharp angle in a stove pipe draft is spoiled to some degree but under a tarp this is less of an issue compared to an enclosed shelter.
I talked about the boring topic of cleaning camp cookware within the video. Bears, lightning and rattlesnakes are action packed topics for sure but dirty pots tend to be a more common problem.
Darn nice day!
Some gear used.
I really like packing a nice ground pad. In this case took my closed cell Ridgerest but the real comfort and warmth came from the Downmat 7XS. The closed cell/down pad combo was so warm I was able to use my sleeping bag as a blanket despite being exposed to the high winds and cooler (25ish) overnight temps.
The Sawvivor, SAK Trekker and Mora SS Clipper were packed. I didnt use the Trekker but the Mora somehow ended up inside my thumb. The Wolf Creek Forge small striker knife setup as a necker worked very well. The firecraft is posted within a separate video.
If I somehow still have your attention consider checking out the video. Thanks for watching.
[video=youtube;iE-BzgWgYzQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE-BzgWgYzQ[/video]
The melt exposed this onion grass/wild scallions. Took some for the sausage.
I prefer to setup my shelter before gathering wood and water but sometimes will do the water run first. Just depends on the weather and time of day.
I decided on a modified A-frame as the winds were too strong for the mod lean-to pitch IMO. Having a ridgeline ready to go with sliding friction knots makes setting up a tarp much faster.
Upon retrospect I should have grounded the A-frame pitch but didnt know the wind would pick up into the night. I normally dont take the large Kifaru stove for under tarp use. The thing is a monster. The wild scallion/onion grass picked earlier mixed in rather well with the sausage. People sometimes dont associate winter with wild edibles but there are some available. All that said I would want to depend on them.
The camp meal worked out ok.
The wind was blowing very hard sucking the heat out of shelter, not that a flying A-frame holds much. Used the old pack as a wind break trick for my upper body when sleeping. It did help a bit but clearly wasnt a mountain
The wind didnt let up in the morning but at least the sun was out. My camp fully setup.
The elbow enabled me to scoot the stove a good distance under the tarp. Any time there is a bend or sharp angle in a stove pipe draft is spoiled to some degree but under a tarp this is less of an issue compared to an enclosed shelter.
I talked about the boring topic of cleaning camp cookware within the video. Bears, lightning and rattlesnakes are action packed topics for sure but dirty pots tend to be a more common problem.
Darn nice day!
Some gear used.
I really like packing a nice ground pad. In this case took my closed cell Ridgerest but the real comfort and warmth came from the Downmat 7XS. The closed cell/down pad combo was so warm I was able to use my sleeping bag as a blanket despite being exposed to the high winds and cooler (25ish) overnight temps.
The Sawvivor, SAK Trekker and Mora SS Clipper were packed. I didnt use the Trekker but the Mora somehow ended up inside my thumb. The Wolf Creek Forge small striker knife setup as a necker worked very well. The firecraft is posted within a separate video.
If I somehow still have your attention consider checking out the video. Thanks for watching.
[video=youtube;iE-BzgWgYzQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE-BzgWgYzQ[/video]
