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I agree ,it was just actually a weekend thing...and if he is eating normal now weight comes back lickety split in no time.... :thumbup:
I was watching a Hood's dvd and talking about a survival bellies vs. bodybuilder type and well,Crowdog just proved that ,the more lean & cut you are the more drastic the weight lose will be and effects from it ...those of us less fit our body will feed on stored mass/fat.... vs. those with low fat content are in a more dire need, LOL being alittlle more fluffy has some perks
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yes, it was out. i made sure from then on out to keep my fire down and out early as to not attract any unwanted attention.
No its not, i brought only what i was allowed and tryed to abstain from to many unnatural items. honestly i just really wanted to be fair and respectable about this because with this being so loose in regards to rules and inforcement it is up to us as individuals to keep the honor system in fine form for this comp. (it is like in the gym, when you skip out or give up you are only cheating yourself. and i really wanted to learn the most from this, someday it could be for real.!) i dont know which pic you were talking about and im not to fimilar with "fatwood" i just googled it, but no.
i think you are ether talking about my fishing stick or my frog/fish/crawdad spear.
Must have been your fishing stick I guess. Fatwood is a natural substance found in the woods. When a pine tree is cut down or dies of unnatural occurance the roots keep pumping pitch up into the stump. Over a long period of time this creates fatwood(hartwood, sapwood, pitchwood) makes for a very good tinder. It smells of pine pitch, and is somewhat sticky to the touch when first harvested.
Fatwood has kind of a purple color to it when it is very resinated. This is what I thought I saw in your picture. Not a question of sticking to the rules, just thought you might have harvested a nice peice.
Some pics for example:
Your pic
Pic of some fatwood I harvested a while back
This is a huge fatwood stump from which I harvested a good lot.
Here you can see the colors resemble the piece you are holding in the pic.
The piece you are holding looks to me to be fatwood. If so it is a good natural resource in your attempt to build fire. Fatwood will light after being totaly submerged in water, the pine resin helps to make it waterproof.
PS
I hope I didn't come across as accusing you of taking extra stuff. Just thought you had found a little jewel of the woods.
Take care.
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2x's!