Day Trip/Gear Testing

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So today Shadow (My 1 year an 3 month old siberian husky) and I headed out on a 2 mile or so hike with a new pack (Kelty Trekker 3950) A gerber folding saw, an my new RC-6! And man what an awesome day it was. The new pack was awesome. Its my first external frame pack and I cant believe that I have been wasting my time with newer styles. Holds a ton and feels great on my back. Day hiking isn't the best test for it but so far no complaints. Did a little sawing with the gerber, thing works great! For like 8 bucks and not much weight its a must. Helped me clean up this little shelter a few buds and I made. An where to start with my new RC-6? Its AMAZING! No more need for an axe, the 6 has definitely taken its place. Did some batoning of a few good size limbs cut into workable lengths with the gerber saw. It just ate right through them. And then made a few feather sticks to get a fire going with. To me it seemed easier having a bigger blade than past attempts with my izula.

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Shelter at the start of the day. Notice all the limbs extending off the frame. I used the gerber to trim them up.

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After sawing a few lengths of call it...2.5 or 3 inch pieces of dry standing.

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Before I condemn my beauty to a life of service.

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After some good batoning.

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She's not just a bull in a china shop...

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Got the shelter all trimmed up.
 
Looking good! Hope it doesn't rain though. :eek:

Can't wait until I can just go out into the woods and camp. Some day

Jack
 
Great pics and a really great area.

Looks like you need another few feet of branches for insulation.

Also id keep an eye out for widow makers above your head.

Wish I lived near to woodland!
 
cheftothestars said:
Great pics and a really great area.

Looks like you need another few feet of branches for insulation.

Also id keep an eye out for widow makers above your head.

Wish I lived near to woodland!
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Found a few when I was trimming the logs! An it could use about 2 days worth of thatching but I try not to chop all the bows at once. I do a few every time a make a trip up. Its in a national forest so that also presents another challenge.
 
I love my EF kelty yukon because of its ability to take a lot of fricken abuse.
Same sentiment about my RC-6 as well.
Good job on making the time to enjoy the out of doors.
Your shelter would not be a bad shade or winter structure for which you could pack on an outerlayer of snow but as everyone else has brought attention to, not suitable for sheltering you in any extreem conditions.
If your wanting some good examples of more protective shelters looking into debris huts
Good rule of thumb, make your shelter big enough to house you with min neg. extra space.
Thanks for posting your outing!
 
TGR is that yellow block a pillow of some sort? And your pictures are great! Thanks for all the detailed shots! I wish I could do stuff like this, but I don't know if it would be ok to do in local areas. When you're done, do you just leave the shelter there the way it is?

Does anyone know if its ok to do this kind of stuff in parks like camping grounds?
 
LittleSpartan said:
TGR is that yellow block a pillow of some sort? And your pictures are great! Thanks for all the detailed shots! I wish I could do stuff like this, but I don't know if it would be ok to do in local areas. When you're done, do you just leave the shelter there the way it is?

Does anyone know if its ok to do this kind of stuff in parks like camping grounds?
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It's a thermarest z-rest sleeping mat. As far as the shelter it depends on local laws. Some parks around here forbid going off trail at all and some it's pretty open. I would take the shelter down and disperse the materials.
 
Out there doin it, great man. The RC-6 is a bushcraft animal, small and large. It is a machine along with a saw your capabilities are endless. KNIFEABILITY-a must for all humans
 
Awsome pictures!! Thanks for taking the time to share this with us. I'm going backpacking this weekend with my RC-4 a Coal Creek Forge hawk and a few other knives. After seeing this thread I might just try to make my own shelter for the night. I'll be camping in a valley with a medow with grass from last year, scrub oak and Elm trees. Thinking a roof thatched with grass will work pretty well to keep the wind out.

Heber
 
Here are some photos of other shelters we have built. (TGR,myself and a buddy) They were made with a RC-4, a couple Izulas, and a gerber backpacking axe. It was just a quick backpacking trip to demo some North Face backpacks.

They were pretty sturdy and have a lot more depth than it shows in the photos.

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Skilled said:
Here are some photos of other shelters we have built. (TGR,myself and a buddy) They were made with a RC-4, a couple Izulas, and a gerber backpacking axe. It was just a quick backpacking trip to demo some North Face backpacks.

They were pretty sturdy and have a lot more depth than it shows in the photos.

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That first one we made was TITS! Cant wait to see if it survived the snow!
 
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