Going out this Sat, what should I make

BlackHills said:
You're a tougher man than I am. I was cold with that setup in much warmer temps though I didn't have a fire to help things along. There's no way I'd consider going out at 8° without a sleeping bag and I enjoy cold weather.
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I was stoking a fire all night:D THis time I am going to an area with some rock outcropping..so I think that I can get some great heat with some reflection. I will also be using some hemlock bedding to get me off of the ground.
 
Well....

You could carve a Bullroarer!

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Or you could carve a little totem!

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Or a nice throwing stick!

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:D
 
An Indian Flat Bow would be cool but a make shift snow shovel may be what you need.
 
IMO, make what experience tells you you are going to use / need when your out in the bush :D

I'm looking forward to seeing what this is :thumbup:




Kind regards
Mick
 
Hey Gene,

Find some Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea) and make a basket or two (although I usually wait till it's warmer).

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Doc
 
Whoa! I didnt know this place was filled wth comodians:D
I guess its better than all the anger:p
I am really liking the Snowshoes, the chair....the LOG CABIN...
Joe, I will make you a totem...later at night whilst at the fire. I do have a new puukko...and lots of new gear to test.

I am bringing a few puukkos, maybe a full tang bushcraft knife, and Walts bowie, ....A GB wildlife hatchet, and a gerber folding saw.
I know...!!!!
I have some 20" Sanvik wood blades, I will make a BOW SAW. That wood be cool!
 
OK, no deodorant, then. :)

Try atlatl and a few throwing spears. Try snares and figure four traps. Try container of natural materials which can hold water. Make fork, spoon, stone edge for knife. Weave four feet of rope out of vines or something.

AND

just for my peace of mind, bring a sleeping bag, and happily ignore it during the night. Just have it with you, ok?
 
Kismet said:
OK, no deodorant, then. :)

Try atlatl and a few throwing spears. Try snares and figure four traps. Try container of natural materials which can hold water. Make fork, spoon, stone edge for knife. Weave four feet of rope out of vines or something.

AND

just for my peace of mind, bring a sleeping bag, and happily ignore it during the night. Just have it with you, ok?
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That was mighty nice of you....I am still thinking of bringing it. It will most likely make the car ride....I just hate the space, and weight. Honestly, lately, I am really dissapointed in my ALICE pack. Its always served me well, but now, I need more room, or I need to get one of those million dollar bags, that roll up into 5x5" spaces.
I really am one of those guys that is willing to suffer to get to bring what I think I should have.....stupid really.

I read quite a bit of the post that had the Ultralight guys list...I thought he was a bit over the top. But, some of what he said made sense to me. So, being a AT vet has its issues. ( I didnt do the whole trail, just 200 miles) I believe in having what you MIGHT need ....
 
halo2 said:
An Athabascan-type deadfall - see http://grumpyogre.com/dumpextras/ilive.pdf page 88. Actually, the whole book is neat.

On second thought, don't do the deafall. They're sorta frowned upon :rolleyes:
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Wow, interesting link. It appears that 21 years after that was printed, they brought out exactly the same thing in a book called, "The Complete Woodsman, Paul Provencher, Habitex, 1974, ISBN# 0-88912-015-3". I got it in 1978.

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I compared the first 40 pages, and they are just about word for word, with exactly the same pictures. The only difference I could see is that the book doesn't have the chapter,"Labrador Adventure".

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Here you can see the comparison between the tables of contents. (The background on my monitor is the pdf you linked to).

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It's beginning to look like it's a waste of time to buy a book, because sooner or later............. Of course, I don't have another 21 years to wait.:(

Doc
 
Paul Provencher ROCKS! I have his Guide du Trappeur, not that I can read too much of it.
 
Have fun! Last year's trip was fun, too bad I'm stuck here in New Orleans, enjoying the 60 degree, sunny days until the end of Feb. ;)

In truth, I miss the woods after living in and around cities since October. I did a little camping over the Christmas season back home, but that's not enough to sustain me. I look forward to being assigned to somewhere like rural North Dakota or somewhere else with trees.

I've been wearing that WoodJewel on my belt for quite a while now, it's still serving me well. It's currently sporting a slightly convexed edge that I took to a nice smokey mirror finish on my new pair of pocket water stones from LeeValley.

As for actually suggesting something for you to do: I would say bring a couple of mylar blankets and rig up two reflector walls: one opposite the fire, and one behind you. With a few upright sticks in the ground and some twine, it should be easy and keep you really warm. Just try not to melt the blankets! To keep busy all night, you might try some spoons, or perhaps you could make a collection of nice tent stakes.

As for sleeping bags: you could get a nice synthetic 0 degree bag for less than the cost of two Gransfors Bruks axes... Weighing probably less than 5 pounds and taking up a relatively small space.
 
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