It was a BOO-tiful day.............

[TheGame]

I like the scarf/net a lot. One of these days I will need to learn to do something like that. Would be a awesome week or 2 trying to teach my nephews to do that. Thanks for the pics, sounds like a great time was had by all :thumbup:

 

[kage]

Okay, that's just cool! Doc Canada is my new hero! I've learned so much from him and everytime I see a post from him I jump right on it. Thanks for your devotion and your willingness to teach, Doc.

I like the survival scarf idea. Very useful.

So much to learn and so little time...if only I were 139 years old and as dedicated as Doc. I teach the occassional survival class and I feel like what I've learned is just the tip of the iceberg.

If I lived 20 or 30 hours closer I would beg Doc to let me visit and pay homage to him.

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Wow, kage, you're hired as my press agent!

Actually, you give me way more credit than I deserve. Like a lot of others here, I'm just a passionate student.

I also think I'd be learning more from you, than the other way around.

Something I wanted to add, and I thought somebody would have already pointed it out - if, instead of adding sticks through the four sides. you added cordage, you would also have a bag to carry/store large, light-weight bulky items, such as coat or sweater, etc. and if you attached a cord in three places, you could also have a light-weight, bulky item back pack.

I was going to take a picture, but people here are sharp enough to envision it.

So that makes it a 3-use (multi-functional) item, and possibly even more uses. Any thoughts?

Doc

 

[kage]

I imagine there could be a lot of uses for your survival scarf. What's the scarf made from and how strong is it, Doc?

Let's brainstorm!

As Pitdog pointed out it could be used as a hammock if it was longer, but it could be used as a sling chair with some cordage, as is, if it's strong enough.

It could be used as a part of a fish weir/corral. Building the walls can be tedious and this could save time. This could also be used with the frame as a door to close off the weir when you're picking out your fish for dinner.

Maybe using something like a willow hoop you could form it into a basket type fish trap.

With cordage around the edges to form a sack it could be used as a bear bag.

Form a sack, put food in it, tie it off and chuck it into cool water as a field expedient fridge.

In backpack form or with a hoop you could use it for gathering food, materials, etc.

Use it to camo the opening of your tiger pit.

Place some foliage in it and use it for camo as a ghillie net for hunting (it would work better if the color of the scarf was coyote brown or foliage green, depending on location).

Hang it from an overhead branch and use it as a very effective and easy to swivel rifle rest.

Use it to keep debris in place for insulation from the ground, on your debris hut, over you, etc.

Fill with snow and place over a pot near the fire to melt for water.

If it's an absorbant material it could be used to gather dew.

You could use it to concentrate water for easier retrieval if you're dealing with run off from a slow spring.

If you're near hot springs you could form it into a bag, put food in it, tie it off and throw it into the hot water to cook it (I used to cook vegetables, boil eggs, etc. all the time this way, when I lived in Japan, as I lived near some natural hot springs).

Tie it to two sticks and use it as a net for catching frogs, grass hoppers, etc.

Alright, I'm probably reaching with a few of these, so what other ideas do people have?

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Wow kage, talk about rising to the challenge. :thumbup:

I imagine there could be a lot of uses for your survival scarf. What's the scarf made from and how strong is it, Doc? It's made out of 100% polyester - not the strongest material, but necessary if it was to comfortably function as a scarf. In my above post, I stressed that it could be used as a lightweight bag. OTOH, it's probably stronger than you might think. It also is made with doubled yarn, which was done to increase its loft (?) but also will increase its strength

Let's brainstorm!

As Pitdog pointed out it could be used as a hammock if it was longer, but it could be used as a sling chair with some cordage, as is, if it's strong enough. It wouldn't be strong enough.

It could be used as a part of a fish weir/corral. Building the walls can be tedious and this could save time. This could also be used with the frame as a door to close off the weir when you're picking out your fish for dinner. Yes.

Maybe using something like a willow hoop you could form it into a basket type fish trap. I've already thought about this. I've partially built a couple of basket type traps, and they are considerably labour intensive. Using a net to enclose a basic frame would work very well. Would have to play with the net shape, though.

With cordage around the edges to form a sack it could be used as a bear bag. Absolutely.

Form a sack, put food in it, tie it off and chuck it into cool water as a field expedient fridge. When you said food, did you mean beer?

In backpack form or with a hoop you could use it for gathering food, materials, etc. Yes.

Use it to camo the opening of your tiger pit. It would work for this kind of application, although tiger pits aren't at the top of my trap preference.

Place some foliage in it and use it for camo as a ghillie net for hunting (it would work better if the color of the scarf was coyote brown or foliage green, depending on location). Funny you should mention this - I'm thinking about making another one using camo yarn (yes, they make such a thing).

Hang it from an overhead branch and use it as a very effective and easy to swivel rifle rest. Too much stretch with this kind of material.

Use it to keep debris in place for insulation from the ground, on your debris hut, over you, etc. An interesting thought - using a net to corral leaves, etc on a debris hut.

Fill with snow and place over a pot near the fire to melt for water. Could work with packing snow, otherwise, the mesh is too open.

If it's an absorbant material it could be used to gather dew. 100% polyester is not too absorbent.

You could use it to concentrate water for easier retrieval if you're dealing with run off from a slow spring. You stumped me on this one.

If you're near hot springs you could form it into a bag, put food in it, tie it off and throw it into the hot water to cook it (I used to cook vegetables, boil eggs, etc. all the time this way, when I lived in Japan, as I lived near some natural hot springs). Hai.

Tie it to two sticks and use it as a net for catching frogs, grass hoppers, etc. Workable with smaller mesh.

Alright, I'm probably reaching with a few of these As I am with some of my replies. , so what other ideas do people have?