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I have returned from a walleye fishing excursion in northern ontario. It was cold and wet off and on. Thankfully, the wind wasant all that bad.
Heres a little tip that im sure is old news for most, but I know theres someone out there that will benefit from it.
Say you have a fire pit that is located in an akward place, and you really dont want to move it and start a new one. Supose you want to rig your pit under your tarp to protect it from the rain, like I did. (see above)
if there are no trees close by to tie to, you can use a stick, pole, or paddle to hold up a corner of your tarp. As long as you place the support pole on an angle and guy it down, it will hold steady. This rig held up to some really heavy downpours and some fairly moderate wind gusts. they werent pounded into the ground at all, it is the tension that keeps it strong.
I put a rock on this peg to hold it down, cause the ground was a little soft here.
Heres what it looks like in the end
A little while ago, somebody had asked about whole slabs of bacon as a camp food. I highly recomend smoked uncut bacon as it keeps quite well, but probably dosent do much to deter bears.
For lunch, summer sausage and rye bread
I also took my collapsing bucksaw with me. Ive had it for about 5 years and it has seen alot of use. I find it invaluable for cutting those dead standing ceder trees that split so well and burn so brightly. Here it is with some split cedar and some birchbark.
I returned wishing I had taken more pictures, and attempted to make a firebow. Next time.
Heres a little tip that im sure is old news for most, but I know theres someone out there that will benefit from it.
Say you have a fire pit that is located in an akward place, and you really dont want to move it and start a new one. Supose you want to rig your pit under your tarp to protect it from the rain, like I did. (see above)
if there are no trees close by to tie to, you can use a stick, pole, or paddle to hold up a corner of your tarp. As long as you place the support pole on an angle and guy it down, it will hold steady. This rig held up to some really heavy downpours and some fairly moderate wind gusts. they werent pounded into the ground at all, it is the tension that keeps it strong.
I put a rock on this peg to hold it down, cause the ground was a little soft here.
Heres what it looks like in the end
A little while ago, somebody had asked about whole slabs of bacon as a camp food. I highly recomend smoked uncut bacon as it keeps quite well, but probably dosent do much to deter bears.
For lunch, summer sausage and rye bread
I also took my collapsing bucksaw with me. Ive had it for about 5 years and it has seen alot of use. I find it invaluable for cutting those dead standing ceder trees that split so well and burn so brightly. Here it is with some split cedar and some birchbark.
I returned wishing I had taken more pictures, and attempted to make a firebow. Next time.
i would love to hang out at that spot...
