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Man the weather is lousy today, perfect for testing fire kits, so off I went.
As I stood at the spot below another man came down the trail, as he saw the view he said " Wow it's nice down here eh !" I agreed with him and asked if he'd been here before to which he replied " Yeah but quite a while ago, my dog got chased off by a Cougar and it took me four or five hours to find him !".
I know there is a healthy cougar population on the Island but when ya hear something like that it brings it home to you !!! I left the man and checked how quickly I could draw my knife if required, LOL !!!!
To get a fire on a day as wet and rainy as this I was going to need some fatwood, this was where the Roach Belly came in (If it had been any darker in the wood I'd have needed a flashlight !)"....
Today I thought I'd see if a ferro rod would light an alcohol wipe, I know the gel ignites very well !
This failed big time, checking the packet I then realised that the wipe also contained water, guess that didn't help ! Good job I also carry other means to get fire....
Using a little rubber inner tube I soon had a healthy fire...
A pic of my rest stop....
The Tiny Terror was with me as well....
After drinking my tea I headed back. On the return trail I came across this tree, someone had been busy eh !!!
As I stood at the spot below another man came down the trail, as he saw the view he said " Wow it's nice down here eh !" I agreed with him and asked if he'd been here before to which he replied " Yeah but quite a while ago, my dog got chased off by a Cougar and it took me four or five hours to find him !".
I know there is a healthy cougar population on the Island but when ya hear something like that it brings it home to you !!! I left the man and checked how quickly I could draw my knife if required, LOL !!!!
To get a fire on a day as wet and rainy as this I was going to need some fatwood, this was where the Roach Belly came in (If it had been any darker in the wood I'd have needed a flashlight !)"....
Today I thought I'd see if a ferro rod would light an alcohol wipe, I know the gel ignites very well !
This failed big time, checking the packet I then realised that the wipe also contained water, guess that didn't help ! Good job I also carry other means to get fire....
Using a little rubber inner tube I soon had a healthy fire...
A pic of my rest stop....
The Tiny Terror was with me as well....
After drinking my tea I headed back. On the return trail I came across this tree, someone had been busy eh !!!
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