Winter hike & some Shelter building fun

coaldigger · Dec 29, 2013

For Christmas my nephew (age 11) wanted his own "kit" like my boys have so that's what I got him along with a neon green Mora Companion (his first fixed blade). He wanted to spend the weekend here with us so yesterday I took the 3 of them to the woods for a hike. Here are the 3 Stooges !

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We still had some Ice & a little snow hanging around in the places where the sun never hits

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The water was froze

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We saw plenty of tracks...Deer, Coyote, & Squirrel !

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My nephew found a turkey feather..

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Plenty of deer sign in this area -

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coaldigger · Dec 29, 2013

The WoodPeckers have laid in on this old tree !

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I found a place that could have been turned into a decent little shelter so I gave the three boys some ideas & a little direction & turned them loose

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They didn't get to finish it, we ran out of time & had to head home but it was a fun learning experience !

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They wanted to whittle with their new Moras (thanks FourtyTwo Blades) that they got for Christmas !

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My gear for the day -

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stabman · Dec 29, 2013

Looks like they had a good start on it.
Nice to see kids get out there away from the TV and video games. They always seem to have such a good time.

Brew-Jitsu · Dec 29, 2013

Awesome. Young men learning the ropes and how to put new steel to work. Warms my heart.

WILLIAM.M · Dec 29, 2013

Looks like a Great day

Thanks for sharing Bro

neeman · Dec 29, 2013

Lucky man to go out like that with your kids

How were the knives
The BOB?

Woodrow F Call · Dec 30, 2013

Excellent. Just a question though: Shouldn't y'all be wearing orange at this time of year?

coaldigger · Dec 30, 2013

neeman said:
Lucky man to go out like that with your kids

How were the knives
The BOB?

I love the BOB...my favorite "Belt Knife" so far. It takes & holds an awesome edge & it's built like a tank !

Woodrow F Call said:
Excellent. Just a question though: Shouldn't y'all be wearing orange at this time of year?

Thanks & no it's Archery only here, modern rifle & muzzle loader are both over in our zone until next season.

22-rimfire · Dec 30, 2013

I bet those boys want to try building another and probably a super shelter this time. They'll want to camp out there.

Mistwalker · Dec 30, 2013

Awesome post man, looks like you and the boys had a blast! Way to go getting your nephew out with you guys too.

jacksterp · Dec 30, 2013

Always liked your threads.

And I like this one as well.

Thanks

Thomas Linton · Dec 30, 2013

Thanks for the thread.

Kids always underestimate how long it takes to build a proper brush shelter. The experience they got will help them understand what is needed if the need is ever critical. Start now!

coaldigger · Dec 30, 2013

22-rimfire said:
I bet those boys want to try building another and probably a super shelter this time. They'll want to camp out there.

Yeah..they wanted to stay & work on it but it was to late in the eve & the temps were starting to drop...

mistwalker said:
Awesome post man, looks like you and the boys had a blast! Way to go getting your nephew out with you guys too.

Thanks 'Ol Bud...my nephew loved it, my boys & me are his connection to the outdoors. we take him camping & fishing with us to. He is just now getting interested in bushcraft.

jacksterp said:
Always liked your threads.

And I like this one as well.

Thanks

Thanks 'Ol Bud....glad you enjoyed.

Thomas Linton said:
Thanks for the thread.

Kids always underestimate how long it takes to build a proper brush shelter. The experience they got will help them understand what is needed if the need is ever critical. Start now!

Thanks...this was a good experience for them. before we started I explaind the process & I showed them the "Pre-bent" frame I spotted. Then I told them to imagine that they had been hiking & got lost & that they were gonna need to bed down for the night. I turned 'em loose & away they went, they worked hard on it & seemed to take it serious but had a lot of fun in the process ! They are ready to try this again !

tman038 · Dec 31, 2013

great thread. thanks for sharing

coaldigger · Jan 2, 2014

Thanks guys for the kind words....

Mack · Jan 3, 2014

I am so envious of you. You have a great looking family and it looks like you are teaching them well.

Winter hike & some Shelter building fun

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