Message from @StrawberryArmada

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2017-10-09 00:29:30 UTC  

Yep haha I read his book back in the day I think it was called Pathfinder, good read.

2017-10-09 00:38:38 UTC  

Is that a beech sapling he's using for the handle?

2017-10-09 00:39:48 UTC  

At about the 3 min mark I'd worry the area around the head would splinter

2017-10-09 00:41:32 UTC  

Ah!

2017-10-09 00:41:54 UTC  

He says "Don't let the sides of the head touch the sides of the hole or it will split." Smart!

2017-10-09 00:42:12 UTC  

And to put it between two knots

2017-10-09 00:49:41 UTC  

I think he said hes using Ash for the handle. The shawn woods guy is pretty interesting he made reproduction Otzi longbow and arrows and went out and killed a deer with it, it was extremely effective.

2017-10-09 17:31:18 UTC  

This is one of my favorite channels

2017-10-09 17:51:39 UTC  

@Thomas Morrow That was neat, thanks for sharing I'll be checking out some of his other videos when I get time!

2017-10-09 18:28:39 UTC  

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2017-10-13 05:23:30 UTC  

Watch "Scissor Deadfall Survival Trap In Action. Trapping Killer Skunks. Primitive Technology" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/09mS_OcpL1c

2017-10-13 05:23:37 UTC  

This guys channel is awesome

2017-10-13 06:58:08 UTC  

Watch "Paiute Deadfall Trap in Action! Catching Rats and Mice. Bushcraft Survival Skills." on YouTube
https://youtu.be/89GNUnn-8KQ

2017-10-13 08:56:35 UTC  

Watch "Making a Blue Glass Arrowhead from an Antique Canning Jar (HD)" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/_I8jWGg8yi8

2017-10-15 20:13:35 UTC  

Anyone @here an expert on rawhide?

2017-10-15 20:25:13 UTC  

@StrawberryArmada you talking about tanning skins or doing leather work?

2017-10-15 20:41:14 UTC  

No I need untanned rawhide

2017-10-15 20:41:39 UTC  

I just wondering about removing the fat, fur, etc.

2017-10-15 21:09:32 UTC  

If you buy rawhide all the good stuff is already off the hide. It just hasn't gone through the tanning process so it dries to be hard.

2017-10-15 21:11:42 UTC  

I'm planning to get it from my brother since he hunts anyway

2017-10-16 01:45:24 UTC  

Oh word, that's above my pay grade. I only kept the meat. Haha, sorry

2017-10-16 02:11:36 UTC  

RIP. Is fine. I've just never worked with a carcass before. I'm sure it's not that hard

2017-10-24 21:05:55 UTC  

These next few weeks I’m going to test how my two wool army blankets perform in 30 degree weather, then 20. Then hopefully this winter I’ll test them in the teens. @Brandon Ironside- ND

2017-10-24 22:57:38 UTC  

@Deleted User i made a bed roll out of some heavy duck cloth that i treated with linseed oil then lined it with 2 surplus wool blankets. Used an old sheet that i sewed down the side and bottom as a removable liner. I never got cold sub 30 degrees. Never got below 0 though.

2017-10-24 23:20:33 UTC  

Dude linseed oil is crazy flammable. It's spontaneously combustible.

2017-10-24 23:20:47 UTC  

I use almost everday.

2017-10-24 23:55:31 UTC  

@Deleted User You know I was thinking about comparing our sleeping set ups during the trip. You by far had the fastest setup/packup sleeping system and lightest overall so heres my thoughts.

Note: On Saturday near the river it dropped down to high 30’s and low 40s at night according to an online weather archive search.

USGI MSS Patrol bag (mine)- Weight 2.3 Ibs – rated to 30 – 50 degrees. Dressed in full clothes and in a grid fleece pullover that was the most I would push it with that bag and honestly would have appreciated an additional fleece blanket.
USGI Wool Blanket (Yours)- Weight 3.5-4 ibs (best I could find googling) – seemed like you were pretty comfortable in full clothes also.

Thoughts: It will be interesting to see how far the blanket will go with the tests. Once there is complete weight/temperature ratio for the wool blanket we can compare them better.

Additional note: we both had ridgerest sleeping pads and my “tent” was really just a bugnet that didn’t provide weather protection.

2017-10-24 23:59:00 UTC  

@Deleted User Could you explain the linseed oil/duck cloth part, is that for waterproofing, do you also add wax?
@RevStench From my understanding linseed oil can be flammable depending on the medium it is applied for example on a cotton cloth it can catch fire, but it is used all the time on wood stocks of firearms(which heat up) and is fine, though thats just my impression.

2017-10-25 00:35:35 UTC  

Oh ok, I honestly should know that haha. Guess that explains why I've had rags catch fire and never the wood.😆

2017-10-25 01:38:18 UTC  
2017-10-25 01:42:12 UTC  

Just something my grandpa taught me for making tarps. I may have just been lucky all these years not burning alive.

2017-10-25 02:21:49 UTC  

You're good, I had to look it up. Here from Wikipedia, I know great source haha "Rags soaked with linseed oil stored in a pile are considered a fire hazard because they provide a large surface area for oxidation of the oil, and the oil oxidises quickly. The oxidation of linseed oil is an exothermicreaction, which accelerates as the temperature of the rags increases. When heat accumulation exceeds the rate of heat dissipation into the environment, the temperature increases and may eventually become hot enough to make the ragsspontaneously combust"

2017-10-25 03:01:02 UTC  

@RevStench all i read there was something about you needing to be hit with a rock for being a big brain ni🇧 🇧 a

2017-10-26 18:42:50 UTC  

@Brandon Ironside- ND looking at 38 degrees tonight. Gonna sleep out,

2017-10-26 18:43:42 UTC  

By the way, hiking with a dog is actually a great way to stay warm on cold nights if you use blankets. Feed em well and they’re like furry blast furnaces.

2017-10-26 23:43:32 UTC  

@Deleted User Reminds me of when i was young and riding in the car with my father, a song came on and he told me the band was "three dog night" Then procceded to explain three dog night was an indian term used to describe a night that was really cold and they would bing 3 dogs in the teepee to help with them for warmth.

2017-10-26 23:44:11 UTC  

But anyways good luck, let me know how it turns out

2017-10-27 01:14:19 UTC  

Well, we’ll see how loyal my dogs are. We have a dog door, so we’ll find out whether they choose me or the nice warm house. I’m wearing sweat pants, a sweatshirt, and wool socks.

2017-10-27 01:34:04 UTC  

@Deleted User Stay warm, you maniac