If you use rope I can show you how to set up a nine to one with just beeners, tree wrap, rope, and prusik cord. Not very gear intensive and fairly easy to set up. An extra line running thru a standard belay device will work as a brake....
I've set up quite a few over the years, we used them...
I have a Fiskars splitting axe and LOVE it. Not sure the size, but it is the standard they sell at Home Depot for to split your fire would with :grinpimp: When light camping I use my Ka-Bar it's a great multi tasker! Hope this helps.
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Okay so I've got the 28" Pro Splitting and for...
Wow that is so simple now that you've said that, but I wouldn't have ever guessed that...ever. I am building a rack for my wife's bike and was even tossing around the idea of just a seat pipe jobbie welded to a steel runner. So the bike would be upside down supported by the seat pipe...
They are a bit on the heavy side, and the synth is arguable less durable than down. That being said I still use my bivy sack regularly and LOVE it, I did build a hoop system to keep the gortex off of my face...
When I was in the Corps one of the more unpleasant times I had was the winter...
An outhouse is soo much nicer to use than a porta potty. If it was my place I'd dig the hole and build the house. Same concept as cat holes or a trench, just way more nice to use. If someone shows up asking questions about permits and such I'd just play ignorant...
I cast my vote to propane due to ease of use, but when I hike I prefer to use white gas.
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For wheelin' I use one of the three burner Camp Chef stoves so btu's aren't an issue.
How many miles can you put on your car before it dies? .... It's a very loaded question, too many variable. I'd say either open and hope, or as my pop always says "when in doubt toss it out".
Carabineers can be quite useful for anything from quick connecting gear to your kit all the way to making rope systems for rescue operations.... Mostly I use the beeners I carry for simple stuff like clipping gear to my pack or duce gear, or for quick rappels.
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With as little as three...
I was thinking of something similar, but using a straight bar the length of the tarp bolted to another straight bar attatched to the rack (kinda making a tarp sandwich to secure that end). Awsome job very clean and budget friendly :grinpimp:
Yeah if you have a good knife you can limb about anything you'd want or need. And a small saw will do all of the fine work you would ever need to do ie snares and traps...
The only wire saw that I've ever seen actually work was basicaly a chain saw blade with a sweet handle. Every one of the wire type that I've seen, tried, or read a reall review on don't even make saw dust....