Bushcraft and Related

[weejub]

and I keep yours in mine! We are both screwed.

A word on MRE's, lots of sugar on those, intended for quick burst of burning fuel. A bag of nuts, almonds, other high fat nuts, will provide more fat as fuel instead of sugar or sugar derivatives. Fat is long burning vs sugar is fast, and sugar gives you that hunger pain and headache once gone that goes with sugar swings. Dry goods like nuts dates, etc can last a long while too.
The sugar and corn empire control the food and drink industry, trillion dollar business, and influence the government and government decisions heavily in their favor.

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During my annual physical, that I haven't done in like 3 years, my Dr "prescribed" to me Dr Jason Fung's book, The Obesity Code, last week. It is full of medical stuff, but also discusses the exact issue, above.

 

[weejub]

BTW, this thread is a work of art ... I didn't say "great" art, but art.

 

[pawwright]

I rely on stunningly good looks.
A silver tongue.
And the kindness of strangers.

probably a pair of cut-off denim short shorts too.......

 

[ROBsSON]

BTW, this thread is a work of art ... I didn't say "great" art, but art.

Art gallery worthy? ?

and I keep yours in mine! We are both screwed.

A word on MRE's, lots of sugar on those, intended for quick burst of burning fuel. A bag of nuts, almonds, other high fat nuts, will provide more fat as fuel instead of sugar or sugar derivatives. Fat is long burning vs sugar is fast, and sugar gives you that hunger pain and headache once gone that goes with sugar swings. Dry goods like nuts dates, etc can last a long while too.
The sugar and corn empire control the food and drink industry, trillion dollar business, and influence the government and government decisions heavily in their favor.

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No way they would ever do that lol

I just keep these cuz I have a few cases so why not lol I miss the old ones with freeze dried fruit that crap was delicious.

 

[slceso]

During my annual physical, that I haven't done in like 3 years, my Dr "prescribed" to me Dr Jason Fung's book, The Obesity Code, last week. It is full of medical stuff, but also discusses the exact issue, above.

+Good Calories Bad Calories by Gary Taubes

 

[slceso]

probably a pair of cut-off denim short shorts too.......

Are you a never nude, too?

 

[RedHeadedStepChild]

probably a pair of cut-off denim short shorts too.......

Short enough to show my bug out bag.

 

[izzyandsue]

Okay Daisy Duke! For the rest of us who can't shake our butts to get by passers to help, this thing keeps showing up in my facebook. Never heard of it, sounds expensive so probably for the Lexus owners only.

 

[ROBsSON]

350$ I feel like you could make a similar kit for less backpack seems nice though.

 

[izzyandsue]

Honing bushcrafting manly skills with my boyz

 

[lumbee1]

also, for knife reviews etc, these guys are the most entertaining I've found:
Dutch Bushcraft Knives

I found Mora knifes watching their videos. The do review some seriously expensive blades.
BTW I have two Moras, a blue stainless steel knife for water and a green thick carbon steel knife for camp. Both cost less that $25 combined.

 

[angerhater]

I will take a bic over waterproof matches...sawyer water filter, jerky, granola bars, duct tape, squirt tube of Vaseline lip goo to grease up the drier lint tinder. Extra ammo and magazines.

 

[JohnVee]

I rely on stunningly good looks.
A silver tongue.
And the kindness of strangers.

And yet you've managed to survive...

 

[JohnVee]

I've been meaning to make a permanent BOB for a while now since I usually start on one aspect of it and end up going way overboard. 8x12x6" medical kit was supposed to be for BOB. Bought a couple new packs lately and they're smaller than I'd prefer so that means at least one of them will be perfect.

The hard part for me is the discipline of assembling Emergency vs 72 Hour vs BOB vs Apocalypse kits. I usually just haul the overly large Apocalypse bag. This will change.

I 2nd the MORA knives. Especially the thick bladed model that Lumbee mentioned. The sheath is molded plastic that is perfect to wrap some tape around.

 

[lumbee1]

I've been meaning to make a permanent BOB for a while now since I usually start on one aspect of it and end up going way overboard. 8x12x6" medical kit was supposed to be for BOB. Bought a couple new packs lately and they're smaller than I'd prefer so that means at least one of them will be perfect.

The hard part for me is the discipline of assembling Emergency vs 72 Hour vs BOB vs Apocalypse kits. I usually just haul the overly large Apocalypse bag. This will change.

I 2nd the MORA knives. Especially the thick bladed model that Lumbee mentioned. The sheath is molded plastic that is perfect to wrap some tape around.

The Mora glides through flesh with ease.

 

[RedHeadedStepChild]

And yet you've managed to survive...

I've been hungry.


I appreciated the Dutch guys' comments on smaller knives being more precise and better to handle. I agree, but for some reason big knives seem popular. I feel like this may be like my crusade on behalf of skinny tires.

 

[onemanarmy]

dryer lint works wonders with flint and steel.

 

[slceso]

cotton balls with vaseline in a ziploc...







...for firestarting, not what you weirdos were thinking.

 

[RedHeadedStepChild]

I've always liked the dryer lint trick. It compresses down nicely and can easily be kept dry in a ziplock.
Recently however, I think my wife had dried a lot of synthetics (polar fleece?) and I had a hell of a time with it. It was hard to get the spark spark to catch, and when it did everything melted to a black blob that snuffed itself out. I eventually got the fire going, but it was not easy.

 

[izzyandsue]

I've been hungry.


I appreciated the Dutch guys' comments on smaller knives being more precise and better to handle. I agree, but for some reason big knives seem popular. I feel like this may be like my crusade on behalf of skinny tires.

Skinny tires rocks, fat tires bloat