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Trip Report: 7/20/13 – 7/21/13
This past few weeks the weather here in NY has been horrible. It has been very hot (at least way too hot for my liking), and the humidity has been equally high. It has put a serious damper on my...
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Using Trekking Poles to Pitch The GoLite Shangri-La 3
Recently I have decided to start using trekking poles, mostly because of issues I am having with my knees. I have resisted them for a long time because I don’t always need them, and I certainly do not...
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1804-06 Lewis and Clark Expedition Documentary
This National Geographic documentary about the Lewis and Clark crossing of the American continent was recently posted on YouTube. I figured I would share it with you before it is taken down. The...
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DIY Backpack Rifle Sling Attachment
You guys may remember a turkey hunt I went on a few months back. There I complained about the shotgun sling I was using. The problem was that I was using a regular over the shoulder swing. While that...
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Fire-Making Apparatus in the US National Museum, 1890
A few days ago a fellow blogger, Master Woodsman, posted a very interesting link to a document written by Walter Hough and published in 1890, cataloging and explaining in good detail different friction...
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Ice Fishing Photograph, Early 1900s
This photograph was taken in the early 1900s. It shows a woman ice fishing.I like the technique she is using, utilizing the two stocks to retrieve the line without touching it.
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Gear Update: Reducing the Weight of My Cooking Kit
For some time now, I’ve known that my cooking gear was heavier and larger than it needed to be. I carry a 2L pot, but virtually never have to boil two liters of water any more. I carry an 8oz fuel...
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Mykel Hawke vs. Joe Teti – The Next Round of TV Survival Show Host Drama
On Wednesday, a fellow blogger and writer of Rocky Mountain Bushcraft, who seems to have his finger on the pulse of survival show drama, published a post about a war of words brewing on Facebook...
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Trip Report: Conklin Cemetery and Pine Meadow Lake Ruins 8/17/13 – 8/18/13
For some time now, during my research of different mountains here in NY, I’ve been seeing some sporadic pictures of ruins surrounding Pine Meadow Lake in Harriman State Park. Through some reading, I...
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Naked and Afraid Season 2: Casting Calls
Do you want to be a reality TV star? Do you have a strong desire to curl up naked under a tree and cry because you are hungry? Are you skilled at creating drama even though you are in the middle of...
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Extreme Super Ultra Light Backpacking Gear List
A number of years ago the ultralight backpacking movement gained significant momentum. More and more backpackers started reducing the weight of their gear in order to facilitate their travel through...
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Survivorman's Secrets of Survival Premiers Friday 9/6/13 at 10pm ET on...
Earlier I wrote about a new season of Survivorman that is already in the works. As far as I know, it is still in production. In the meantime, though, it appears that Les Stroud has been working on...
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The Gear of E.H. (Elmer Harry) Kreps
In two previous posts I have gone through the books of Geaorge Washington Sears a.k.a Nessmuk and Horace Kephart and tried to create of list of the equipment and gear they used and recommended. You can...
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My Minimalist Cook Kit
Alright, so the title is not exactly correct. There are much more minimalistic cook kits than the one I am going to show here. However, it is as minimal as I would want to go. The reason I am writing...
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How to Make a Tyvek Stuff Sack
A few posts back it was suggested to me that I can make a tyvek stuff sack from my cook kit using US Postal Service tyvek envelopes. So, I went to the post office, grabbed a bunch, and figured I would...
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Trip Report: Sundown Forest Squirrel Hunt 9/14/13 – 9/15/13
The weather is starting to get cooler, and the hunting seasons are beginning. Two weeks ago squirrel season opened in NY. It in the warm up season for pheasant and turkey in October and then bear and...
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How Chris McCandless Died: A Tragic Hero or An Unprepared Fool
Many of you are familiar with the name Chris McCandless from the book, and subsequent movie, Into The Wild. The story is a true-ish account of the travels of Chris McCandless, who in 1990, after...
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Living Off The Land: Delusions and Misconceptions About Hunting and Gathering
Ah, living off the land. Thriving in the wilderness with the use of your skills. It is the ultimate goal of many bushcrafters and survivalists. Numerous posts have been written on forums about this...
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Trip Report: Storm King Mountain Squirrel Hunt 9/29/13
In order to make up for our last canceled squirrel hunt, my friend Rich and I decided to go out for a day trip this past Sunday and give it another try. Our friend Earl also joined us. The location we...
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The Boots Are Dead, Long Live The Boots!
For a bunch of years now, my go to backpacking boots for moderate weather have been a pair of Solomon Quest 4D GTX. Well, they were getting pretty worn out, and few weeks ago, they finally gave out....
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