What you say about families in the past living together is eerily true about the present. I moved back in with my parents 3 years ago after my 2 year stint in chicago drained me of all the money I had, I went because my sister wanted me to be there but she makes $40/hr. minimum there opposed to...
Hey there! Got your PM, thanks for that. Ya I had looked at options for doing a system over winter, based with what I have I've realized it's not possible, unless I find a convenient way to 're-locate' the water heater and water softener; otherwise I'd have built it already. One thing that got...
I agree w/churchmouse. I'd bring a spool of 550 cord if i could. It doesn't take much effort to weave a net, lashed onto a few tree branches to make a tree-net shelter, and tie some foliage above, around the sides depending on spool size, all without cutting the string at all (so it's even a...
Bought 40 ounces of silver, 25lbs of lentils, 25lbs adzuki beans, ordered a hungarian style bow w/40# draw (for practice, in addition to my 55lb Bear recurve), and seeds for planting :). Next week will be more arrows!
*Edit* The Bow I ordered is by Buffalo, ordered on Amazon.com ($125 shipped...
no ammo? A baton is a good choice for melee range, recurve bow would be my choice for ranged because A) I can make one, or a longbow, so I can replace it if I break it/gets broken, B) I can make arrows for it (yes from scratch); it's just a weapon I can make all parts for, to include the weapon...
I dont think 1 knife could do all the "jobs" you'd have for it, I just cant see using my skinning knife to widdle some wood or hack a branch off for my shelter...
That said, I have a Benchmade folder that I got years ago in the Corps, great knife, does work when work needs done. I got a Buck...
Currently my answer is driving my V-Strom motorcycle at 50mpg no matter how hard I rip on the throttle, good for on-road and off-road use, with some big 'ole frickin hard bags on it. If gas starts going up even more, sell the Motorcycle (or keep to have on-hand a long distance vehicle) and use...
I eat lambs quarters all the time. The best I've eaten it was with some eggs; "pocket full of quarters and fistful of eggs" was my favorite meal for quite sometime. Cook 'em up a bit via steam or put in a stir fry late in the cooking, just enough to heat 'em up, and they're pretty hard to beat...
Might not count, but I just got a .22 cal pellet rifle, the Benjamin Titan by Crossman, and feeling pretty good about the grab. Ammo is pretty cheap at $8-9 / 500 shots, and less noise than a rimfire. So I can get a rabbit or tree-rat (squirrel) without letting the entire neighborhood know I...
After transitioning: Minimalist shoes or none at all. I absolutely cannot stand my work boots because of the elevated heel, and the thick inflexible sole. Since I'm not used to those boots and that style of shoe (been minimalist/barefoot for 4+ years now) it's a hazard for me to walk up/down a...
I imagine the repercussions of this, just absolutely mindlessly careless "advance", will involve the species that eat mosquitos and their larva to now require another source of food in the quantity they've adapted to. I predict populations falling in some species, which will lead to populations...