i was thumbing thru an old nat geographic from 1981, and there was an article on some homesteaders, and there was a picture of the wife sitting in her chair inside the cabin. the walls looked strange...
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i was thumbing thru an old nat geographic from 1981, and there was an article on some homesteaders, and there was a picture of the wife sitting in her chair inside the cabin. the walls looked strange...
sorry for taking forever to respond, lost my internet connection for awhile. man, i just want to say you guys are awesome! your knowledge is incredible. as is today's metallurgical technology. beyond...
the japanese samurai sword makers used both types of steel in the blades, high carbon for its hardness and ability to hold an edge, but also low carbon steel in the same blade for its toughness and...
ok good. i am sure the black is that patina you mentioned. so it is safe to use once the rust is off. good good. thanks for the help. by the way, i looked up old hickory on amazon just outta...
wow, amazing! i know next to nothing about knives, and i have been sitting on a gem for 25 years lol. never use it much. ok another question, aside from the rust, there is some black stuff on it....
i have an "old hickory" butcher knife my buddy gave me. it belonged to his dad when he was a butcher. it has been in the garage for ages, and has some rust on it. is it possible to save it, and how?...
just saw the movie "into the wild", and have a question. at one point the guy is in alaska next to a river. he kills a moose in summer, and basically loses it to flies/maggots, becuz he didn't...
ok, scenario: you are way out there in the woods, you get injured and can't walk. you say to fido, go, get us some food, to build my strenght while i recover. what kind of dog is fido, and what food...
in the book and movie, my side of the mountain, the boy goes off into the wild to survive on his own. he captures a baby falcon and raises it and trains it to hunt for him. i was wondering, is there...
lol, reminds me of my teenage semi-homeless days. the donut shop hangout always provided food, in the way of free donut holes. the staff said they weren't allowed to give us any food, but ,hint hint,...
good advice all around. my sister, who is a big "golden Girls" tv show fan said the the mother froze her undies then took them out and wore them. omg can't stop hooting over that one. though,...
i see, thanks guys.
last year i think it was, there was a bad heat wave across europe, which killed something like 10,000 people, i'm assuing mostly elderly. does anyone have any wilderness survival heat-beating tips...
if i clean(gut+head) the fish, and hang them out in the sun to dry, how long do they last, what's the best way to store them, and do i have to cook them before eating? what about smoking them, do...
as a native pre-colombian, i can tell you, my people didn't shave, we plucked every beard hair out.
ok thanks folks.
in the north woods,how high do i need to go to be away from the black flies,gnats and mosquitos during bug time? or do they travel up the mountains too?