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AS, when I saw that photo of the MK-3 knife, I thought you had snapped the blade. We would issue those to the SERE students and in any class one would be snapped right at that area. Students are hard on knives! I'm not a big fan of the knife my self and even less of a fan of the MK whatever the heck it is aviators survival knife. I replaced the one in my SV-2 with a ColdSteel Master Hunter.
I have to admit, I thought it had snapped as well. I thought sure the post was going to be about it breaking.
AS - Will a creek that size still provide fish in the middle of winter? It doesn't look very deep and given the temps up your way I was wondering if it would freeze solid.
I've heard that those creeks will freeze from the bottom up.
Odd. Water almost always freezes from the top down. You can turn your water bottle over in the winter. If it freezes it will be on the top (which is really the bottom). When you go to get a drink and turn it right side up you can still drink from it because the ice is on bottom. I hope that makes sense.
Never thought of that but it makes sense. I have also heard that some water will freeze from bottom to top.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
http://www.damninteresting.net/conte..._water_ice.jpg
Here, we can see ice that actually sinks to the bottom instead of floating. This water is called heavy water. Water is made up of 2 Hydrogens and one Oxygen. What we normally think of Hydrogen contains 1 proton and 1 electron. In heavy water, the hydrogen contains 1 neutron, 1 proton, and 1 electron. This isotope is called Deuterium and is much more dense than regular Hydrogen.
The fast flowing creeks that freeze from the bottom up, does this make it easier to fish in or do you ever come across fish in barely enough water to live in? Or do they make it elsewhere before this happens?
[quotes=AS]Fast flowing creeks freeze from the bottom and slow creeks will freeze from the top[/quote]
Makes perfect sense. Around here they install bubblers around the docks in the winter then force air through them to keep the water moving so it won't freeze around the dock.
You gotta love that artesian stream. Open water all winter long has got to be a bonus just for collecting water.
AS, nice post..............Rep point sent. Please keep the useful, information coming, nice useful photos.
AS, are you getting this skanky weather............??????? Yuck....
Looks like fun. I like that fire ring/ reflector. It would take me a long time to gather that many rocks around here.
The National Audubon Society filed guide to North American mushrooms is about as good as it gets for a pocket shroom guide.
Shrooms have a lot of nutrients that plants don't. So, if ya had a lull in the wild game they'd be a welcome addition to the diet. Plus, they are easily preserved by drying.
I don't think they are crucial, but I won't pass em up either if the opp. presents itself. They sure make less pleasant foods taste more pleasant and that's a bonus too.
AS - You might like Sundowners by Vasque. Folks rarely believe me but my experience was the same as yours. I rafted the Susitna and the Nenana wearing Vasque. My feet were soaked and my boots full of water but they stayed warm the whole time and the water was pretty danged cold.
You can also use black garbage bags.
I wear the knee-highTingley overshoes on top of canvas deck shoes w/wool socks on my canoe trips. I wade a bunch of creeks while clearing out brush on the canoe trails around here.
water will begin forming ice wherever the energy is being lost quickest.Quote:
Originally Posted by RangerXanatos
put water in an aluminum pot in the freezer, and you'll see ice forming where the aluminum is conducting the heat away. put it in an insulated plastic tub and the ice will form on the open top.
I'm a fan (or was) of Lacrosse boots, as well, back of the truck looks like a boot store during the fall hunting seasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Survivalist
A lot of mine have been around a long time.
Used to be made here in Wisconsin, mostly China now, but them again so are most anything........
I bad about loading all the gear on the first part of Sept and not taking it out till mid December.
Good stuff, and practicing it keeps it fresh in your head. i did all kinds of things when I was a kid, but after not doing them for 10 or more years I got rusty.
Why couldn't you carry something like a garbage bag or piece of plastic with your tarp to cover the end and still leave your poncho functional? Seems to me if you got a big snow your poncho will be trapped under it so if you want/need to leave you'll either have to dig out your poncho, destroying your back wall or just leave it there. That would be bad enough in winter but when the weather is changing where you could have snow and rain it would be pretty unhandy. Just a suggestion.
Alaskan Survivalist, I have really enjoyed this thread. Thanks for all the interesting contributions you make to the forum. Sorry, I tried to give you more rep points, but it says I got'ta spread the love. Well done. Thanks again.
PS. I see you have a Fall Gun Show in Palmer today.
Sadly, One of the traps of my lifestyle, is that I have to be here and attend the wood stove every 3 to 5 hours for the next seven months. It will be the end of April befor I can be gone long. By next winter I'll be in the new cabin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Survivalist
Yes the new cabin will have oil heat. And wood and electric heat.