what i learned today

[wareagle69]

here's a thread that i will be writeing in alot, seems there is allot for me to learn here at the homestead, funny when i was in the city i felt like a country boy, now out here i realize how much i need to learn.
let's keep this thread open minded i want every one to feel welcome to share no matter how small or seemingly simple, i want no one to feel intimidated by sharing.

i learned today.

1-i should always keep my padlocks covered with leather could't open up the trailer door frozen shut.

2- i watched the snow drifts on the car windshield and learned that the wind blows east to west so i shoveled the driveway to the west so the snow wouldn't blow over where i just shoveled important when the driveway is 250' long and no snow blower.

3 -i learned what a cedar tree looked like, had built with it but never gave it much thought, now i have some in my wood pile and sure smells nice when burning figure to find more on the property and harvest it.

i hope to post lot's on this thread and to learn from you all also.

always be prepared..

[Rick]

I learned what a fuzzstick is and how to make one.
I leaned I don't want to live where wareagle does. Snow already?

[FVR]

I learned that I'm going to read the rest of your posts on "what I learned today."

[Nativedude]

1.) I learned that when I moved to the remote back country, I was really alone. While it is great, for the most part, there are those times that "cabin fever" sets in. While I do many things, outdoor chores, activities, wildlife sightseeing, etc. on a daily basis, I do wish that I had someone to share the beauty and enjoyment that I have and see in my life everyday.

2.) I learned that there are a great bunch of people on this forum that are very knowledgeable and insightful, and that I enjoy seeing the new questions and comments posted here every time I sign on!

[wareagle69]

what i have come to realize is that it is easy to sit here at the computer and type in always be prepared, but living out here now it can be a true matter of survival, in the city i do not worry about sliding off the road and stranding myself, luckily my wife was with me this morning and i was able to push the van back on the road, then i pointed out the difference between my van and her car, i asked where she would put the sand under her car, my van was under the passanger rear wheel then taught her that her car is front wheel drive so to put under the front wheels, snow plows will not be around my area for a while so it's a snow day, time for me and my dog to go snow shoeing, if i can open the lock to the trailer, let's see what i can learn or observe today.

always be prepared..

[trax]

You got little snowshoes for the dog? LMAO.

[wareagle69]

me and the mutt just came back from snowshoeing out back. we have gotten about 18" of snow this week, made for some fun walking, here's what i learned today,

1- the cedar trees i looked up in my book yesterday, i've got lots of them in the bush, the deer tracks let right into the cedar stand, good place to hang out. it felt good to be able to identify the cedar, usually i would have said it's some kind of pine tree or at least an evergreen which it is but now i know which kind.

2- when walking with snow shoes and come across a tree thats down on the path side step over it, makes it easier.


3- mistake i made today, was when i got home i was soaking wet with sweat, even at the slow pace i was walking was not the best idea to heat up that much, now in my mind i think i am only a short distance from the house, but in those shoes i could easily slip and break an ankle or leg then would have to wait for rescue could possibly become hypo thermic when not moving and start to cool down, need to work on that..

always be prepared..

[Rick]

Wareagle. Layers, my friend. Dress in layers that can be removed. Sit down on that tree that's in the path and rest. Explain to the dog what kind of tree you found. Cool down. Oh, yea. Avoid any yellow snow in his vicinity unless you know Bear (that story is never going to die, is it?).

[wareagle69]

i always dress in layers, just with the wind i left then on, i should have slowed my pace, except that my dog is a real slave driver..

[Borelli]

1) The city is just as if not more dangerous than the wilderness because of all the rusles you must follow anywhere you go... otherwise you may get hurt and go to the hospital. In the wilderness you have less dependancy on others to do things correctly so they do not hurt somebody.... you only rely on yourself to make sure you do not get hurt.

2) that i am always dehydrated and i need to drink more water


i recently started studying the clouds and the weather in general, keeping records of every days heat, humidity, cloud cover, cloud type and shape, where he wind is coming from......this is so i do nnot need to read the paper for wht the weather is going to be like in the next few days....you guys and gals whould do this too, that way when you are in the wild you know what the weather will be like in the next two or three days in your area.

[wareagle69]

very cold night tonight with a bit of wind, started the fire in the wood stove then a couple of minutes later lots of smoke pouring out of the store,didn't warm up the stove pipe, reminded to start the draft by lighting a piece of paper so the smoke would follow the draft..

[tfisher]

I learned that my wife thinks I am crazy for all this survival preparedness.....so you all must be crazy too.

[trax]

Would have been there for ya with that one if I could have been bro, it's a bitter lesson that there's cold air forcing it's way down that chimney. I was in a drill camp years ago and had this geologist who I really didn't like. We had those little black airtight stoves in these really nice log cabins. I used to split a little pile of kindling before I went to bed at night and first thing in the morning I'd spray it with naptha, throw it in the stove, close the damper on the flue and light a piece of paper and drop it in the stove ....whoosh...instant fire, stove would jump. I could see from my cabin window through to his and every morning he'd be standing over that stove with smoke billowing up at him....I never told him. Like I said...really didn't like the guy.

[kingfisher71]

tfisher, I learned that your wife and my wife must be talkin' to each other!...KF71

[Smok]

I learned that if you leave a hose on the water faucet it will freeze even if it has inclusion on it . No hose and all is good

[Aurelius95]

I learned that in tough times you find out quickly who is on "with you". I'm very thankful for my wife and family.

[nell67]

I learned that 20 miles an hour on ice,even with 4x4,is too d**n fast ,thank goodness there isnt any traffic on the road at 3:30 in the morning.

[trax]

Yeah, I learned a long time ago that 4X4 doesn't mean much when all four wheels are on ice, or...all for wheels are stuck. You be more careful out there missy

[nell67]

Yeah, I learned a long time ago that 4X4 doesn't mean much when all four wheels are on ice, or...all for wheels are stuck. You be more careful out there missy

oh yea I will next time I'm calling in,oh and missy is my sister,LOL my name is Nell LMAO!

[trax]

fine, consider the missy withdrawn Nell 4x4 doesn't mean much when all four wheels are up in the air either...you said yourself nobody out there at 3:30 in the morning...so...please....be careful