Bringing home the canoe (1)

5/03/10 •

It was a long drive. 10 hours round trip, to get the canoe back home. It rained the whole way. By the time we got her rigged up to carry on the van, we were soaked to the bone.
She needs work, but she’s home now.

This Weekend… (2)

4/30/10 •

I’m picking up an old canoe (that was given to me for FREE) and driving it back to my house to begin the refurb.

I couldn’t be more excited about it.

It’s 16ft long, fiberglass, and of an unknown make and model.

GEAR REVIEW: A Tale of Two Shoes – Salomon Trail Running Shoe vs. Army Combat Boot (6)

4/29/10 •

What I didn’t anticipate, getting into hiking, is that in the 8 years between leaving the Infantry and starting to hike, my feet got soft … two years ago, through careful examination and quite a few blisters, I came to realize that what I need is a lightweight cross-trainer or a running shoe with good ankle support. What I don’t need is a heavy combat boot. Here’s the shoe I chose and how it has held up.

GEAR REVIEW: Edible & Poisonous Plants of the Eastern States – Cards (2)

4/28/10 •

I purchased these little flash cards from a seller on ebay about 3 years ago, but I couldn’t find them on there as I wrote this. They are available HERE, however for about $8 which is pretty much what I payed for them.

GEAR REVIEW: Mountain House Emergency Meal (5)

4/14/10 •

I’m always on the lookout for good trail grub as well as good bugout options. Mountain House consistently puts out some pretty good products, but I’d never seen this one before, so I gave it a whirl.

All together, I like this product – even though I’m not a fan of this particular variety. If I see them again, I will buy a few. It’s an all around good option for me for both hiking and the bugout bag.

What I’ve learned in 200 posts and three years… (2)

3/10/10 •

This is the post I should have done at 200 posts, but frankly I was too busy to sit down and bang it out.
When I started blogging more than three years ago, I knew very little about anything survival related.  Sure, I had some basic knowledge from the Army, but in case no one has [...]

Monday Morning Wow… (2)

2/22/10 •

However you happen to enjoy your nature … as a spectator, a hunter, a forager, hiker … whatever…
Can you imagine encountering this?
I’m a little verklempt…talk amongst yourselves.

Thought of the Day (1)

2/17/10 •

Show me an artist who can create something as beautiul as a simple leaf, and I’ll point out a million more leaves that appear spontaneously every year and contribute to the world around them in countless ways, even while facing certain and imminent death. They fall when it’s their time and nourish the earth even [...]

Paradise for sale … dirt cheap! (5)

1/12/10 •

My dear Mother, whom I love very much, sent me something that essentially broke my heart today.