too larry
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That is cool. I want to build a double pot holder out of rebar. I saw one where the lower one was bent to hold a cast iron frying pan and the upper one was a pot hook.
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too larry
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There is a live 3 tree blow down at my camp that I'm going to use as a table. The main trunks all about level. Trim the side limbs and it will do great.
I've been working on cutting and burning the dead tree on top of them. I'm thinking of cheating and bringing the chainsaw over and getting it done.
I've been working on cutting and burning the dead tree on top of them. I'm thinking of cheating and bringing the chainsaw over and getting it done.
too larry
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I did get it looking a little better than this, but didn't take a picture later. Will pick up a bigger tarp when I get to Big Lots next. I scouted new locations the best I could at night. Seems like if I can pull down one big broken pine top, there is a safe spot a few yards to the southeast. I'm not going to lie. It's hard to rest easy when so many trees are leaning my way.
BarnBuster
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When I spent more time camping back in the olden days, we always had a 5 gal bucket with a spool of binder twine. Made our chairs, structures and such with it but this was the old sisal stuff and shit only lasted a season
too larry
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I ran cows until 17 years ago, so hay twine was used for everything, restringing lawn chair included. In later years it was nylon so the sun did break it down.
But the broke cord was a God Send. For the most part it spared the tarp There was 8-10 inches of cotton cord on the corners that I had used when I was using tent pegs. I just looped the para cord on the end of that. The grommet that did rip out was on the ridgeline that was tied in place with paracord.
too larry
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I've processed firewood {as the YT bushcrafters say} at the camp a couple different times this week. Actual hurt my wrist when I camped on Friday from so much sawing. Although when I showed the motion to my wife, she thinks I just jacked off too much. I'll just say my woodpile is way bigger than it was, and the roll of tissue only has a small amount missing.
Got some good miles in even on the nights I didn't camp. Hope to get a few more while it's nice and cool.
Got some good miles in even on the nights I didn't camp. Hope to get a few more while it's nice and cool.
too larry
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I did get to the camp last week with the chainsaw. I got the dead tree off the blowdowns and cut up most of the green tree that broke. Found another half sheet of roofing nearby, so I packed it in and made a better firewood rack.
The two live blow downs are not level like I though they were. And the tops of them are crossed, each one on the wrong side of an oak tree. My choices if I want to use them is to cut the tops off the trees so I can uncross them. Or cut the oak and uncross them that way. But before I do any of that, I'm going to look a little further to the east and see if I can find a better spot. I don't want to go too far. I've got too much invested in this pile of firewood.
The two live blow downs are not level like I though they were. And the tops of them are crossed, each one on the wrong side of an oak tree. My choices if I want to use them is to cut the tops off the trees so I can uncross them. Or cut the oak and uncross them that way. But before I do any of that, I'm going to look a little further to the east and see if I can find a better spot. I don't want to go too far. I've got too much invested in this pile of firewood.
Novabudd
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Hard to beat laying in a bunk , snug dry and warm listening to rain on the roof of your camp.
too larry
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Both of my old camps were big tents covered with tarps above and to the sides. Once in a while I would run into rain issues, but very rarely. I just had to keep raising the tarp until it didn't sag down low enough to touch the top of the tents. I had a mattress at both camps, with all the bedding and pillows to go with it. I didn't really appreciate how good I had it until it was all gone.Hard to beat laying in a bunk , snug dry and warm listening to rain on the roof of your camp.
I've got all the old roofing off the house that is roof worthy, and what came off the pole barn is fit for siding, so I'm set. Just need to decide where to put it. My old camp was pretty close to the road. With all the trees down, it would show if I rebuilt there. But I have quite a bit of camp infrastructure, so it's not cut and dried. The pond is really high right now, so I guess I can judge from my old camp if it was high enough up the hill. I went back and forth, trying to decide between being close to the water vs having water seep into my shelter.
too larry
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I like to see the moon and stars when camping. I have an old house trailer at the river that I used for a camp for a while. I went back to a tent and just use it for storage now. I like for the walls to move when the wind blows. {I just don't want a tree to blow down on me with nothing by para cord and a tarp for protection}
Novabudd
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We use a brush lean-to for "warm" weather stuff like trout fishing. But the old camp is nice when deer hunting in -12 and heavy snow. I tried a tent in november once -- gawddamn near froze to death . Long trek back-packers have my full respect
too larry
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We used to get a good snow every 10 years or so. Haven't had one in 30 years now. But we did have a week in the 20's last winter, with 2 nights down to 16. Florida cold is rough if you are not used to it. It's so damn wet, you are colder than the same temp in dryer areas. Having to get hay for the cows was always a bitch in cold weather.We use a brush lean-to for "warm" weather stuff like trout fishing. But the old camp is nice when deer hunting in -12 and heavy snow. I tried a tent in november once -- gawddamn near froze to death . Long trek back-packers have my full respect
Winter hiking I will just use a tarp for shelter. Summertime has too many snakes, so I have a couple of the mesh tents if I'm not wanting to carry a real tent.
too larry
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I turned my damn ankle at work yesterday, so I elected for no miles last night. Other than to and from. There was rain two or three times before I went to bed, so not a bad call. I re-hung some of the tarp walls on the shelter, widened the fire-pit to reflect the size of my firewood, and made this bench. lol I have the next section of the log too, but it's too big for me to move by myself.
too larry
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I picked up two of the heavy duty, 20 x 12 tarps this week. 30 bucks each. Not sure if I'm going to pitch one near my present camp. I can get into the river land, but high water is still an issue. I have almost got a path cut into the pond land, and it has fewer neighbors, so it would be my first choice. I do need a safe place to park my truck. I've been walking to and from camp for the last 5 months, but will need access and parking to get back into my old groove.