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that pot-in-a-pot is a great idea! and no, keeping things cold isnt such a problem in canada this time of year, the real problem is bears. what i like about the wet sack in a tree is that its well out of the bears reach. ive had more than one camp busted up by hungry black bears.

one of those kettles was given to me a few years ago from lee valley. their called Kelly kettles due to their origins on Irish fishing boats. anyhow, i don't use it often as its large, requires to be constantly topped up with more twigs and whatnot and just impractical to take with me. it stays...

i also use a compression sack to hold my sleeping bag to the outside of my vest. (one o' them load-bearing vests which i highly recommend) hadn't considered the effect on the loft, especially since my current sleeping bag is down. what i plan to do is get a small green tarp, sew one of those...

i noticed there was no word as to keeping perishable food of any sort from spoiling without the aid of electrical appliances. while i suppose the most obvious method is to submerge the food in running water or in some cases snow (im canadian), this is not always an option. the other method i can...

yeah thats pretty much it. i find mixing the brains with some pee works well too. and i found out early that you hafta be careful when smoking the hide that you dont get it too close to the flames. seems like a no brainer but i was surprised how little heat it took to fuck it up

under the stars baby! or really anywhere thats dry

yeah i had considered the rail anvil, probably much easier to come by than an actual iron anvil. this is the best info i found for a forge http://64.176.180.203/washtubforge.htm though i think ill just hook a bellows up to one of those old oil barrels cut in half and fulla charcoal.

in terms of comfort my best was a really old cadillac in the bushes outside a little town in BC, only had one broken window so i duct taped a sheet of plastic over it, pulled out the front seats and the steering wheel/shaft, and put in another back seat from a nearby volkswagon to make one big...

ive been talking to some friends who make thier own knives, and looking up what information is available online. when i get a space and the tool to do it i would like to build a forge and start turning railspikes and old car leaf springs into blades of various designs. some throwing hatchets...

i got a lift from right under the bathurst bridge in toronto to canmore albetra. she bought me lunch and beer too! what a sweetheart