Equipped To Survive Survival Forum - Around The Campfire http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php Equipped To Survive Survival Forum - Around The Campfire ETS Forums - UBB.threads(tm) Re: Wolf and bear battle, caught on film! http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240983#Post240983 Posted by KenK:
Caaaa-uuuuute!!!]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:54:41 UTC Re: Help Me Become an ETS Jeep Owner! http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240978#Post240978 Posted by Eric:
Hi,

SUVs are challenging for discrete storage of supplies. We have a Honda Pilot and Jeep Grand Cherokee and there are lots of little spaces to (...)]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:23:29 UTC Re: The Walking Dead - AMC series http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240962#Post240962 Posted by Dagny:

The Walking Dead's season two resumes tomorrow night (Sunday Feb 12) at 9:00p on AMC.

A season one marathon commenced tonight and Sunday (...)]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:38:05 UTC Re: How to make the paracord drawstring pouch - videos http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240954#Post240954 Posted by kevingg:
I put up a two part video series showing how to make a drawstring paracord pouch. This design has been made into a beer cozy, nalgene cozy, (...)]]> Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:38:19 UTC Re: Your prep goals for the year? http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240903#Post240903 Posted by BruceZed:
I plan to do a 50km Survival Hike in the Rockies this Spring with only a light weight pack.]]> Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:15:02 UTC Re: Useful Item on Woot http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240889#Post240889 Posted by Jesselp:
Woot.com today has Kelty backpacking chairs. Including tax and shipping it comes to less than $20 for two of them.

I've never regretted having (...)]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:34 UTC Re: Strange Sounds Up North http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240878#Post240878 Posted by Pete:
"they just leap out at you with their long-long fingers ... and never say the name out loud--it attracts them"

Reminiscent of upper management.

 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:26:11 UTC Re: Nat Geo joins sensationalist press http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240846#Post240846 Posted by buckeye:
Originally Posted By: comms
I missed the two premiers last night, any one else watch the show? They are being replayed Saturday morning and (...)
]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:04:50 UTC Re: SHOT Show 2012? http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240791#Post240791 Posted by Alan_Romania:
Be wary of "rescue hooks" with "V" shaped blades. I tested one of Leatherman's prototype hooks with that blade design. While it did cut (...)]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:13:52 UTC Re: I'm baaa-ack! http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240733#Post240733 Posted by comms:
Before you come in the door, someone needs to check you to make sure you weren't bit. You were gone for a long time and we just can't take the (...)]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:42:34 UTC Re: Firebox Stove? http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240716#Post240716 Posted by Phaedrus:
It's great when you can get that level of personal attention. I love dealing with real people!]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:35:33 UTC Re: woman punches bear... http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240672#Post240672 Posted by Petersuang:
Well I have heard about it for the first time that women has punched a bear . I have read out the about it from the link which you have shared (...)]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:13:19 UTC Re: Selling used guns http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240593#Post240593 Posted by GarlyDog:
No doubt IL is gun unfriendly, that's why I mentioned it. Wasn't even considering eBay, just on-line auction.

That's good advice about the (...)]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:46 UTC Re: The FeatherFire Alcohol Stove http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240484#Post240484 Posted by Hikin_Jim:
lol.

Yes, I was referring to Goat cheese.

But you are correct, cooking with Everclear (as a fuel) doesn't taint the food.

HJ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:43:26 UTC Re: Question For You Knife Craftman. http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240475#Post240475 Posted by MDinana:
Originally Posted By: jzmtl
The couple of production leather handle knives I know are all made without any sort of glue. If you use paraffin wax (...)
]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:54:12 UTC Re: News from home http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240469#Post240469 Posted by Roarmeister:
Sorry guys, I just had to interrupt your survival reading to bring you some hilarious thoughts from YouTube. This is my home town and province (...)]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:01:44 UTC Re: The Ti-Tri Caldera Cone Ultralight Stove http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240466#Post240466 Posted by Richlacal:
The smell of wood smoke & Slab bacon,Corn mush & Maple syrup,orWood smoke & Chorizo con huevos w/ semi- burnt tortillas is Just Un-Equalled, on (...)]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:06:33 UTC Re: 64 year old tub of lard still edible http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240462#Post240462 Posted by Russ:
Apparently 64 years if you make it with lard wink]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:21:17 UTC Re: Grumpy goat traps woman (your daily chuckle) http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240418#Post240418 Posted by dougwalkabout:
Originally Posted By: Russ
Too funny. The 30 year vet "collared" the goat. wink


No (...)]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:09:36 UTC Re: Freeeeeeeee market !!!! http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240354#Post240354 Posted by IzzyJG99:
Originally Posted By: Arney
Depending on how popular the 2012 Doomsday phenenom pans out this year, certain out-of-print or hard-to-find (...)
]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:56:54 UTC Re: Q: What is the difference ? http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240307#Post240307 Posted by NightHiker:
I'd say a lot depends on what you plan on chopping.

Although I'm no culinary expert I have butchered enough animals that I've found meat (...)]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:01:23 UTC Re: Rosselli bushcraft hatchet with herringbone http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240272#Post240272 Posted by kevingg:
Thanks. The herringbone was a fun skill to learn.]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:51:56 UTC Re: European views on terror threats.. by John Cleese http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240219#Post240219 Posted by JeanetteIsabelle:
Originally Posted By: Leigh_Ratcliffe
La plupart de Madame d'une manière amusante.

Merci.

Originally Posted By: Leigh_Ratcliffe
Peux je vous (...)
]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:23:55 UTC Re: The New MSR MicroRocket -- Completed Review http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240204#Post240204 Posted by Hikin_Jim:
Originally Posted By: Russ
Piezo ignition
Quote:
...when a button is pressed, hits a crystal of PZT or quartz crystal. Quartz is piezoelectric, (...)
]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:15:47 UTC Re: Cave Rescue http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240139#Post240139 Posted by Pete:
So ... they didn't have to chisel his body into two pieces to get him out? Chris Angel - the magician - must have been disappointed to hear (...)]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:03:37 UTC Re: Learning Navigation http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240109#Post240109 Posted by Byrd_Huntr:
Here is the declination map for the US in 2005]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:09:19 UTC Re: Kovea Camp 5 -- Lightweight Remote Canister Stove http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240100#Post240100 Posted by Hikin_Jim:
If it's cold out and your remote canister stove has a generator (a pre-heat mechanism), then you can invert (turn upside down) the canister. (...)]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:29:19 UTC Re: Avatars and Signatures http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240020#Post240020 Posted by nursemike:
Avatar is huck, a deeply introspective and spiritually advanced chinese shar pei; kids in er's have been called me nursemike for decades and I (...)]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:49:56 UTC Re: Odd Pop-up box on ETS http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239978#Post239978 Posted by buckeye:
Funny,

I was dredging up this same old post and obviously got the same login message also.

With "End of Winter" sales starting to crop up, (...)]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:51:48 UTC Re: compilation of shooting mishaps video http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239847#Post239847 Posted by JBMat:
About the only one I found funny was the M2 barrel failure. Someone forgot to check headspace and timing.

The rest, especially the drunks - (...)]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:52:13 UTC Re: Refilling Gas Canisters http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239833#Post239833 Posted by Hikin_Jim:
Originally Posted By: hikermor
You make an excellent point. The last time i had to resort to a campfire for meal preparation was the result of (...)
]]> Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:28:41 UTC Re: Butane Adapters II http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239809#Post239809 Posted by fooman:
Yeap]]> Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:21:13 UTC Re: Some paracord project ideas for the weekend? http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239738#Post239738 Posted by kevingg:
Put together this slide show of all my favorite paracord projects to date. I've got how to videos for many of these. Give a shout if you have (...)]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:10:12 UTC Re: When Does Image Harm Message? http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239696#Post239696 Posted by TeacherRO:
Good points -- Jeans are NOT appropriate for the outdoors. Another image vs. utility situation]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:30:23 UTC Re: Butane Adapters III -- Upright Canister Stoves http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239686#Post239686 Posted by Hikin_Jim:
I've reviewed a couple of butane adapters thus far, both of which were for remote canister stoves.

What about upright canister stoves? Well, (...)]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:04:10 UTC Re: USB laptop keyboard light http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239680#Post239680 Posted by Eric:
Originally Posted By: haertig
Originally Posted By: Eric
Once stayed in a hotel that lost power and the room was pitch dark. The usb light, (...)
]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:55:07 UTC Re: Butane Adapter WARNING http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239542#Post239542 Posted by Hikin_Jim:
Yipes! That could have been a very permanent lesson! Glad nothing serious happened.

HJ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:03:54 UTC Re: Drowning doesn't look like drowning http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239416#Post239416 Posted by Richlacal:
Regardless of # of times one has read this,It is always good to refresh,Xlnt info-Anytime,Anyplace! Thank You Sir!]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:54:21 UTC Re: $10,000 http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239414#Post239414 Posted by GarlyDog:
I would upgrade my two Toughbooks to the newest model.]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:28:22 UTC Re: We miss you ! http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239340#Post239340 Posted by Frisket:
A quick look at the user lists states Art in FL logged in only a few days ago yet this last post was months ago apparently.]]> Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:50:59 UTC Re: Tilted knife back spine http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239303#Post239303 Posted by jzmtl:
I've purposely squared knife spines on belt sander, both at right angle and canted. If spine is truly sharp, it didn't matter what angle is it (...)]]> Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:38:22 UTC Re: Some decent size waves today http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239300#Post239300 Posted by aloha:
Heavy water!

http://video.mpora.com/watch/5Pgs2slxu/]]> Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:27:09 UTC Re: Astronaut Survival Kit http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239253#Post239253 Posted by dougwalkabout:
Aside: this may interest some of you.

I have a first edition of Charles Lindbergh's "The Spirit of St. Louis" (1953) in my library. The appendix (...)]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:31:21 UTC Re: Great White Shark Off Shore http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239246#Post239246 Posted by aloha:
Local fishermen just finished landing a 300 pound marlin when a great white shark followed the fish to the boat and arrived within a minute of (...)]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:39:05 UTC Re: 100% Propane for Backpacking Stoves http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239225#Post239225 Posted by Hikin_Jim:
Addenda to the above:
According to Bernzomatic.com, the boiling point of MAPP gas is -54F/-48C. The boiling point for propane is -44F/-42C. (...)]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:02:24 UTC Re: Getting Started with Portable Solar Power http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239219#Post239219 Posted by LCranston:
3 solutions

Not a current user of ANY of these, but interested.....

Solution # 1

CHEAPEST
]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:46:35 UTC Re: My inter-semester read http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239214#Post239214 Posted by MoBOB:
Arney,

I finished the TESL program in 2010. I did one year at community college in their computer science department. I did not like the (...)]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:02:54 UTC Re: Why doesn't Cody use a backpack ? http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239191#Post239191 Posted by Russ:
Agree. My EDC backpack is normally carried light and on just one shoulder. Loaded up for a more serious walk and both shoulders and a sternum (...)]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:43:18 UTC Re: The Grey Man of Ben MacDhui http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239148#Post239148 Posted by Frozen:
"A thin, dark phantom three times the height of a man is said to stalk this peak in the Cairngorms."

AKA Am Fear Liath Mòr, but this is the (...)]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:05:09 UTC Re: Best $4 you will ever spend http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=239142#Post239142 Posted by LCranston:
Lowes had a sale last week on mini-multi-tools- they were 1.00 each. I bought one with intention of removing useless can-opener and inserting (...)]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:52:56 UTC