Saturday, September 22, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
The Relative (E=mc2) Wilderness School
Course Selections
1)
Feather Sticks
2)
5 Man-made Tinders
a.
Wet-fire
b.
Steel Wool
c.
PJ Cotton-balls
d.
Jute
e.
Waxed Paper
f.
Dryer Lint
g.
Char Cloth
h.
Alcohol Prep Pad
i.
Magnesium
j.
Ferrocerium Rod
k.
Heet/Alcohol
3)
Twig Fire
4)
Knots
a.
Two Half-hitches
b.
Sheet Bend / Double
c.
Figure Eight Knot
d.
Figure Eight on a Bite
e.
Overhand Loop
f.
Taut Line Hitch
g.
Bowline
h.
Running Bowline
i.
Reef Knot
j.
Surgeons Knot
k.
Prusik Knot
l.
Power Cinch
m.
Siberian Hitch
n.
Clove Hitch
o.
Timber Hitch
p.
Honda Knot
q.
Fisherman’s Knot
r.
Manharness Hitch
5)
Improvise a Metal Cooking Implement
6)
Knife Sharpening
a.
Lansky System
b.
Smith’s Diamond Stone
7)
2 Strand-Twist Cordage
8)
Braiding Man-Made Materials
9)
Simple Tarp Set-up
10) Simple
Snare
11) Tree
Identification & Uses
12) Making
& Cooking Bannock
13) Making
Pot Hook
Required
for Intermediate Certification
1)
Hand Sewn Ditty Bag
2)
5 Natural Tinders with Fire Steel
a.
Birch Bark
b.
Wood Scrapings
c.
Dry Grass
d.
Cedar Shavings
e.
Cattail
f.
Thistles
g.
Milkweed
h.
Feather Sticks
i.
Tinder Fungus
3)
Make a Splitwood Fire
4)
Cook Over a Fire
a.
Wooden Tripod
b.
Wooden Pot-holder
5)
Lashings
a.
Square
b.
Diagonal
c.
Round
d.
Shear
6)
ID 3 Poisonous Plants
a.
Poison Ivey
b.
Poison Oak
c.
?
7)
Make an Insulated Bed
8)
Make an Improvised Saw
Course
Electives
1)
Twig Bundle Fire
2)
Making a PSK
a.
Altoid Tin/Surplus Pouch
b.
Razor Blade/Knife
c.
Snare Wire
d.
Cordage (550 Innards)
e.
Gauze
f.
Alcohol Prep Pads
g.
Button Compass
h.
H20 Purification Tabs
i.
Tea/Bouillon/Sugar/Salt
j.
Ferrocerium Rod
k.
Jute/PJ Cotton/Wet Fire
l.
Cake Candle
m.
Garbage / Zip-Lock Bag
n.
Tin Foil
o.
Duct Tape CC
p.
Fishing Kit
3)
Whipping Rope and Tool Handles
4)
Make a Ridge Line
5)
Make a FAK
6)
Flint & Steel with Char Cloth
7)
Paracord Bracelet
a.
Solomon Bar
b.
King Cobra
8)
Improvise Flint & Steel Striker
9)
Lanyards
Self Initiated Bushcraft Projects
1)
Olive Oil Lamp
2)
Hammock Bug Netting
3)
Mess Kit Cozies
4)
Altoids Alcohol Stove
5)
Handmade Buck Saw
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Monday, September 3, 2012
Morning storm.
No morning hike until thunder stops. CD won't leave the car. I protect him from thunder, he protects me from monsters under my bed! 
Saturday, September 1, 2012
H2O
Forgot CD's canteen this morning! So we're sharing mine. Is that wrong? I'll probably get worms! Well, that's one way to diagnose without paying a vet bill! And my deductible is only $20! #cheapmedical #ewww
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