Hey BOOM, how about a blowgun instead of a slingshot? You can get really accurate fairly quick with one. And, they will drop prey up to rabbits easily.
It took years to find a filter that removed everything without 2 step processes and the First Need was the final choice and after watching a video on Youtube where a guy did a backwash to clean it out and what looked like a brine shrimp came out. He said in the video that it must have been growing INSIDE the filter for 2 weeks, and that sold me. Heavy as shit but I can carry less water with me at a time if I know there's sources ahead.
The shower is better describe by the website:
The newest addition to the Sea to Summit Pocket series - the Pocket Shower is made of the same high quality, wear-resistant, waterproof fabric as our Lightweight Dry Sacks and features the same roll-top closure. Built into the base is a compact showerhead that operates with an easy-to-use on/off twist mechanism. The twist spout also serves to adjust the flow of water, delivering an efficient trickle to a free-flowing shower. Fill the 10 Liter (2.6 gallon) Pocket Shower, roll it to close at the top and hang it from two tough Delrin™ D rings with the 20 feet of lightweight cord provided. The black fabric soaks up sun during the day at basecamp for a warm shower or fill it at the end of the day for a cool rinse. •Super compact and light: zips into a pouch that measures only 3" x 6" and weighs just 4.25 ounces •Gives about an 8 and a half minute shower with shower head fully open •Contoured shower head with graduated apertures for equal spray dispersion •Simple and easy-to-use twist mechanism for turning on/off and for flow adjustment •Bar tack attached Delrin™ D rings •20 foot cord included •For multi-function, the Pocket Shower can also be used as a regular dry sack to transport clothes or sleeping bag
Now for durability... this thing rocks! I've had it for a few years but it's seen hundreds of trips. I usually pack it in the car whenever I go, just in case, and it does make a great dry bag.
Yeah, those filters can get pretty disgusting when yo don't clean them and store 'm dry (or so I've read). The one I'm looking at has a ceramic filter lined with silver to prevent growths like that.
That shower sounds pretty good man. If I have room for 5 ounces more I'll definitely have to get one of those.
Hey BOOM, how about a blowgun instead of a slingshot? You can get really accurate fairly quick with one. And, they will drop prey up to rabbits easily.
Wow, I didn't know they were that powerful. I always looked at them more as toys & thought you'd need to add a poison for it to become an effective hunting weapon. Gonna have to look in to those as well, thanks! Got any recommendations for a particular model perhaps, & what kind of darts would be best to use?
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Look up the Cold Steel Big Bore. It's a .625" bore. Which is 15.8mm diameter. Gets a lot more power with a bigger bore and thus more knock down power. Many types of darts from simple stun darts to bamboo and steel tipped ones. I have been thinking of getting one to shoot trash birds in my back yard. Or just use it for target practice. Had one as a kid that was a smaller bore. It fit a fat crayon perfectly. Dad didn't like the colored spots on the walls though.
There are two versions. A standard and professional version. The professional has a tube with 3mm thick walls. The regular is 1.5mm thick. For motorcycle camping, either would be good. The pro model would be a lot stiffer. 4 or 5 feet long in both versions as well as a two piece option.
This will be a backpacking trip sans motorcycle, so that 2 piece would be ideal. Too bad they don't have that one in a 3mm version, but on the other hand that does save some weight.
It appears they're illegal here though, so I'm afraid it won't get through customs if I order it through that store
But lemme do some research & check out what's available with out neighbors in Germany :shh:
I decided to take them for a spin right away since it was such a nice sunny day here in the Netherlands and I had an afternoon to kill anyways.
As you can see the stove works really well. It only took a few pieces of wood and about 6 to 8 minutes to boil some water for my Cup-a-soup. I had prepared a little more wood then I ended up needing, so I just burned the rest of it for fun.
The knife is just to awesome to sum it up in a few words here so I think I'm gonna do a proper review on it after I worked with it a little more. I did plan on doing a little overview of all the cutting tools I'll carry on my next trip but there was a little less juice left in my camera's battery the I expected, so that's still to come.
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Post by lildannigurl on Dec 12, 2013 15:58:41 GMT -8
Boom, you are so cool...I'm so sorry I missed out this/our time together ...Anyway...that lil bag is to cool so dam tiny...I love that stove also and the fact you used wood instead of a chemical alternative...ya I'm goofy that way so what ...love you posts as always please keep em coming.
Post by lildannigurl on Dec 12, 2013 16:03:21 GMT -8
Tiny lil stove put together...so cute so tiny ...seriously its only a couple inches tall...SP added a couple lil fire cubes
That lil cube had quite the flame let me tell you
Just grabbed a regular lil pot from the kitchen...I was surprised at how well it balanced on that lil stove...also...half filled with water it only took 1 minute and 30 seconds to boil...thanks again SP that's just to wicked
by the way that lil tin will be carried in my BOB :panda:
Yeah, I don't live in a wooded area (it's mostly farmland up here) but we have some small strips with some trees and bushes and we just had a big storm here in Europe a month or two ago, so every now & then I go out hiking with an empty backpack & cut up a fallen small oak or popular tree that's not yet entirely on the ground & bring it home with me. It feels like a waste to let all that nice wood rot away & it's a cool opportunity to gather some material for free while helping nature clean up in the process.
So that enabled me to test out the new knife that I bought mostly for wood-processing since everything on the ground is too wet this time a year(no twigs to burn I mean). I initially bought a hatchet too, but at 2LBS it's just too heavy to bring on my next adventure (I thought it weighed half that when I ordered it, but as it turns out the listed weight was just for the head). I'm still looking at some really small and lighter hatchets, but to be honest I think I'll be fine with this knife & my folding saw. And if I do occasionally need a larger fire I can always use the fire to cut thicker pieces of wood for me.
Speaking of small hatchets; check out this dude's awesome skills:
Cool little daypack aye? This is the 20 liter version. They also make a slightly larger one with some webbing on the back to attach stuff to, but that one is almost twice the price of this one.
That's a cool little stove too, with a very impressive boil time to boot! It reminds me a bit of the Emberlit Stove, do you now who makes it?
Last Edit: Dec 13, 2013 8:10:49 GMT -8 by The BOOM