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The Nessmuk Challenge

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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1170 on: September 24, 2020, 05:03:20 AM
Did someone say BACON?  I think that's might be what attracted the bear in the first place, and I bet if you toss the breakfast in the opposite direction, the bear may not come after you. :rofl:   

I have seen Z-lite used in many ways, rain shield, sleeping pad, backpack stiffener, seater, or even impromptu cast for broken limb, but you Sir, topped them all off, breakfast warmer!  That's original! :like: :like: :like:


:rofl:   :cheers:

It seems like a silly bit of kit.....but so many uses!


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1171 on: September 24, 2020, 05:59:30 AM
I am so jealous of you Nix. What a beautiful day.  I thought everyone knew that bears like lemon ginger tea. :think:


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1172 on: September 24, 2020, 06:00:28 AM
Day 23
Needed AAA batteries.


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1173 on: September 24, 2020, 08:02:53 AM
Day 24

Sawed a baton, and did some more chopping and splitting.



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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1174 on: September 24, 2020, 09:11:35 AM
Day 24:

"Koni adjustables will save you about 3 lbs"
Sorry couldn't get the fast and the furious quote out of my head :facepalm:

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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1175 on: September 24, 2020, 11:09:21 AM
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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1176 on: September 24, 2020, 12:50:29 PM
Day 22 (late entry, part 2):


I don’t have any great ‘vista’ shots. I was hiking in rough timber country and the view was mostly of trees. Which you’ve already seen.

Here’s a hint of yet another distant ridge line:


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I hiked along, working up a sweat, not finding any water sources…, and noticed that some clouds were rolling in. Although it was a bit early to stop (not according to my legs, I might add), I started looking for campsites. Pausing to ‘air out the dogs’….


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I found one promising spot, but there were a number of dead trees that posed a potential threat in a storm. They don’t call ‘em “Widowmakers” for nuthin’....

I ended up back-tracking a mile or so to an area that seemed more promising. I worked my way about 150 yards uphill from the trail and found a spot to set up a camp. It wasn’t perfect, but the trees seemed sound enough. 

So, tarp & hammock got set up and pack hung off the ground:

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Sure enough, a minute ot two after setting up the tarp, a light rain started to fall.....

This view gives a sense for why I love the hammock. It can be hard to set up a tent in this type of country. The level and clear spots are few and far between. I can hang a hammock near anywhere.

I’ll add that by carrying a tarp, hammock, and ground pad, I can set up a camp anywhere. I can sleep slung from trees or on the ground. I can use my hiking staff as a ‘tent’ pole and a few stakes to make a 'plow-point' shelter. This system—while a bit heavier than many tents—gives me options. You guys already know I like options.  :D

Here’s the view from my hammock:

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Naturally I had to climb up that pile of rocks…. Here’s the view of camp from the top of the rocks:

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While not “Stealth Camping”, I do like to be slightly stealthy. My camp is well off trail, invisible and unobtrusive. This may be because I camp alone and a degree of invisibility is a degree of security.

Until the bears come along….

Yes, there I was, pleased with my relatively safe campsite, sipping my yuppie-style Lemon-Ginger Tea, when a bear decided to circle my camp:

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There is something about sipping a nice hot Lemon-Ginger Tea in the woods by yourself that leads to a certain quiet refection. Which is nice for people, but apparently also appeals to bears.

I was sitting there, enjoying said tea, when I heard a loud ‘crack’. Hmmm….. A moment later I saw the aforementioned bruin foraging around the camp.

Who knew bears liked Lemon-Ginger tea?  :think:

Instead of reaching for my bear spray, I moved to a spot where I could get a better shot for you guys.  Mr Bear paused and nibbled up some berries, then turned to move closer to me…..

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So the bear was only about 20 yards (18 meters) away at this point. My bear spray was about 10 yards (9 meters) away. I realized that if the bear decided to be aggressive, I was essentially a dead man.  :-[

So, I said, in a friendly voice, “Hey, bear.”

The bear was not impressed or worried.

But now I was.

So I picked up a thick stick and gave it a good ‘snap’ across my knee.

For reasons you can intuit, bears are startled by sticks snapping. And, in this case, once again, the old stick snapping trick worked.

The bear turned and ambled off.

I followed him for about 50 yards, snapping more sticks underfoot, and he took off at a good pace. Sometimes a good bluff works.... 

:rofl:

Note to self: hang food in a bear bag. And keep the bear spray closer at hand.

Dinner time!

For my dinner I used the last bit of the MRE featured earlier in this thread: the cheese spread. This is real cheese, made in Wisconsin, the cheesiest state in the Union. Don't be a hater!   :rofl:

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Also pictured here is my favorite cookware: Valtcan 650mL cookpot (excellent pot! So many thoughtful features for such simple device!), Guyot silicone bowl (genius!), MSR ‘Pocket Rocket’ (a workhorse!), and the all-crucial long-handled spork (have to keep that spork badge looking shiny and new!). The Vic FX got used to open all packaging.  :tu:

So here was my plan combine the rice noodles from the Thai soup package with the Army cheese spread and then perfect it awl with some of Nix’s Trail Magic Hot Sauce (Recipe provided earlier in this thread for MTo members only.)

Trail Thai Noodle & Cheese:

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After I took this shot, I decided that it needed a little extra ‘pasta water’ and added it accordingly. Perfection!

With a belly full of noodles and a long day of trekking behind me, I headed off for the comforts of the hammock and sleeping bag…..

(Hung me food bag in a distant tree first though…… ;)...)


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Add:  Because of the high risk of wildfire in the area, at this time of year, open campfires are not permitted. So, sad to say, there are no campfire photos.......  :cry:
Awesome couple of days! And you got to see a bear, that is very cool and a bit scary I would imagine :like:
A bit jealous, but thanks for sharing all those great pics :hatsoff:

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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1177 on: September 24, 2020, 02:42:56 PM


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1178 on: September 24, 2020, 02:49:53 PM
... And you got to see a bear, that is very cool and a bit scary I would imagine ...


Black bears can be dangerous, but in general are not a menace. I was more thrilled than scared to see him. Although, when the bear turned to face me and looked like it might want to come closer, my sense of fear did wake up!   :rofl: 

Always a good idea to be cautious around wild animals, especially the ones that can eat you.   :tu:





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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1179 on: September 24, 2020, 03:40:41 PM

Black bears can be dangerous, but in general are not a menace. I was more thrilled than scared to see him. Although, when the bear turned to face me and looked like it might want to come closer, my sense of fear did wake up!   :rofl: 

Always a good idea to be cautious around wild animals, especially the ones that can eat you.   :tu:
Sound advice :tu: Still pretty awesome to see one roaming the woods :like:

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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1180 on: September 24, 2020, 03:41:59 PM
Definitely!   :tu:


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1181 on: September 24, 2020, 05:10:42 PM
Day 24
I have a humidity problem in my van. I think I may have a leak. Opening the door is like entering a sauna. So, I used the Little Black Talon to open a container of moisture absorber and the Spirit tool's awl is pointing to the grass sprouting on my floorboard.  I'm of two minds on this.  Grown up Alan is saying, "I better find the leak and stuff it with silicone."  While little boy Alan is saying, "Oooo, neat, a terrarium."
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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1182 on: September 24, 2020, 05:11:47 PM
"Terrarium"

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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1183 on: September 24, 2020, 05:21:47 PM
Go ahead and laugh.  It's not your van. :2tu:


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1184 on: September 24, 2020, 05:50:48 PM
Day 24:

"Koni adjustables will save you about 3 lbs"
Sorry couldn't get the fast and the furious quote out of my head :facepalm: (Image removed from quote.)

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Pretty amazing how you would still remember this line!


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Cool use!  :tu:


Go ahead and laugh.  It's not your van. :2tu:
Sitting in a car with no ac is doable if the weather is really dry, but it is always the humidity that kills.


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1185 on: September 24, 2020, 05:55:07 PM
Day 24



Covid and non-stop rain are like double whammy, and I felt I hardly done much outdoorsy stuff in this challenge.  I think I gonna gather my rain gear and figure something out soon, I need to head out more, rain or shine.


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1186 on: September 24, 2020, 06:05:57 PM
Go ahead and laugh.  It's not your van. :2tu:

I once had a Jeep that was a sort of open planter.  I left the top off for most of the year, rain or shine...or snow.  Not many people have to shovel out their car.....literally.

But, even with the drain holes in the floor punched out, the carpeting started to come alive. I like nature....but not THAT much.

So I took the carpeting out.   :D


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1187 on: September 24, 2020, 06:06:34 PM
Covid and non-stop rain are like double whammy, and I felt I hardly done much outdoorsy stuff in this challenge.  I think I gonna gather my rain gear and figure something out soon, I need to head out more, rain or shine.

Nice coconut work though!   :like:


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1188 on: September 24, 2020, 06:17:54 PM
Nice coconut work though!   :like:

 :cheers: :D


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Reply #1189 on: September 24, 2020, 07:21:19 PM
Pretty amazing how you would still remember this line!

Cool use!  :tu:

Sitting in a car with no ac is doable if the weather is really dry, but it is always the humidity that kills.
Well, I didn't mention the fact I've seen the movie probably a 100 times :rofl:

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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1190 on: September 24, 2020, 09:45:54 PM
My AC works great.  I'm too old to be willing to drive around in the Florida heat without AC anymore.  I know many Jeepers that have done their interior up with bed liner because they got tired of dealing with wet carpet.


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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1191 on: September 24, 2020, 10:05:36 PM
Day 24:


Mrs Nix was interested in a hike and picnic today!  :ahhh

I made up a pasta salad and thermos of fresh squeezed cherry-lemonade last night. In the morning I put a little bag together and gathered up Adventure Boy and off we went.......

We drove up into the mountains and explored a little trail I knew of, but had never travelled.




It was a cool and breezy day. And some clouds started to splatter us with rain drops, even though we were still in sunshine. Adventure Boy didn't care:




He loves trail time! (But at 15+ years-old, he takes the trails a bit more slowly.......)

With the rain starting in, I thought I better grab a shot of the Nessmuk while I had a chance:




We pressed on...slowly. There was a lot of old timber that had been beetle-killed and was falling. At times I felt like a rat in one of RP's traps....  :rofl:





I found a convenient stump and dished out the garlicky pasta salad...using the Nessmuk's broad blade as a scoop:


(Of course the Vic FX was also in my pocket, but it just doesn't make as good a pasta scoop....nor is it easier to clean up!)



View from the lunchroom:




After lunch, and before the rain really started coming down, we headed back to the car. It was great to get out and see the foliage starting to turn here. I know it's not much compared to the North-East, but it still makes for a nice start to Fall. And it was great to get a little more trail time with Adventure Boy.  :D






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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1192 on: September 24, 2020, 10:07:38 PM
I buy knives like crazy, but tires, especially on our heavy equipment, don't get replaced that often. Early this year, we replaced 24-year-old front tires and ballast on a tractor that had dryrotted, and were full of plugs.  Rears are still original.

I've got to replace the ones on my truck due to dry-rot. They're roughly 14-year-old BF Goodrich. I'm moving from an "all season" tire to an "all terrain tire".

That's a good age for tyres, i didn't need to change these but went with ags as they are better on the rough ground and hills, i use two mowers, one for the decent lawn and this one for the rough bits, i have a few others but those are just toys.  i used to run BF AT''s on my car but the last time i changed them i really struggled to find any so went with General Grabber at's, they have been fine i think 7 years now  :tu:

Day 24 all done

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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1193 on: September 24, 2020, 10:08:39 PM
That's a good age for tyres, i didn't need to change these but went with ags as they are better on the rough ground and hills, i use two mowers, one for the decent lawn and this one for the rough bits, i have a few others but those are just toys.  i used to run BF AT''s on my car but the last time i changed them i really struggled to find any so went with General Grabber at's, they have been fine i think 7 years now  :tu:


Looks like those knives got stuck in the treads when you ran them over!   :rofl:


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Reply #1194 on: September 24, 2020, 10:11:34 PM
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Reply #1195 on: September 24, 2020, 10:12:18 PM
That's a good age for tyres, i didn't need to change these but went with ags as they are better on the rough ground and hills, i use two mowers, one for the decent lawn and this one for the rough bits, i have a few others but those are just toys.  i used to run BF AT''s on my car but the last time i changed them i really struggled to find any so went with General Grabber at's, they have been fine i think 7 years now  :tu:

Day 24 all done

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Cool pic Borg!     :like:
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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1196 on: September 24, 2020, 10:19:06 PM
Good stuff Nix, not sure i would be sleeping in a hammock after that bear knew i was there, lucky he didn't come back and peel that hammock open like a banana, I don't know anything about bears and i have never seen one but i think the black ones can be shooed off, the brown ones, you're in deep trouble, might as well flap your arms and run away screaming like a little girl and make sure you run faster than the person with you, the white ones, well there is something far wrong with your GPS but that's the least of your worries,  you are its next dinner ?

Love that little rat thing, so cute  :tu:
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Reply #1197 on: September 24, 2020, 10:20:55 PM

Looks like those knives got stuck in the treads when you ran them over!   :rofl:

Lol true  :rofl:

Cool pic Borg!     :like:

Cheers David  :tu:
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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1198 on: September 24, 2020, 10:23:20 PM
Day 24:


Mrs Nix was interested in a hike and picnic today!  :ahhh

I made up a pasta salad and thermos of fresh squeezed cherry-lemonade last night. In the morning I put a little bag together and gathered up Adventure Boy and off we went.......

We drove up into the mountains and explored a little trail I knew of, but had never travelled.

(Image removed from quote.)


It was a cool and breezy day. And some clouds started to splatter us with rain drops, even though we were still in sunshine. Adventure Boy didn't care:

(Image removed from quote.)


He loves trail time! (But at 15+ years-old, he takes the trails a bit more slowly.......)

With the rain starting in, I thought I better grab a shot of the Nessmuk while I had a chance:

(Image removed from quote.)


We pressed on...slowly. There was a lot of old timber that had been beetle-killed and was falling. At times I felt like a rat in one of RP's traps....  :rofl:

(Image removed from quote.)



I found a convenient stump and dished out the garlicky pasta salad...using the Nessmuk's broad blade as a scoop:

(Image removed from quote.)
(Of course the Vic FX was also in my pocket, but it just doesn't make as good a pasta scoop....nor is it easier to clean up!)



View from the lunchroom:

(Image removed from quote.)


After lunch, and before the rain really started coming down, we headed back to the car. It was great to get out and see the foliage starting to turn here. I know it's not much compared to the North-East, but it still makes for a nice start to Fall. And it was great to get a little more trail time with Adventure Boy.  :D

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Another fine outing :cheers:

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Re: The Nessmuk Challenge
Reply #1199 on: September 24, 2020, 10:23:45 PM
Great pics gents :hatsoff:

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