Day 15Cheddar checking out the Peanut.JonesE
Day 14I remembered I hadn't posted for day 15,but then realized I forgot my day 14 post yesterday,been a day lemme tell you. Few days. For Light my Fire [sorry to butcher your title Gary ] my EDC and,some solicited Bic pics heh heh I alternate between a Zippo and a Bic as my primary,the Bic then stays in my larger EDC pouch [Maxped Griphook]. My Bic has a few "Ranger bands" on it,to look cool [because we all want our Bics to looks cool],and easy to identify,and whatever else those bands can be used for.My primary EDC light is my Surefire L2,old faithful,with a Fenix E01 with my "other" SAK [Delux Tinker,mostly].I have a backup mini Bic in my pocket pouch. [ Quoting of attachment images from other messages is not allowed ]
Looking good JonesE!
Cut a club two feet long and three inches thick at the broadest end; peel or shave off the bark smoothly, and sharpen the smaller end neatly. Then stick the sharpened end in the ground near the fire, leaning the broad end toward a bed of live coals, where it will get screeching hot. While it is heating, mix rather more than a half pint of best Minnesota flour with enough warm water to make a dough. Add a half teaspoonful of salt, and a teaspoonful of sugar, and mould and pull the dough until it becomes lively. Now, work it into a ribbon two inches wide and half an inch thick, wind the ribbon spirally around the broad end of the club, stick the latter in front of the fire so that the bread will bake evenly and quickly to a light brown, and turn frequently until done, which will be in about thirty minutes. When done take it from the fire, stand the club firmly upright, and pick the bread off in pieces as you want it to eat. It will keep hot a long time, and one soon becomes fond of it.
a plain water Johnnycake, made as follows [...] Put a little more than a pint of water in your kettle and bring it to a sharp boil, adding a small teaspoonful of salt, and two of sugar. Stir in slowly enough good corn meal to make a rather stiff mush, let it cook a few minutes, and set it off the fire; then grease your largest tin dish and put the mush in it, smoothing it on top. Set the dish on the out-door range[...], with a lively bed of coal beneath—but no blaze. Invert the second sized tin over the cake, and cover the dish with bright live coals, that bottom and top may bake evenly, and give it from thirty-five to forty minutes for baking. It makes wholesome, palatable bread, which gains on the taste with use.
I think I had rather have corn dodgers. Rather like a hush puppy. No leavening in corn bread always will be mediocre. I always called biscuit dough wrapped around a stick 'bannock'. Plain old tortillas are probably better than any of that. Congrats on trying a little of everything to see what works. Best wishes. G
Day 15My messed up schedule, late posting, etc has finally caught up with the day/date again Today we get a bit of pocket chainsaw action. These saplings are wedged between a house and AC unit with little clearance and an akward reach. I could have gone back to the jeep for the gerber saw or saw back machete, but I had this in my tool bag.These work great on old wood, hard wood and larger linbs/branches BUT this small soft stuff is rough and likes to kink and bind. It still worked but with just 1tpi set in reversing direction every 2 teeth bigger wood is easier than this little stuff.On a side note: I also have built several fire kits around these saws, packed w/fero rod, storm matches, pocket knife, etc... all the usual stuff packed in a very small pouch.
As for naughty Kottskrapa, some lady showed up in a car and dragged him away. She had a firm grip on one of his ears and was giving the other ear the business verbally. Wow. She came looking for me, but I'm not afraid of women. I would have told her so if she had found me behind those boxes in the broom closet. Best wishes. G
Good one Humayd. Points awarded and all that. Seems like many members aren't satisfied with one flashlight, knife, or lighter. Got to have several. I carry a Bic in my belt pack. Don't usually carry a flashlight. Time for a flashlight story. I phoned my neighbor Gene. He has a house in Florida, but decided he wanted to stay about half the year up here in Western NC. Well, the electricity went out and there wasn't a light in the place. Dark as a witch's cat outside. He got out of bed and got disoriented. Told me he was going to put a flashlight by his bed from now on. I keep two LED cheap flashlights by mine. Never buy batteries for them. As soon as a trail camera won't function with the batteries in it, I take them out and use them in my little flashlights. They run a long time there. Best wishes. G
I liked my E01 quite a bit until it succumbed to alkaline leakage. I like its replacement Sofirn C01 even more because of its high CRI, warmer emitter.
Day 16Home again. Paracord bracelet with compass, whistle and firestarter.NAA Black Widow. It has a .22LR cylinder and a .22 Mag cylinder; . 22LR is in it right now.Homemade leather pocket holster.. 22LR reloader and bullet mold.
Day 15Carried the Freek again, This is one heck of a knife that begs to be used. Super comfortable handle and an edge that holds for what feels like forever. On my belt is the Arc and pocket contents is my Maxpedition Platy filled with screwdrivers, flashlight and other assorted EDC
I really dig those NAA's,shot a buddy's in 22 mag,pretty cool.Serious question,how come you're loading 22LR?
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