Cookannapurna

I alternate between a pair of Kenetrak pack boots and a pair of the higher end (forget the model) Muck hunting boots. The mucks are...

Canoes almost exclusively. I’m in RI and paddled a Nigel Dennis sea kayak for a long while (still own it, it’s so customized to me, I...

I have far too many ways to purify water to just use my platypus. I also have a thing with stoves! I should admit to a gear problem...

I got one of those UV water purifiers once. Never used it. Maybe they work great but I guess I'll never find out now. Alan

Many times dinner is my only “true meal”. I’m totally ok most days eating GORP, dried fruit, homemade fruit leather, and homemade beef...

I rarely portage more than a mile and a half. I still prefer my traditional packs (Duluth, Frost River). I really like my FR with the...

That is a fantastic rod. My wife had one built for me a couple of years ago (same 7’6” 3wt). It’s one of the 4 rods that live in my...

I carry daily, usually a custom Kimber 1911, other times call for a smaller firearm. More for 2 legged predators than anything else.

Many of my fondest memories include a campfire. I hope and pray to make many more. Just sat around one in my backyard last night. Both...

I’ve always enjoyed a small fire. To me it’s part of being.

There is something primal about a campfire that reaches to the soul and spirit of a person. Perhaps it touches the "genetic memory"...

I have my original grey waterworks, but that hasn’t been used in years (I even have a couple replacements for both the ceramic and...

Keep the posts coming. I just found this thread, and have spent the last hour captivated.

I’m a lifelong fly fisherman (51years now). I haven’t had a hook with a barb in 30 years. The few flies I buy that have barbs get mashed...