Recent content by Rusty Ole' Bucket

+1 I'm a Merrell fan too. I use water shoes on the boat then those in camp or hiking, just like Erica. I prefer the low quarter version of the Moab. Their QC dropped off for a few years, but they seem to be back on track after the last couple of pairs I had.

We've spent the day cleaning and setting up a camp site on our place. It's only 1/2 a mile from the house but it feels further. We thought it would be nice to have a little spot back on the river to get away. Fire pit and hammock trees, check!

@Whit30 it sounds like you guys are in the same situation we are. I'm not sure how we let things get to this point actually, there's a long way to go to get it all cleaned up, if that's even possible. We have all got to be better stewards of the land, we just have to. We try to be as careful as...

Hi, my name is Lee and I'm a PIC user. :LOL: You made me spit my afternoon coffee, good one Odyssey. :ROFLMAO:

Yep, we have them here, they're my favorite mosquito coil. I think they work better than the other brands. We usually have one going most nights on the front porch and there's always one on a stump or log when we're camping. Never thought about putting a little bit in the tent, but we're...

I'll pass on the Starbucks products, moral objection, but that's a different topic. We use to carry a press, grounds and all the stuff necessary to make coffee in camp. I got tired of the hassle and extra stuff required and went ultra simple. Now we just use instant coffee or espresso mixed...

I lived in the DC area, Germantown MD, for four years and was finally able to move away. My main complaint was the traffic and the huge crush of people. About 4 years later after living in the NC countryside, my ex and I split up because she took a job there and wanted to move back. None for me...

I switched to Samsung Active phones when they first came out years ago, I thought it would come in handy on my motorcycle and on the water to have an IP68 phone. I've never put them into any case on my kayaks or bikes, just tethered, and I've never had any problem at all. On my motorcycles...

Sorry, I forgot to tell you about the bus. It's a 2001 International 40' school bus with a DT466E/Allison 6 speed from Obin Tennessee school district. She runs and drives great. We bought it a few years back and are slowly but surely converting it to an off grid skoolie revolving around family...

You are most welcome Glenn, it was my pleasure, I actually enjoy that sort of thing. I don't have a lot of canoe experience, but I saw a place I could contribute and I believe that's what these communities are about. As a former forum moderator I enjoyed seeing people participate in whatever...

Thanks Gamma, I had originally thought about adding them to every tie out to form a kinda quonset hut effect for it, but after I built two I decided I didn't want the extra bulk of 3 more shock poles. It's proven to be a good decision, I've never felt like I needed them. They also work pretty...

So the last thing I'd like to share is a rather large DIY project that is part of my motorcycle camping set up. It afforded me an area to cook and store my bike out of the rain while I was riding without having to do it all crammed in next to my hammock. It breaks down to about the size of a...

I use the tree straps provided by Hennesy, a continuous loop at the hammock and carabiners in between to make set up and take down quick. If you're trying to cut weight, the carabiners can be dropped and everything just rigged by threading the fixed loop through the continuous loop on the...

Man, that's a shame. There's getting to be nowhere to hid from the modern world woes.

I had some interest in a post on Black Fly's thread about hammock camping and some of the DIY aspects of making your own gear. I have done a fair bit of DIY construction and also modifying my purchased hammocks to suit my needs. I promised I'd post up the procedure and pictures of the...