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Original Poster got ran over by a car while riding a bicycle. What’s to keep him from being hit by a logging truck on a snowy/ice covered winter road.

Yup.

Does not take a genius to look up all the bad things that have happened when mankind introduced invasive species to the natural environment.

Don’t remember Hippie beer, do remember Hippie Chicks though. Married a Back to the Land “Earth Muffin” in the late seventies”.

As a much younger man when I lived in Northern Minnesota I’ve jumped into a big hole we sawed into the lake ice. Only after thoroughly being heated to the core, in a Sauna. It felt like being dipped into liquid silk. After getting out a quick sprint back to the sauna to re-warm was in order. I...

Alan…. Do not boil the tea, just the water. If you video tea being boiled, we will all know that you are a novice tea consumer . We will all turn on you like a pack of rabid dogs. Happy Solstice to all tomorrow.

Hhhmmmm…. And here I was thinking Biscuits & Gravy or…… Shxx on a Shingle to use the parlance of back in the day.

To me, it looked like his wood gathering in the dark was illuminated by his F-250’s headlights and light bar (what we call moose lights). I will give him points for not being in his back yard.

Those of us that spent a little time in the military have a name for that tasty dish. Looked so good so, I got busy in the kitchen this morning. Mine was made in cast iron pans. Great way to fuel up for a cool day. ……BB

Worm holes give a lot of character to the the sassafras beaver tail. I’ve always been drawn to imperfection's, wood grain, spalting, birds hug eyes and burls in wood. Student Teacher is a a lucky woman, tis great to be on Santa’s nice list.

That’s what I do also, not really a knife maker, but I am a handle and sheath maker. Forging a blade is a dark art, best handed down from father to son. My father was a Power Lineman, he taught me not to play with power lines and never climb power poles. Those YP blades are very good and...

Great thread on how to make and use waxed jute fire starter tube.

In a the not too distance past, I’ve made some Ferro Rod, braided wax soaked Jute Fire Starter Tubes for my outdoorsy friends. The tube idea was floating around back in late December and early January on this forum in the winter of 2016-17. Easy to to make, plus worked quite nicely. I don’t...

Me too.

With every post, you impress me more and more. You and a a small handful of other posters keep me coming back for more. I would love to read your autobiography.

Very enjoyable to watch, I trip that way these days. Watching from the comfort of my big chair command module sipping hot black tea like the voyageurs of a bygone era. They the long distance trucker of their day.

Missed a chance to wish Grace Slick a Happy 84 Birthday yesterday.

I enjoyed watching part of one of his videos this morning. It was just Okay for me, would have liked him more if he didn’t wear his cap backwards and would learn how to release fish carefully, if you are catch & release fishing, try to insure that the fish has a good chance of survival.

I have waited a long time for this trip report, ever since Rob told me of your plans. Looking forward to further episodes. Great writing!! B. Birchy

Looks too fresh to be glacial striation. Saw a lot of it when I traveled the Quetico Superior country, The whole country was shaped by glaciation, back when Glenn and I were mongrel pups, neither were pick of that litter. I would hazard a guess as to some recent hominid activity while bored.