DirtTime

A great beer I enjoy. I knife I am starting to really like, and my EDC ferro rod.

Been a while since I posted in this thread.... Maybe I will hit the store and buy a beer noone likes and offer a toast! LOL.

I'm me, you are you, and Stormy is now Hunter007. This thread is actually sort of entertaining in a f^&^%$ up sort of way.

You sure about that Bill? ANYONE HERE? A buddy and I have a hiking trip planned to scout out a potential buschraft/back woods camping weekend. Not inviting you for the camp in September, but I will sure open an invitation to you for the hike on 8/10. If you are up for it shoot me a PM and I will give you the location. It's in my neck of the woods and I think there may even be a woods road or two for to to explore. Just putting this out there. You did say anyone, but I am sure what you really meant was anyone who will be willing to hike where you want to hike.

Hiking that far doesn't always mean you are going to be 7 miles deep. You can walk as far as I mentioned and really never be more then a mile from where you parked. Quartering the deer will take a lot of weight as the bones and pelt make up for much of the weight on deer. Have a plan in my head, but that plan really has nothing to do with if your gear works.

What I am carrying on that trip to the ADK's is still very light weight. Like I said, it may seem like a lot, but it really isn't. For me it's all about peace of mind. I won't be just stopping by a trail head to take a pic, there are no trail heads were I'm headed. I will most likely be strolling about 5-7 miles out per hunt on that trip. That may not be as much as some can do, but that's my goal with a back that after 5 miles is screaming in pain, but I want to push it, so I am being prepared if my back gives out and I can't walk back. I again want to mention relying solely on gear that needs batteries or even solar power isn't a good idea. But, I digress, I can explain why this is, but I can't understand it for you. I prefer carabiners to secure a tarp shelter, mainly because they can serve multiple proposes. It takes time to develop a kit that works for you in this type of situation, trial and error, this was a great piece of gear, this sucked, that was great, that sucked..... Set up your gear for where you hunt/hike and the terrain. Sorry, again, I am going to say this, don't just read books, get and practice those skills. I know, "broken record", but ya know what, this is one broken record that might save your live.

He tried, he failed, miserably I may add.

Panic is deadly! You have to remain calm and evaluate your situation. On a side note, if you get lost in an area with no cell service, your phone will die looking for a signal pretty fast. My thoughts on using only new age gizmos in a bad situation, once the batteries die, you just have a tool that doesn't work anymore.

Yep that works. Just make sure you are not lost for an extended period of time. You keep playing with that belly and hungry people may take notice and you might be next on the menu. Nothing says food like someone with a big belly and bunny suit LOL! This can work, and I have done it but only for a very short term situation, walking back to my car situation. It's not a good idea in a long term situation. You can develop 'foot rot', which is about as much fun as as having a mule kick you in the face

Let me know what you have in mind for a hunt and we'll go from there. Your a good guy Dave, and I would enjoy a deer hunt with you.

I have a week long deer hunting trip in a remote part of the ADK's coming up the end of October. I am not hunting areas with marked trails or "woods roads", so I need to make sure I am prepared for this trip. Below is a pic of what will be in my pack. There will be a tarp as well, but I didn't take a pic of that because I want to try and buy a US Military Poncho to reduce weight if money allows. I also just realized I did not take pic of the flashlights. The little black plastic container in my first aid kit, it had the usual items and also two space blankets, some fishing line and split shots, I do have to re-wrap it with Gorilla tape as an added item for a splint or a to seal up a nasty cut. A compass..Duh! A few slabs of fatwood for tinder, this stuff burns hot and for a long time! Plain ole' cotton balls. A couple tea candles. Para cord. A couple carabiners. Some tent steaks ( oh look, they are still dirty, that's what happens when you actually use gear! ). My knives and ferro rods. A small folding saw. My mess kit. Water bottles. Some small rations of food. This may seem like a lot of useless gear, but it all fits in my day pack and weighs just about 15#'s. Not much weight really. I don't take chances in unfamiliar territory, and I don't just go 5 feet from the road and snap a pic, so I am making sure if something goes bad, I will be good for a day or two until people find me. Here's another tip, if you get seriously lost in the woods, don't move! Stay put and set up a camp, learn how to make a debris shelter! Bright tarps and ponchos will also help people find you easier. Another tip, as has been mentioned a couple times in this thread, go out and practice using your gear! Set things up in your yard and dial things in! If it doesn't work in your yard, it isn't going to work when you need it the most!

I know what every item in my pic is, and the circumstances where one would be better over the other. But seeing you still aren't answering the question I make the assessment you have no clue. Keep typing. I go out and do, not just post other peoples videos. Does he? What point? Can you tell me what the items are in my pic William? To both of you, stop taking turns humping each others leg and go primitive/backwoods camping for at least a night, then come back and chime in. You make a cute couple but it gets old fast.

I be one of those guys you showed a few areas with buck sign. I just don't hunt there anymore due to the morons dropping bait here and there. I remember you telling me about that old house and the foundation being there and that was sort of where the land you speak of starts and the state land ends. I still plan to try my luck at fishing that pond this Summer, and maybe even some frog hunting as the tad poles were pretty good sized. I enjoy hiking that area because it seems to see less traffic then the other trails most days, and I hate crowds when hiking these days. Just getting to where I'd rather be out there then 'talking' about being out there. Life's short and I ain't getting any younger LOL.

Thank you.

Way to go not answering the question, another fail. I don't carry all of that that on every trip either, but I know what will work for me and what won't in specific conditions. Done with you and your roadside and trail head pics. Have a great life! You like to wear a mask and I hear ANTIFA is hiring! Buh-bye! No that's not a Mora. That's actually a $10 Camillus Titanium I bought at Wal-Mart. I was curious because I heard more then a few people say titanium will not throw a solid spark from a ferro rod ( pretty sure I have stated this three times now ) so I bought the knife and tested it. That knife throws great sparks from a ferro rod, it will need a good sharpening to get really good shavings or a feather sticks, batonning real hard wood was a task, but for $10, that knife goes above and beyond what most would expect at that price point

Lets see if you can tell me what all the items are in this pic stormy ( more like a drizzle ), not counting the knifes, lighter, and ferro rods. While you ponder and run a web search, I will sitting outside enjoying a beer, a cigar, and chatting with my wife about how many people know everything and show nothing. Have a nice night and happy trails on those woods roads.

I will post a pic of all I need to start a fire in the woods, and I sure don't use chemicals. I don't need too. Good post and good avvise. I was told titanium knives wont throw a spark, I forget who told me that, but they are FOS! I bought a cheap Camillus Titanium knife and it works great. Like I said above, I don't need chemicals to start a fire. It still leaves a chemical burn! Yep. I will get a pic of what I use for sire starting up in a bit. You ain't gonna see no gas or lighter fluid.

You bring nothing useful to this thread. Or most you chime in on I may add. That's NOT survival! Show us what you got using a ferro rod knife, and either a feather stick or some shavings. Then we can talk. Until then, as someone else said, you don't want to be a bad doggy stop pissing on the carpet.

I started carrying tea candles this year as a found a lot of 100 we bought for some odd reason. Burn quite a long time. WTF!? You don't get out much do you? That container breaks and your gear is ruined, and if it's in a pocket close to the shin you just became a walking match and probably have a chemical burn. That's not survival, that's glamping. Hell, I only use newspaper and kindling to get a fire going car camping, this year I just used plain old cotton balls, my knife and ferro rod with twigs to get both fire's going. Some of us do, and others just talk about doing It sure is. Scrape the back and those shavings will light very nicely. Fat wood is another alternative. Really? That's a lot of useless crap to haul around the woods. Especially when you never leave a woods road or trail while hiking. Like a couple have mentioned, you should get practice time in with your gear. Better to know what does and doesn't work before you get lost.

^^^^^ THIS! Get out and practice using that gear, it will no no good if you have it and it doesn't work or you cant use it. Also, one item you are missing is some sort of single wall SS cup or container to boil water and cook if you have too.

Looks the GTG was a great time! Fishing, beer, food, and even some golf! Not sure about the white belt, drunk while packing perhaps Biz? Or just lack of better judgement on wardrobe? Too bad 'someone' had to come along and muddy up the thread.

I have been trying to be outdoors as much as possible and not on the internet. I didn't get many days turkey hunting this past Spring, but those I did I was more listening, looking, and learning more then I was actually trying to kill a bird. Been out for a ton of hikes, practicing some buchcraft in my yard, a few fishing trips, and a car camping trip. Still have a lot planned for the Summer. More hikes to spots I haven't been too, and a few over-nighter camps in the sticks. There are videos for some trips and I didn't take pics for all my dirt time outings. But here's a few pics for anyone interested. Thacher Park and a few other places. No woods roads.

You can't post videos! You are to scared to show your face! Also, after a comment I and a few others made to you in a certain post, you stated, "I will post what I want!". So carry on cowboy, but do me a favor, the next time you are in the ADK's, take your pic from more then 10 yards off the road! If this was a crack at my channel, then you don't pay attention! There's NOTHING on my channel proclaiming me to be an "EXPERT"! Let's see you man up and do what I did in my last video! Nut up or shut up!

87 pointer with a .177 air rifle!