Loduwijk‭

As seen in the picture, this sail boat is sliding over ice rather than sailing through water. If I were to try this ice sailing, would I need to follow boating regulations? This might not be th...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Loduwijk‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

Distill (doesn't work well on the go) Technically you could distill the water, but this takes a long time and uses a lot of fuel. I'm not sure how many ounces of water you can distil with an ounce...

posted 6y ago by Loduwijk‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

If a saltwater angler goes out on a boat, how much could we expect that person to catch during a typical day? I would like to set some personal expectations. Obviously if the variables are against...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Loduwijk‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

To dry an object, as you know you want the water to evaporate off of it and out of it. Heat is one of the obvious ways to do that. The dumbed down chemistry lesson However, if you increase the hu...

posted 8y ago by Loduwijk‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

Many adventurers have a stove on them, though not necessarily for the purpose you describe. From "Obtaining Water from Snow and Ice" by Dryad (who offer bushcraft and wilderness courses: Most ...

posted 8y ago by Loduwijk‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

The technical answer is simply: yes. But that answer would be deceiving, so... Can it be done? Yes. It throws out some decent sparks. The device works by scraping a tiny piece of flint over steel...

posted 8y ago by Loduwijk‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

The little pocket-knife multi-tools sometimes come with tiny saws on them. Those saws are somewhat useful but extremely limited in the size wood they can be used for. Are there any multi-tools ava...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Loduwijk‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

Bushcrafting: also known as wilderness skills or primitive living. Many people less familiar with the skills associate it with wilderness survival because of similarities and overlap. I don't thin...

posted 8y ago by Loduwijk‭

Assume I am completely naïve of boating concerns, that I know the following: There are things that float and carry stuff across the water called boats. A boat needs something to make it move. Som...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Loduwijk‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

tl;dr Gather a few plants from your area. For each one, flip a coin; if it's tails, you can use it for what you describe. Where I'm coming from on this I live near the area you specify; in New Y...

posted 9y ago by Loduwijk‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

TL;DR Reusable water bottles have a higher failure rate than other containers, but they are reliable enough for short trips, and bringing 2 or 3 in case 1 fails should be reliable enough even on m...

posted 8y ago by Loduwijk‭

From http://www.instructables.com/id/Alcohol-Can-penny-stove/ We now need to crimp the edge of the base can so it fits inside the top can, with your pliers go around the edge of the can, grip...

posted 8y ago by Loduwijk‭

The wide array of answers here, and disagreements in the comments, only helps when I give you the dreaded answer that nobody likes to hear: It Depends. Everyone has their own opinions about what is...

posted 9y ago by Loduwijk‭

TL;DR What are some reasonable (ie: safe, portable, reusable) ways to start a fire with a magnifying glass without damaging my eyes from staring at the focused sunlight? Background I recently st...

6 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Loduwijk‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Despite the many answers here, I do not see one that I personally experienced; and, in fact, I see the mistaken idea that "Once it's deep enough there's no difference; 2.5m and 25m are equivalent."...

posted 9y ago by Loduwijk‭