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Posts by cr0‭

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Q&A What are important components of a camp kitchen?

Remote, private land with no 'improvements'. Dirt road access up to a small field with a campfire, stream down a hill nearby, surrounded by vast woodland. A group of ~20 people gathering on site f...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by cr0‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Do all American Summer Camps end with an award ceremony?

This is one of those "it depends" answers. Based on my experience growing up in-part in America, with other Americans, going to camp: Size matters. Very big camps end up breaking people out in sma...

posted 8y ago by cr0‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A How did/do scouts venture into the wild?

Scouts, messengers, pioneers exploring the frontiers of civilization - images of these sorts of characters paints an ancient archetype, one that I think could be useful to understand in present tim...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by cr0‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A How did/do scouts venture into the wild?

Modern Day Adventurers Answers to What are essential items in an emergency kit? identify patterns/guidelines about what equipment and skills to have in backcountry. This is relevant as it covers t...

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Q&A Are crows more interested in identifying individual humans than vice versa, and if so, why?

Good answers/anecdotes thus far. I find this interesting and asked an avian specialist about this. In addition to most of what has already been said (that crows have more time, necessity, and bett...

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Q&A How can one tiller a bow without a tillering tree or similar wooden device?

I've been crafting a longbow from ash and am about ready for tillering. By tillering I mean: stringing the bow loosely and drawing the bowstring back little by little to give the bow some flex, mak...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by cr0‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A What causes these shallow indentations in cheek of axe head?

On a new Hults Bruk's Kisa axe, the cheek isn't entirely smooth and has shallow indentations in it. The blade is nice and sharp, whole thing feels sturdy. Where do these indentations in the cheek ...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by cr0‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Does a life-straw replace my water while hiking?

I agree with fgysin's answer (no - water is very important - even with that equipment, you still need to find water, avoid chemical pollution, and access larger quantities of water for camp chores)...

posted 8y ago by cr0‭

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Q&A What materials are suitable for constructing a sleeping mat?

You already identified some key points in your question. Speaking from study, mentoring and experience, here's my answer. Plenty of fallen branches. Not the softest to sleep directly on however, ...

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Q&A Excercises to get in a mindful state

Though this may be related to the outdoors because of its inherent outdoor nature and its relevance to enjoying the Great Outdoors, I think radpin's comment may be right that this is about meditati...

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Q&A How to help a fox with rabies?

Once rabies symptoms appear it is generally considered beyond the window for treatment, at least in humans (see: http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/symptoms/index.html). As ab2 said in their answer, if you...

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