Posts by delliottg
When I built a pit to roast pigs in some years ago, my brother brought up a bunch of lava rocks from southern Oregon for me to line it with. What you don't want are river rocks. Basically you're ...
The right way to do it is to repair it as suggested with a fiberglass kit. However, as also mentioned, you'll need to put gel coat on to seal the fiberglass. If you go this route, I suggest buy...
You could probably tie a sheetbend using the carabiner as one of the "lines". It's easily adjustable and can be doubled for more holding strength. Back when I started climbing in the '70's we use...
My wife & I are both in our mid-50's, and we stopped going car camping a few years ago largely because of the lack of sleep and difficulty getting into and out of our tent. Our last trip we we...
EDIT: With your edits to the question it would appear this won't work for you. I would use a constrictor knot. If you work the knot such that the contact point where the line cross is on one o...
You can probably fix it with Sugru. If you're not familiar, it's a moldable silicone based clay like material that hardens to a hard rubber consistency with exposure to air over 24 hours. It stick...
The short answer is yes. You can't harm a cast iron Dutch oven with the temperatures generated by a normal campfire. Ideally you have the type of Dutch oven with three legs and a lid designed to ...
