Jonathan Landrum‭

I had to tie down a tree last night since recent storms broke the guy lines I had placed when I planted it, and I used a tautline knot how-to I found online to tie it, since I was never a Scout. Af...

12 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭  ·  last activity 4mo ago by Mithical‭

Background I am looking at compasses for backpacking and camping, and have come across more compass varieties than I had ever thought possible. Three terms that often come up together are "prismat...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I was reading this question about how to identify mountain lion tracks just now, and noticed the remark at the end of the accepted answer about the lack of claw marks. I am a cat owner, so the lack...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Alligators won't bother you. They will chill out on the floor of the water feature in question and patiently wait for you to pass by. I've skied on the Mississippi River before, as well as in other...

posted 6y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭

The shape of that track reminds me of an ornithopod. There can be some confusion as to how to identify specifically which ornithopod might have made that track (Manus track preservation bias as a k...

posted 6y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Finnish Gap Fire Another option, besides the great answers already posted, is a Finnish gap fire, or Rakovalkea gap fire: You'll need a hand axe to carve notches into the logs to make them stab...

posted 6y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭

Swedish Fire Log Yet another option is what is known as a Swedish torch or Canadian candle (especially if you have a chain saw available). This type of fire is much more useful as a camp stove as ...

posted 6y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭

While reading through this question about adding a stove jack to a canvas tent originally lacking one, I wondered about the feasibility of making an existing canvas tent fire retardant. Is it simpl...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I decided to kill some time today and look at pictures of wooden kayaks online. I kept seeing the phrase "stitch-and-glue" with respect to some of the kayaks. What does this term mean?

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

I was reading about off-roading just now, in particular best practices for conservation and safety, and I ended up on the Wikipedia page for fording. But that page deals mostly with either natural ...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I've been researching which kayak I'd like to buy, and I keep coming across the notion that longer kayaks are faster than shorter ones. I can understand that shorter kayaks have a greater tendency ...

7 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

In a word: sandals There's a reason everyone you'll be around also wears sandals. But you'll want the same thong sandals or "flip flops" that they wear, since you'll be taking them off all the tim...

posted 7y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Adding to @acpilot's answer, it appears New Brunswick, while not part of the native range of the smallmouth bass, is part of the expanded range of the fish. That further leads to a possible confirm...

posted 7y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭

There are resources, but be aware that it is rather difficult to get a definitive answer. Here is a digital book published by the Earth Sciences department of the University of Bristol with a sect...

posted 6y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭

Expanding on my comment Fishing from a kayak is not really that much different from fishing from any other watercraft. You have less space to work with, like fishing from a Personal Water Craft, b...

posted 6y ago by Jonathan Landrum‭