Thursday 31 May 2012

Day out in the woods

Just thought I would share with you a nice day out in the woods.


First job of the day- getting a fire going. For this i just used a cotton wool ball and some birch bark.


Prepared some dry standing wood in size order to the right length.


One strike with a fire steel and it was lit, actually surprised me as it has drizzled a little around 20 minutes before.



Then got the hammock and tarp set up for a relaxing day and if it rained again there would be no rush.



Got some water on to boil for a brew.


Also took the Gransfors Bruks Wildlife Hatchet along as I was going to a new site that I had only walked through before and there was a lot of wood fallen and stuck in trees and wanted to use the new beauty! 


Got a little hungry so tried the Mug Shot noodles, quite nice but I did not leave them stand for long enough.


Quick tip, after washing mugs out if you have a spare carabiner hang them from your ridge line so when you pack up they are dry and you do not forget about them! 


Also found a nice Flat peice of wood(Mora clipper for scale). Should come in handy as a surface for food prep. Also found a nice little chopping block for next time.

Thanks for looking and hope you enjoy!

4 comments:

  1. Nice post fella, I used to have a waistline like that, can't think where it might be?

    I'm interested in the MSR kettle if its still available
    SBW

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    1. Hello and thank you for the comment. It is still available, if you are still interested please contact me @ theoutdoorist@hotmail.co.uk

      Thank you

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  2. Nice day out and you picked a nice hatchet to use.

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    1. Thank you for the comment. The Wildlife Hatchet is impressive to say the least!

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