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in reply to: Wood vs. Propane in Tent #26782
john dilts wrote: Always been a big Fan of Coleman Naptha (whitegas) stoves myself.
Yeah, what he said. Here in the States, it’s known simply as Coleman fuel. (White gas hasn’t been available for years.)
I’ve had a SVEA 123 stove and nesting SIGG Tourist cook kit since Tricky was still in office. (John, that’s a Nixon reference.) It has never failed to start, at temperatures running down to -30 ºF. It has never been maintained, much less serviced, in any way. (All that cannot be said for any MSR Whisperlite or later iteration of the same design, I don’t care what you claim.)
My method for starting is simple and reliable: Open the valve. Hold a couple of matches under the tank (in winter, use a candle for additional heat.) Wait for some fuel to come bubbling up, while keeping the flame away from the fuel. Close the valve. Light the fuel. When it has nearly burned out, open the valve.
The obligatory Youtube video link:
Cooking with the Svea 123 and SIGG Tourist cookset
And yes, you can find both stove and cook kit on eBay, often at ludicrously low prices for this classic, reliable equipment.
in reply to: It's getting cold… #58020Hare tracks in our yard. Sun is shining and it’s +17 F here. Hey, what am I doing inside …
in reply to: Does it really matter ? #55202After some Internet research, my conclusions are these:
1. Iron Bull’s family might be on to something. The “cold shortening” process that toughens meat may likely occur when game is field dressed and then cut up at subzero temperatures.
2. Leaving the meat in quarters (possibly even just leaving it unboned) until it can be handled at the “right” temperature might avoid this, by restraining the muscles and thus preventing shortening.
3. I think killing an animal at subzero temps does nothing to affect the meat. It’s the processing that makes the difference.
I rely chiefly on my understanding of this article for my conclusions:
I sure wish we had someone involved in meat science who could clear this up for us!
in reply to: BOW SHOP IN NEW YORK #50362Cabela’s will easily overwhelm you with the range of choices. I suggest that you spend some time first on their website looking at items that interest you. Most products will have plenty of comments on them from people who know what they’re talking about.
in reply to: Bow restoring #49695You will search a long time before you find free resources that exceed Restoration 101 and How to Refinish a Vintage Bow.
in reply to: Does it really matter ? #46949I did some poking around on this question last night. As a result, I may be eating tough, “cold-shortened” crow on this one. So far I’ve found seemingly contradictory conclusions in the meat science literature, but there is a possibility that Iron Bull’s family was on to something. More later when I have waded through the literature on the subject.
in reply to: Does it really matter ? #46295Some non-fabulous advice from people who get paid to advise the rest of us:
“Keep your freezer at zero degrees (0°) or below to maintain the quality of frozen foods.
Most foods will maintain good quality longer if the freezer temperature is -10 to -20°F. At temperatures between 0 and 32°F, food deteriorates more rapidly. Fluctuating temperatures, such as those in self-defrosting freezers, also may damage food quality. Do not plan to store frozen foods for the maximum suggested time if your freezing unit cannot maintain zero degree temperatures. Even foods stored properly will lose color, texture, flavor and nutritional quality but will not cause food-borne illness.”
Refrigerator and Freezer Storage advice from the University of Nevada.
in reply to: Bear Kodiak Magnum #45825I own and regularly shoot a 1966 Kodiak Magnum, a Kodiak De Luxe, a 1958 Kodiak, a 1970 Super Kodiak and a Dave Paxton Talon Swift that replicates the famous 1959 Kodiak. The Swift is the smoothest, best shooting of the bunch and would probably be in any group of recurves.
But it is worth remembering that the Kodiak Magnum as a model has undoubtedly killed more game than all the custom bows and all the high-tech production bows ever produced.
in reply to: Traditional Snowshoes for Hunting #45277Smithhammer wrote: Of course, she also went all the way up the valley and back on her xc skis, in the time it took me to hike about a 1/2 mile. And then, without a trace of irony, she asked me how I liked my new shoes. She’s a keeper.
I’ve been known to bring both many times. (It’s easier when there’s a dog or two available for pulk pulling duty on a camping trip.) I have an extraordinarily low tolerance for inefficiency when it comes to winter travel.
in reply to: Back stops #45240The tires are certainly a good idea. One reason I favored the stall mat is that I can shoot from both sides, which is feasible on our lot. I should have added that it’s probably important to suspend it and not anchor it on the bottom. By being free to move, it absorbs energy better and probably will last longer.
in reply to: Does it really matter ? #45215It’s said that if you stand at London’s Picadilly Circus, eventually you’ll see one of every type of human walk by. Looks like the same is true for fables on the Internet. 😉
The supposed inadequacies of game taken at subzero temperatures would come as a large surprise to many people, including my late grandfather, every Inuit who has ever walked the earth, and the entire population of Siberia.
in reply to: Traditional Snowshoes for Hunting #44864It’s a very good thing you’re 2000 miles away right now. Otherwise I’d come over there, steal your new ‘shoes and smack you upside the head for posting these pictures while I sit here looking at brown ground.
If you haven’t figured it out yet, that Santa of yours is a real catch! 😉
BTW, if you haven’t done so, you should send the pics to the folks in Bingham. I’d sure they’d get a lot of pleasure from seeing these.
in reply to: Back stops #44061Rubber Horse Stall Mat from Tractor Supply. Great for field points. However, a broadhead will penetrate it but the arrow will not pass through. This leaves a very tough, dangerous extraction for glue-on broadheads.
It weighs 100 pounds, so have a well-thought plan ready for hanging it. I sandwiched it between two old skis along the upper edge and hung it from eye bolts at the ends using two pieces of rappelling rope tied onto a pair of oak trees. A come-along and a big extension stepladder played prominent roles. More normal people usually build stout frames for this with substantial timber, but I hate maintaining any wood that is not used for bows, arrows, or watercraft.
in reply to: They are Really HERE!! #43478For those who might be interested, may I suggest you consider joining and supporting the Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance.
I joined this past summer. Having been involved in other nonprofits as a founder, board member and executive director, I am impressed with this organization’s early accomplishments and credentials.
in reply to: They are Really HERE!! #43454Iron Bull wrote: I’ve always been under the impression that Goats were native. The ones in Jellyrock / Cody would then be transplants?
I was thinking that I remember reading in Osborn Russell’s (Journal of a Trapper) of them seeing the white hairy animals that resembled Goats… and they traveled up the Canyon.
The FWS resource I linked to above describes the history of transplantations.
I took a look at Journal of a Trapper and didn’t find any references to goat-like critters. But I did find this passage that will cause some to smile:
“It is an exercise which gives vigor health and appetite to a hunter to shoulder his rifle at day break on a clear cold morning and wind his way up a rugged mountain over rocks and crags at length killing a fat old Ewe and taking the meat to Camp on his back: this kind of exercise gives him an appetite for his breakfast. But hunting sheep is attended with great danger in many places especially when the rocks are covered with sleet and ice. I have often passed over places where I have had to cut steps in the ice with my butcher Knife to place my feet in directly over the most frightful precipices, but being excited in the pursuit of game I would think but little of danger until I had laid down to sleep at night, then it would make my blood run cold to meditate upon the scenes I had passed thro. during the day and often have I resolved never to risk myself again in such places and as often broken the resolution. The sight of danger is less hidious than the thought of it.“
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