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in reply to: More moose activity #11128
Excellent pics — thanks for posting! That calf is looking very good for condition.
Apparently the deerflies and horseflies have yet to make much of an appearance in your vicinity this season. The former have been active here for a couple of weeks. Luckily we don’t see much of the latter at all here in the Granite Headed State.
Here’s the other thread: backpack hunts
in reply to: Our Predecessors: 1946 Bows and Hunting, Etc. #635021946 — three years after the bow in my avatar was made for my father. 😀 (But still seven years before I was born. 😛 )
in reply to: TBM Aug/Sept 2011 issue #56394Thanks for the PDF! Seeing Nathan Andersohn and his caribou on a 27 inch screen was a treat. And I now realize I’ve got to pay closer attention to your advertisers’ offerings — I was missing a fair bit of detail while reading the paper version.
in reply to: Info on tuning your bow #55552David Petersen wrote: The most complete guide to tuning I’ve seen–provided here a few months ago by a fellow tradbow member–is O.L. Adcock’s “Tuning Longbows and Recurves.” I restudy it every time a tuning issue comes up. It’s long, and some of the info is beyond the tech and interest levels of the average shooter like me. But it’s crammed with pearls and highly recommended. It’s available online for free at http://www.bowmaker.net/tuning.htm. Let us know if it helps. Dave
That right there is worth the price of admission to these forums, and a whole lot more. Thanks!
in reply to: backpack hunts #41016“Logan Bread” is actually a yeast-less, highly nutritious, homemade bar that needs no cooking once it’s made. It was originally concocted for an assault on the summit of Mount Logan several decades ago. Google for it and you’ll see all kinds of recipes.
The original recipe contemplated weeks of non-refrigerated storage. Some of the variations you see might not keep as well, so bear that in mind. But for most of us with limited time for trips, shelf life won’t be a major issue, probably.
in reply to: Traditional Movies #22962ReadyHawk wrote: I’d like to add “LAST OF THE DOGMEN” to the list. You’ll love it!
+1. “Always bet on red.” Especially in the dark on horseback.
FUBAR wrote: Yeah I need to get a prefilter for the bottles. Don’t enjoy floaties, lol.
You probably know this already. The SteriPEN will not work reliably unless the water is clear. It depends on the UV light reaching any microbes to disable them. If the light is absorbed by crud, there’s a risk of microbes being unaffected. These days there are SteriPEN kits sold with the prefilters.
I used to sell these devices, and I’ve known several satisfied users. Good choice if you’re spending a lot of time outdoors. And they’re pretty quick even for churning out treated bottles of water for a few party members.
wahoo wrote: Those Limmer look just like the Merril widerness??? The widerness was a great boot but the new pair I bought 3yrs ago have new insides and the leak like crazy.I can’t understand when a company has something that works why change it ? I have Keens but question if they could hold up with heavy use on a regular basis.
Merrell was acquired by Wolverine in 1997. It was not without effect. That’s all I’ll say on the subject.
If you’re interested in Limmer boots, I’d get in touch with them to discuss selection and trial of their boots. They’re exceedingly friendly and service-oriented:
Limmer Boot, Inc.
P.O.B. 1148
Intervale, N.H., 03845, USA
http://www.limmerboot.com
Tel.(603)-694-2668
Fax.(603)-694-2950
E-mail:info@limmerboot.comI have multiple pairs of boots and am actually looking for another pair of the type you mention. So, here are some brands to look at:
1.Lowa — I’ve had a pair of their approach shoes and currently have a pair of their double mountaineering boots. Nobody does boots better. Nobody. You’ll pay a pretty high price, unless you find a deal, but the quality will pay for itself over a long period.
2. Schnee’s of Montana — makers of very high quality pac boots of various kinds, including some you’d actually want to walk around in. Plus they sell Lowa boots including a model made exclusively for Schnee’s.
3. Cabela’s by Meindl — Meindl is a German bootmaker that Cabela’s has an apparent exclusive deal with in the U.S. The boots are identical to Meindl boots sold in Europe, except for a Cabela’s label, so far as I can tell. I’m probably going to buy a pair of the Alaska Hunter model.
4. Limmer — Meindl makes all the non-custom boots sold by Limmer, a world-famous maker of custom mountaineering and backpacking boots. We have three pair of the Meindl-made Limmers in our house, and we’d have lots more if our banker allowed it. I’d have a custom pair if I won the lottery, but a “Standard” pair made by Meindl stubbornly refuses to show signs of significant wear after several years of hard use. Unlike most (all?) of the other Meindl-made boots, the Limmers can be resoled and often receive several soles over the decades they’re used. No, I’m not kidding about that.I have a pair of older Merrell’s similar to what you describe. Quality now varies wildly in the Merrell line, depending on the actual country of origin. Be careful but don’t rule them out entirely.
in reply to: Homemade alcohol stoves #27343Pretty unlikely an Esbit stove was G(overnment) I(ssue) in WWII — it’s a German company founded in 1936. 😀
Here’s the real deal: Coleman WWII GI Pocket Stove.
in reply to: Homemade alcohol stoves #25004Just so everyone knows — the Zen Stoves site is the single finest resource on the subject of all kinds of backpacking stoves, whether alcohol, compressed gas, gasoline, kerosene, Coleman fuel, etc.
in reply to: Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Chart for N. America #12364Yes, I saw that. I’m originally from MN and that was indeed bad news to receive.
in reply to: Michigan UP Hunt? #58055The PLB (such as the versions sold by ACR) sends a signal to SARSAT, a satellite system operated by the federal government. SARSAT operates worldwide in conjunction with the COSPAS system operated by the (Former) Empire (Formerly) Known as Evil. You don’t pay a subscription for the PLB service; all of us taxpayers subsidize your risk-taking. When you activate the signal, help comes running at the direction of local official agencies who will receive the info on your situation from the feds’ coordination center. Local agencies practice for PLB responses; I have participated in it. Some of these local agencies will have a handheld receiver that tracks the PLB signal once the responders get near you on the ground. (I don’t recall the handheld receiver detection range very well, but I kind of remember it as under a mile.)
The SPOT uses a collection of commercial satellites, and you pay a subscription fee continuously or you don’t get help. In an emergency, the “Alert 9-1-1” message you send is directed from the satellite to a private, for-profit outfit called the GEOS International Emergency Response Center. Those folks will then contact “the appropriate emergency responders based on your location and personal information – which may include local police, highway patrol, the Coast Guard, our country’s embassy or consulate, or other emergency response or search and rescue teams – as well as notifying your emergency contact person(s) about the receipt of a distress signal.”
There have been discussions elsewhere about the technical efficacy of SPOT (signal strength through tree cover, etc.) and the message routing. Personally, I’m skeptical on both parts.
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