[Ralph]

in reply to: What's in your daypack? #29608

Forget the comma, Tabasco wet wipes would keep things lively. 😀

I carry two flashlights, a bit of fire starting equipment, some p-cord, two knives, a Leatherman tool with a saw, etc., an emergency space blanket, some usually gooey candy bars, a mini first aid kit, a spare tab (lesson learned the hard way), a couple of small trash bags, and a small file and whetstone. Water of course in this country. That is usually the biggest bulk and problematic to keep quiet. But I manage.

I will probably add my recently purchased Vortex 10×32 monocular so the next time the sun comes up and my binocs are way back in the truck…………

The tab? I didn’t forget one, I had it turned around on the back of my hand tending to my business, swatted at a fly and the tab flew off and down about a 100′ cliff. It’s still down there somewhere I guess. So if you find one with R2 on it, let me know.:D

[Ralph]

in reply to: Fire Kit #29585

Thanks Jim. I’ll pursue. No local surplus stores, merchandise would be futuristic around here methinks. 😀

[Ralph]

in reply to: Fire Kit #28764

I think that kidney stove would be handier than a pocket on a shirt. Where might I find one to buy you suppose? 😕

[Ralph]

in reply to: Side quivers with arrow grippers #27770

Jim mine was made by Vista. Looks just like a GF to me but I’ve had it longer than I’ve known of GF. I love it. I put the carabiner on the strap so I can unhook and slide out from under my bino strap and/or haversack or put it on without taking all that stuff off.

I hunt in a lot of sagebrush and catclaw and that low brush can be a hassle with a bow quiver. I do like a bow quiver however. Mine are all jury rigged to be 1 or two arrow quivers. I just use a different rig for different situations.

Another “non-trad” carabiner Jim:D

[Ralph]

in reply to: Awesome EFOC Idea Im working on #23422

When I did that, I used just a tad of red Locktite on the threads of the screws. I bought some brass 8/32 screws and cut to length and filed to get matching weights. I don’t remember what weight I was after either.

When I was experimenting I had a couple of screws vibrate loose is why the tad bit of Locktite.

I’m still shooting some of the arrows.

I wasn’t going crazy with FOC, just wanted some. It’s been a couple of years but I think had a picture of them on here somewhere. Maybe not?

[Ralph]

in reply to: Anything Positive @ This Winter? #23240

Winter stayed up y’all’s way today for sure. 78* here, dead calm.

Age has it’s advantages sometimes. Two retired buddies and myself got four hours of stumping time. The rare calm days come around we drop everything and go, as long as it’s OK with momma of course :wink:. The warm temp was just a bonus.

We’d be more than willing to share some of that snow with you guys though. 😀

[Ralph]

in reply to: Man Eaters of Kumaon #18812

Lily Tomlin as Edith Ann

“And that’s the truff”. 😀

I highly respect an author of non fiction that keeps the “I” part as such and doesn’t start expanding the “I” to “I” and the tale only continues towards self. A hunter sharing the story of a hunter hunting should be a hunting story, not an autobiography of the hunter.

The hunt or the topic is the subject of David’s writings, not David . As it should be in my book :lol:.

[Ralph]

in reply to: What ya got goin? #18650

And whilst ye olde wind doth blow I keepest busy.

Remeninencse of days when skunk screen was all the rage :D.

Think I’ll use these when the weather stinks. 😉

[Ralph]

in reply to: Man Eaters of Kumaon #18491

The bigger the fish, the better the story. Works for me.:)

[Ralph]

in reply to: Entry level takedown #18390

Shoots off the shelf great. It’s the only way I shoot anything. I use the soft side of Velcro with a piece of a small zip tie (longer lasting than a piece of wood) underneath it for the arrow rest and side plate also. The side plate I just cut big enough to cover the elevated rest hole just cause it looks better to me.

Just for the heck of it I tried one of the bow quivers that screw into the pre-drilled holes. That was about as awkward as trying to get your keys outta your right side pocket with your left hand. A no no for me big time.

The grip is good. I have an old ’72’ model Bear Griz and the grips are similar. I have an old Martin X200 and that bow has a grip to fit one of those guys that can palm a basketball.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Man Eaters of Kumaon #18375

Hard to know what’s true when people tend to overemphasize the truth about themselves so often.

Good for the old brain to go off in a different direction and not worry about what’s real and what’s not. Sometimes one needs to be in the frame of mind of “who cares” and just enjoy the story.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Fire Kit #17855

One advantage of hunting with wood arrows, they make excellent tinder.

[Ralph]

in reply to: pictures of animals #14991

That makes three :D.

[Ralph]

in reply to: Entry level takedown #14987

I have a Samick Sage, which is a take down recurve, that with a fastflite is a sweet shooting bow and cost less than $150 delivered to the door. I get compliments on the quietness of it and the speed of it. It comes with a Dacron string but the fastflite string made it shoot like an entirely different bow.

My 2¢, Ralph

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in reply to: pictures of animals #13210

Nor did I take this but “California Dreaming”?

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