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Building a Bug Out Bag Part 1: Shelter and Transportation

The difference between being a survivalist and a refugee, is preparedness. A survivalist is someone who, through study, practice, thought, and gear, insures his or herself that they can survive being a refugee as best they can. That’s it, a glorified refugee, but one who’s prospects for surviving the crisis, and even comfortably surviving the crisis, are vastly superior to the common refugee, and…

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New Year, New Gear 2020

Well, it’s 2020, and Punty finally committed himself and bought gear that he has been dreaming about and drooling over for some time, namely some awesome Dutchware bling, and a beautiful Bark River Knives Bravo 1.25LT in 3V steel, rampless, with beautiful burgundy maple burl scales. Check it out!

That is the stock BRK sheath treated with Obenauf’s, and a dangler added. So, that was my first big…

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#Bark River Knives #Boundless Voyage #Chameleon #Dutch #Dutchware #hammock #Jolmo Lander #tarp #titanium

New Life for an Old Pack

If there is anything I don’t need more than another knife, it’s another backpack, but when I saw this one on the Goodwill auction site, I couldn’t resist, and put in my bid, scoring this gem for $17!! The shipping cost more than the pack did, but for a total of $40, it was still a huge score.

This is an old Boy Scout pack, which I knew almost nothing about, but I knew it was a vintage canvas and…

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#574 #backpack #Boy Scout #BSA #waxed canvas #yucca

Lollypocalypse!

As the last days of summer eased into the fall, I got to spend a few days at Punty’s Palace in western Maine. Out of the 4 days, I had 2 rainy days, and 2 beautiful days of warm sunshine. One of the annual chores is to begin cleaning up around the cabin in preparation for winter.

I discovered, to my disappointment and disgust, that somebodyhad left a cooler full of beer on the deck for an entire…

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#beer hunter #Gamo #lollypocalypse #pellet gun

Refurbishing the community camp axe

The old camp axe, the axe that gets used and abused over the years, never sharpened, never maintained, used by people who do are not exactly axe experts. Neglected for far too long, it is time to bring it back to life.

This axe is dull enough that you can run your hand over the bevel with no concerns about it breaking the skin, no bite left in the bit. Too many years without sharpening, too many…

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#axe #rehandle axe

Upper Falls Greenway Stroll

Done with a day at work, and two hours to kill before my fantasy football draft, it was perfect weather for a walk. I grabbed my camera and headed for the Upper Falls Greenway, located in Newton, where there is an outdoor art exhibit along the path.

Now, I’m not really an art person, but as long as I don’t have to pay for it, and it involves a little stroll outdoors, why not? So, off I was..

T…

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New Year, New Gear. Titanium Firebox Nano and Shovel.

Yesterday was cold and pouring rain, but today is a warm, 40-something degree Sunday in January. A good day for a lunch in the woods, anxious to try out some new gear I bought myself for Christmas.

So, I grabbed my backpack, made a quick stop at the grocery store, and headed into the woods. I have a spot that I am fond of, and being that the weather was questionable about whether rain would hold…

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My Cook Set gear review

For several years now, I have been using the same cookset. Over the years, I have added a few things to it, but I haven’t changed it. Is it perfect? No, there is no such thing. But, my cookset can do just about anything I need it to do. I don’t have to choose what to pack for food or beverages based on my cookset, or change it based on how much cooking I have to do, or what fuel I am using. Nope,…

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A Holiday in the Bush 2018

A beautiful, warm day in mid December. It was a long time since I had gotten out. I was long overdue for a little time in the woods, and between the weather and other obligations, I had a window of about 3 hours to get out and do something.

I grabbed my gear, packed my lunch and filled my canteen, and headed out after a quick stop at the liquor store and the dollar store. We’ll get to that in a…

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#hiking #holiday

Punty's Picks for the Best Survival Calibers

Punty’s Picks for the Best Survival Calibers

What’s the best survival gun? Ever heard that question before? If you’re reading this, you’ve heard it, read it, discussed it, ad nauseam.

Other than the prerequisites of actually having a gun, and having a gun that works reliably, it’s really a waste of time to discuss what the best survival gun is. There are just too many personal preferences, and too many circumstantial situations to calculate…

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#Hammer Classic #prepping #punty #survival #survival caliber #survival gun

CZ Hammer Classic, not your grandpa's side by side

CZ Hammer Classic, not your grandpa’s side by side

There’s just something about a double barreled shotgun. In the world of double barreled shotguns, there is something special about a 12 gauge, side by side that feels like you reached deep down into the darkness of the Well of Time and pulled out a relic, steeped and patina’d in history and Americana. Visions of the OK Corral and Billy the Kid, or wagon trains of pioneers heading west and…

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#12 gauge #CZ-USA #double barrel #Hammer Classic #hammer fired #shotgun #side by side #SxS

Friction Fire Fail with Seven Multitool

#friction fire #bushcraft #True Utility Seven

A ride through Holliston

#Holliston #Bicycle #rail trail #punty

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