#trailcraft

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A Home-Made Compass

If you happen to have a magnet, it is easy to make a compass. Rub a fine needle on the magnet; then on the side of your nose. Then lay it gently on the surface of a cup full of water. The needle well float and point north. The cup must not be of metal.

Source: The Birch Bark Roll of Woodcraft, by Ernest Thomas Seton (1927)

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#Repost @omtm.cc ・・・ Looks like we’re on for a bit of rainbow magic and trailsport tomorrow out of Ripplebrook. If you like bikedancing, forest roads, CCC-era ranger stations and off-brand baked goods we’ll see you at the Ripplebrook Camp Store at 9am —————————- <<ROUTE DETAILS IN PROFILE>> —————————-

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More trail signage

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Trail signs

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This is a bit cliche but nevertheless this has some good pragmatic tips and points of interest

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Some different kinds of packs for The outdoorsman, most of which are largely considered “outdated” by modern standards. But still interesting and some worth noting for impromptu/emergency situations.

Images from pages 28 & 29 of “The Golden Book of Camping and Camping Crafts”; by Gordon Lynn (1959). Illustrations by Ernest Kurt Barth

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Pretty cool little trick