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Cooking on A Log: Failure

October 4, 2012October 4, 2012 James Burnette 11 Comments

I’m sure many of you have seen this picture floating around the web. A log burning with a cast iron skillet cooking on top. Yeah I’ve liked that picture on Facebook. I though the idea was pretty sweet. It had a primitive feel that I liked. In the picture though they use a chainsaw. Definitely not primitive. I don’t know about you but I don’t often carry chainsaws into the woods with me. In fact due to my left handed paranoia I avoid them. So I set off on a hike yesterday to see if I could reproduce the results with items I normally carry in my pack. Here are the results.

Velcoro Backed Batter Holder

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 James Burnette 3 Comments

After all the cooking post’s I’ve done this week I though It was time to get out of the kitchen and do something manly! So today we sew! That’s right we will be dusting off (literally in my case) and make something quick easy and useful. Today I’m going to show you how to make a battery holder.

DIY Hammock Suspension System

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 James Burnette 6 Comments

Today I’m going to share with you a project I’ve been working on. I’m not a huge fan of knot tying. It’s definitely an area to improve upon. So I’ve looked into making an easier and faster suspension. I’ve made some real progress in and have a working demo I’ll share with you today.

Prevent Burnt Tongues with Coffee Ice

July 30, 2012July 30, 2012 James Burnette 4 Comments

Today I’m going to talk about the great savior to modern life. Coffee, which provides of the much needed energy to drag ourselves into work every Monday. Coffee which is always there for you after a long night of drinking. I jumped on the coffee bandwagon late in life but I’m making up for lost time. The big reason it tool so long to begin my love affair with coffee is that I can’t stand drinking hot drinks. Hot drinks are not refreshing and must be sipped. I take big drinks and this has led to many a burned tongues. Now I have a solution to burned tongues without loosing flavor.

Worksharp on a Scandi Grind

July 26, 2012July 26, 2012 James Burnette 2 Comments

A few months ago I reviewed the Worksharp Knife and Tool Sharpener. It did a great job sharpening all my knives that were not scandi grinds. Unfortunately the majority of my knives are scandi’s. Worksharp has no attachment to sharpen a scandi grind nor any claim that it will. Well I figured out how to do it and put a shaving sharp edge on my Habilis Trade knife.