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Sharpie41 |
1. RE: Zee-Man's Camp
Mar 5 2012, 11:42 PM EST
Dude, I envy you, I would have loved to have grown up where I could just wander away and camp out
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TreeLegs |
2. RE: Zee-Man's Camp
Mar 6 2012, 2:14 AM EST
Can't wait to hear about it :D
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Braydonn |
3. RE: Zee-Man's Camp
Mar 6 2012, 4:08 AM EST
Oh wow!Cannot wait to start reading it! Do you find this valuable? |
backschless |
4. RE: Zee-Man's Camp
Mar 8 2012, 3:02 PM EST
nice one i will read all of it.
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barret_zombie_bane |
5. RE: Zee-Man's Camp
Apr 13 2012, 7:31 AM EDT
Read through this last night, can't wait to see more progress :)
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Zee-Man |
6. RE: Zee-Man's Camp
Apr 13 2012, 12:48 PM EDT
Good weather this weekend. I expect to go out and do some excavating for the cabin. I have yet to decide what I will use to ram earth with. I have thought of getting a hand tamper. http://tinyurl.com/7b9dakk My budget isn't free to buy one for a couple more weeks. I've thought about just using a large rock. That would not be very efficient. I also imagine making a tamper with a piece of 2x6 and some sort of handle, perhaps some pipe. That idea increases efficiency but I don't think it very durable. The ideal would be a tamping machine but, that is out of the question since the scope of the project is to use only what I could make myself, is reasonably scavenged, or already in my BOB. Even the store bought hand tamper is pushing those criteria. Do you find this valuable? |
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Zee-Man |
7. RE: Zee-Man's Camp
Apr 15 2012, 5:05 PM EDT
The tamper I made turned out better than I hoped. The dovetail joint is so strong that the tool will double as a mallet. I didn't do any excavating since I got a late start. Next trip out maybe. With the weather turning warm I want to get busy working on the spring soon.Do you find this valuable? |
renet76 |
8. RE: Zee-Man's Camp
Apr 16 2012, 3:05 AM EDT
Man that rocks I can only say your lucky to have been able to go back there and it hasn't been built over or made into a camping ground of something
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x-wolfhunter |
9. RE: Zee-Man's Camp
Apr 16 2012, 7:07 AM EDT
"Started a journal for the revival of my childhood camp. I look forward to a lot of work building this up again. So the parent page for this thread is the journal. Hope y'all enjoy the progress this summer."I have one major concern: What happens if, at the end of the summer, when you've already poured hours of work and lots of money into this B.O.L, the area you built in becomes part of the park? What's your plan then? Do you find this valuable? |
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Zee-Man |
10. RE: Zee-Man's Camp
Apr 16 2012, 8:01 AM EDT
No plan needed X-Wolf, this is not a BOL, its a place to practice primitive skills. It isn't even a rally point. One of my criteria for a good BOL is that it is already owned by myself or one of my group. Our ORP is owned like that. In certain situations the ORP is our BOL in others we move on to a more remote location. This is serving another purpose. I am getting outside in nature more often. My mental health is improved as well as my cardio. Man! the return trip is all about cardio! Do you find this valuable? |
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x-wolfhunter |
11. RE: Zee-Man's Camp
Apr 16 2012, 9:15 AM EDT
"No plan needed X-Wolf, this is not a BOL, its a place to practice primitive skills. It isn't even a rally point. One of my criteria for a good BOL is that it is already owned by myself or one of my group. Our ORP is owned like that. In certain situations the ORP is our BOL in others we move on to a more remote location.lol yeah, cardio for the win! But you still plan on dumping money into the place, and that doesn't change depending on whether it's your B.O.L or not. Just wondering if you had a plan for recovering the investments you'll place in it. Do you find this valuable? |
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Zee-Man |
12. RE: Zee-Man's Camp
Apr 16 2012, 11:37 AM EDT
Like most research, the recovery is in the knowledge gained. For something like a pharmaceutical the actual recovery is through the marketing of the drug. For my camp research, the recovery of investment comes when I use those skills in a survival sit or come Zpoc.My current investment at risk is US$27. I do not plan on increasing that to any more than $100. I'm ok with that kind of loss. I used to smoke that away 18 times a year! Hey! any firearm fans need a reason to quit smoking? 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Zee-Man |
13. RE: Zee-Man's Camp
May 13 2012, 4:59 PM EDT
May 6th entry is all about a side trip to the Iron Hill Museum. That day's trip to my camp got curtailed by a bike race. So instead of working on the camp I went to the Archaeology festival.Do you find this valuable? |
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Sharpie41 |
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cameobiscuit |
15. RE: Zee-Man's Camp
Sep 16 2012, 1:39 AM EDT
This is boss Zee-man.You inspired a teenager to get into bushcraft :) Do you find this valuable? |
