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So I use a 55L bag and I have space for everything I need but that's it, it's stuffed to the gills.

The bulk comes from the shelter/sleep gear.

I have a thin tarp that folds up to about 6×6×1 A zippered woobie, a one tigris 1 person teepee mosquito net, and a one tigris poncho/half tent.

The poncho and the teepee both fold up to the same size OneTigris Raincoat https://a.co/d/0KHNzBu OneTigris Teepee Tent https://a.co/d/3aDLlzh

Is this too much? I love camping but mosquitos are my one non negotiable problem, I hate them and I can't mentally stand sleeping around them. So the teepee is pretty much not going anywhere.

The poncho is bulkier than I'd like and it at best is only a half shelter. So if if the rain is coming straight down you're getting some water in the tub for sure. Which is why the tarp is also in my kit.

As far as the rest of my kit I'm pretty happy with and I can carry 2 days of food without having to bring a haversack.

So lemme know what you think. Cut the poncho? Replace it with a thinner one or better functioning tarp/poncho?

Hi lovelies! For years I've been dreaming of buying my own land and building up a homestead from nothing, completely off grid. I want to use trees from my land to build my home and out buildings and all that jazz. Well, now I'm finally in the position to start making official plans and budgets to make all of this happen (yay!), and this post is I'm sure the first of many where I ask for your help/advice.

I've been watching a bunch of bushcraft videos where the gentlemen are building stone foundations for their cabins, or they're building cobblestone pathways or stone fireplaces. In almost all of these videos, they sift the rocks out of dirt they shovel into a pale/bucket from their property and mix it up with water to use as a mortar/base for whatever the project is. I have some questions about it...

1. is this a good substitute for modern products?
2. will this last a long time?
3. does it need maintenance, and if so, how often?
4. do you have any other low-cost/no cost suggestions that could be a good alternative if this isn't the best choice?
5. does it have to he a specific type of dirt/soil, or is it all in how its prepared?

I apologize for the long winded post. Thanks in advance for your kind and helpful advice and tips 😊😊

Hey everyone, I was wondering if you guys could help me find a certain rucksack/backpack?

I was looking for a design that could secure things from the top, bottom, and long items on the sides. Nothing too expensive or too big. I intend to use this rucksack more so for small outdoor excursions and for a simple place to store my gear. The closest thing I could find was the “Italian Alpini Rucksack.” I thought it was small, simple in design, and practical. It also gave a cool vintage look. Unfortunately, I seemed to have missed the height of its popularity. It was either out of stock in various websites, or was overpriced from sellers on Ebay (I live in Canada btw, so items from abroad are naturally more expensive for me).

Are there any rucksacks I can find that are similar to this? I would appreciate the help.

Porous material will be waterproof if it is pulled tight. Make your shelter tall enough to be comfortable, unless the weather dictates a smaller one to retain heat

I have a bunch of spikes from elk and deer antlers after making some knife handles, is there anything I could use the cut offs for? Or should I just give them to my dog to chew on? Thanks for any suggestions.

Hi everyone, Maybe you have a good idea to improve the handle of the sGlock Field Knife.

It fits ok in my hands but if I add some rubber band like in the pic it fits much better. It's less slippery as well.

The rubber band is not robust / durable. Only ok for a work arround. I thought about some tape like for tennis racket (I need just < 10 cm). I think electrical shrink tubing is not soft enough.

I like the knife and would use it more times if there is a solid solution.

What are your possible solution concepts?

Thanks a lot!

Just out of curiosity, I know sinew is the best natural glue/wrap you can find because it's easy to store and use, it's strong, and it's its own natural glue at the same time. I'm just wondering what the next best things are to sinew, or the easiest to obtain at least. Maybe plant fibers and sap glue?

So I have a Cougar tactical cta mission 2 in 1 jacket that will no longer take waterproofing

Does anyone have a suggestion for a similar jacket

Delicious one yesterday - fried pike from an ice fishing trip a few weekends ago, fried potatoes, fried cinnamon apples, eggs, sausage, coffee and maybe a little bourbon.

We have a spot deep in the woods that used to be an old shed or cabin. We’ll meet up out there with the kids, help them learn how to gather downed firewood, tinder, etc. sawing, chopping, ferro rod fire starting. The dads cook and catch up while the kids go play in the woods.

I bushcraft sometimes, and go out on random trips, and I’ve been wondering how I can bushcraft while doing the least amount of environmental damage possible

I got them dirty, and I want to get them clean again.

Hey everyone i’m new to this group but not new to bushcraft. I was thinking about making my first serious knife purchase with something like an ESEE 5. Does anybody know of any good discounter websites that are Canadian based? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

10 year old daughters beginner kit. Some new stuff and some of my gear i don't use anymore. She lost her 550 chord in the woods do she needs more of that lol. But all and all not a bad little starter set!

I have Mors Kochanski's book, canterbuty's, tom brown's, all of them. John and Geri McPhersons is the best by far. For those of you interested, theentore SF SERE-C survival portion is based off of this book and their teachings. Worth the purchase/read for sure!

First, I don't *hate* paracord, I carry some 550 in my pack and my camping kit. I just wonder why everyone I talk with seems to recommend paracord for everything. For almost everything the spool of guyline cordage that costs less and takes up less room in my pack works better.

Please let me know what I'm missing because so far the best use for paracord I've found is for my bootlaces.

Update: Thanks for the great comments, I learned quite a bit more than when I talk to my outdoors buddies.

Hot and fast. Lightning round. Let's go.

1. How good's the QC on both this product and on Suunto as a whole? Seen some good stuff all around, but I've also seen some reviews with people receiving their compasses with a broken mirror and stuff. Hate having to return shit, so I wanna make sure it's some reliable gear that won't fall apart on me.
2. NH or Global? I live in Canada, and this compass will likely be used in... Canada.
3. Can I expect this piece of kit to survive past.. I don't know.. The cats in the house? Everything's destined to fail, but my last compass last me over 12 years before it demagnetized, so what's the life expectancy I can expect on this thing?
4. How durable is she? It's a compass so I can't expect G-Shock levels of drop resistance, but I also wanna feel confident in keeping her in my kit and banging it around without opening it to find a pile of glass shards.