Recent content by Stew

I would be concerned about meeting your shelter for some of the suggestions if you’re having a fire under it.

The Merlin Bird ID app is great.

The simple answer is that the military love renaming things.

It was jedidiah. It good stuff!

I thought it had changed to having a load allowed now?

3’ waves? I’ll come play on my paddleboard!

A very valid concern! This is a good listen: https://castbox.fm/vd/687772972

I suspect they’ve just not got the fully correct version sorted yet!

How many pro trackers get involved in investigations?

Absolutely. I’ve just been installing some cctv cameras. The camera bodies, etc are plastic but the bit that gets me is the torx bit in its own plastic bag. Why? Just waste.

I didn’t watch the video. I was just responding to pattree.

It depends on where the line is for you. I know of folk how do carry a bearing but for me that’s the point where it feels too far - might as well just carry a lighter then to my mind.

It just depends. If both are too soft or both too hard then the rate they wear might not work well enough to produce viable embers. Speed, pressure, notch size all come into play.

Such a big subject. I like lime on lime for super speedy. Some old elder is good - old so you can carve a solid spindle out of a side. Clematis is nice but super soft so you need to be a bit more gentle. Once you have it down witha combo, it’s fun to see what you can achieve with other...

I would be tempted to make a more elegant tip - drop the spine down a bit more - I wouldn’t worry that it’ll cross the finger pull groove.