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resinrainwaterjuniperhootchiefirebagcamp lifebirch bark 4 Aug 2007 10:51 AM
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Settling In by Old Skool Scout Comment (0)

I'm beginning to have the feeling I'm settling down now. After I wrote my blog, yesterday morning I spent some time at my camp. First thing I did was making it waterproof. Apparantly I got the angle wrong last night. However, that got me about 10 liters of fresh water! A good thing to have when surrounded only by seawater.

I then collected a big bunch of birchbark and twigs. Firemaking is going really fast now. I can make a fire now, big enough to make tea on, in less then five

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Norwegian Army sleeping baghootchiefreeze-dried foodbannock 3 Aug 2007 8:02 AM
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Moving Camp by Old Skool Scout Comment (0)

After I made the "eldpåse" I moved camp to the northern windshelter. The campdirector said it would be much more quiet up there.

I also lended a kettle. This way I don't have to clean my billy can each time I want to make coffee after porridge. A German volunteer working at Program also gave me some coffee powder. The coffee ration I packed is a bit too low. I was dying for some more.

When I arrived I first made supper: again the Hungarian Gulash, the second portion

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