Some folks did not find my instructions quite clear enough about this (here: http://www.theultralighthiker.com/sambar-deer-stalking-102/). These pictures may help. You can pitch a 5’ x 7’ nylon poncho as quite a good dry shelter (with a fire out the front). Tie the centre of one of the 7’ sides to a tree (or stick) about […]
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Ah, Shotguns…Adler A110: Isn’t THIS nice? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrIEnhWQ Forget the ‘Bucket List’ Bring on the Birthday List – or the Xmas List: From A$749: http://nioa.net.au/news/latest-nrH0ews/view/38/adler-lever-action-shotgun/latest-news & https://www.cleaverfirearms.com/Products.aspx?Category=Shotguns&Brand=231 I understand you can now use a 12G shotgun for sambar deer. This rapid-fire 7-shot beauty will be a boon for hound hunters, not to mention duck hunters –
If this is true http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-19/last-rebels-25-things-we-did-kids-would-get-someone-arrested-today (and I suspect it IS) there is much to be done (removing countless Nanny State regulations is only one of them). A world where DIY is a novelty or adventure rather than the norm is a world gone mad. Fortunately for them my kids could easily double this list before
My first one of these was my Armalite AR-7 .22 calibre. What a beautiful little gun it is: the way it folded up into its own stock with its 8 shot magazine is just excellent. At 1100 grams (2.5 pounds) and 400 mm (16”) long it is ideal for backpacking. Unfortunately as it is a
Weigh less than half what snap-lock bags do (and beat everything else hands down), eg a camera pouch weighs 1.6 grams! Given that you need to sort your pack gear some way, you probably have a dozen or more bags which could be replaced with these beauties – probably saving you the equivalent of ½
Kiwano (African Horned Melon). Usually this time of the year, it is citrus & guava in the garden, and not much else. I was quite surprised yesterday when Della found some of these guys lying ripe on the back slope where they had sprung up as weeds from the sugar cane mulch we spread to
Matthew Flinders’ cat, Trim circumnavigated the globe, and Australia (several times): http://www.purr-n-fur.org.uk/famous/trim.html
Even contains a PISTOL! Might be a little hard to lug around though. If you hanker to be a an ultralight hiker, you might decide to trim this down a little but, but the pistol could be handy for scaring bears – and other varmints on the trail, or to harvest some critter for the
From Maze Greenhouses (avail Bunnings). What an excellent product: I have NEVER before seen our Brassica flourish like this: http://mazedistribution.com.au/product-category/grow-your-own/ BTW: They now have a greenhouse version of this (3 x 1 metre) also available at Bunnings.
Short of water: Suck a Pebble. This was my dad’s advice when I was a youngster. I thought at the time it was just a trick to prevent a dry mouth; something like chewing gum, but it has a more important feature: it prevents you breathing out through your mouth, THUS enormously reducing respiration water
