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Post by armando on Apr 3, 2022 13:28:40 GMT -7
A short scout in the woods looking for sign, crossing creeks, collecting cedar bark for tinder and coming across an abandoned Longhunter Half Face Camp (hope to make camp there sometime). It was a great way to get to meet some new guys, learn some things, and see how the kit works when it meets the field. One of my favorite things was making coffee over the fire. A local buddy runs an award-winning coffeehouse and hooked me up with some raw artesian coffee beans that I bought in a poke. I roasted them in the skillet over the fire, then smash them up with my tomahawk, poured the ground into some piping hot water, and it tasted like the best coffee in the world (just cuz I made it). 😊 I was wearing my buckle shoes instead of my moccasins and it made traversing logs over creeks a little sketchy sometimes. I prefer my moccasins but they were still damp from the morning dew on the grass. I packed two pairs but my buckskin pair was so thin I was feeling every stone. Just need to get out more in the field with them to acclimate.      |
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Post by brokennock on Apr 3, 2022 18:04:06 GMT -7
Nice seeing someone getting out there and doing this.
Looks like some beautiful property.
Thank you for sharing.
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Post by spence on Apr 3, 2022 18:16:06 GMT -7
I agree, good to see someone out in the boonies. Even a surrogate trek is better than none. Thanks.
Spence
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Post by lenapej on Apr 5, 2022 15:44:56 GMT -7
I really enjoy those day outings, thanks for sharing.
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Post by hawkeyes on Apr 5, 2022 18:11:50 GMT -7
Excellent outing. I need to be more adamant about documenting my outings via images. For me it's a complete release of technology, yet I find myself wanting to have images of this or that later on... I'm personally always torn in that department.
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Post by brokennock on Apr 6, 2022 5:41:37 GMT -7
Excellent outing. I need to be more adamant about documenting my outings via images. For me it's a complete release of technology, yet I find myself wanting to have images of this or that later on... I'm personally always torn in that department. You're a talented guy.... Bring a sketchbook, maybe some charcoal pencils. |
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Post by armando on Apr 6, 2022 7:02:15 GMT -7
Excellent outing. I need to be more adamant about documenting my outings via images. For me it's a complete release of technology, yet I find myself wanting to have images of this or that later on... I'm personally always torn in that department. Therein lies the rub…. I try to leave my phone back in the modern world or if it’s in my haversack it is in an Elk-hide case at the bottom. However I started to regret never capturing any of the moments. So now I make sure my phone is on sleep mode and I use it basically only has a camera and then turned it off again. Another fella I know made a false bottom for a book and hides his phone so he opens the book and takes pictures and no one is the wiser. But I feel you; part of what makes the experience is different is not seeing a single modern day item for a day or two and really disconnecting. |
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Post by spence on Apr 6, 2022 14:23:24 GMT -7
Since I did most of my outings solo I always carried my phone and modern medicines. I consider that a no-brainer, regardless of appearances.
Photography was a serious hobby for me before I ever considered re-enacting, and I have always made it a part of my outings, whether hunting or trekking, modern or colonial. Preserving memories of my outings was always an important aspect, and I frequently spend time reviewing the outings, savoring the recollection. For instance, I rotate albums of photos as the wallpaper of my computer, so I am reminded of good times quite often.
The camera on my elderly flip phone can't measure up to my regular camera, so I carry that. I frequently leave it at base camp until time for the photo session, and that works for me.
Spence
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Post by hawkeyes on Apr 6, 2022 17:49:13 GMT -7
Great topic for discussion, good to see both sides of thought. Given modern convenience and safety carrying ones telecommunication device into the forest is a smart move, which I always do for that reason. If the need would arise hopefully a significant signal would be available.
The camera on these phones truly are amazing and great in their own right for capturing imagery. I for one get emerged in my time aloft and do often forget the dang thing is on me until I realize I'd have liked capturing an image of that big pileated woodpecker, or the fox playing in the creek and the shadow cast by a massive mighty oak.
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Post by Black Hand on Apr 7, 2022 7:11:04 GMT -7
I bring my phone, though rarely is there signal (a text might still sneak through) and I take pictures when I remember. Modern medicines, contact lenses and a first aid kit are also part of my standard kit as is a backpacking water filter.
While I am not opposed to the discomfort experienced by our ancestors, I am unwilling to sacrifice safety and health. I know where my limits are, however cannot say the same for others.
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