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Three Ways to Set Up A Tarp Using Trekking Poles

May 17, 2017 by Mike Leave a Comment

A trekking pole is a handy piece of equipment, not only for it’s help navigating in difficult terrain or relieving the strain put on your back, but to also help you setup your shelter for the night. Let’s take a look at three different methods to set up your tarp using trekking poles: the clove hitch, the upside down, and the cross method.

Trekking Pole Clove Hitch Method

Clove hitch attaching trekking pole to tarp

The first method obviously involves using a clove hitch. First attach the guy line to the tarp. I normally use a bowline hitch but there are serval options for you to try. Next, clove hitch the guy line onto the handle of the trekking pole. Form two loops the same way and cross the first loop over the second, slip it over the pole and tighten. From there I normally stake it out using a trucker’s hitch but again there are numerous options such as various friction hitches, regular hitches, or hardware.

Upside Down Method

Upside down trekking pole on a tarp

The second method is just as simple, but upside down. Start out by tying an non-slip loop knot such as a bowline hitch or the figure of eight loop, onto one end of your guy line. Turn your trekking pole upside down and slip the loop over the tip of the pole letting it rest on the basket. Insert the tip of the pole into the tarp’s grommet, connect the line around the stake, feed it back up to the loop, add tension, and tie it off with two half-hitches. Alternatively you can tie a loop onto your tarp and proceed in the same manner.

Cross Pole Method

Trekking pole, cross pole method

The third and final method is the cross-pole method. This will give you more room to enter and exit an A Frame or Tent-like structure. Again, start out by tying a guy line to the tarp. Holding your poles parallel, slip one of the pole straps over the handle of the other. Pull the strap of the second pole through the strap of the first and loop it over the handle of the first pole. Cross the shafts of the poles and you will create an upside down V, then slightly push the poles down into the ground so that they are freestanding, or nearly so. From here take the guy line and loop it at least once around the handles of the poles, taking a turn, and choose one of the many options you have to add tension to the line and to secure your structure into place.

Special Note: Visit Hocking Hills, Ohio

The footage of the waterfalls is from one of my favorite places in the world, Old Man’s Cave in Hocking Hills, Ohio off of State Route 664. Ever since I was a child this place has captured my imagination as a magical wonderland and in a sense it is, but that is for another post. If you visit Ohio, visit Hocking Hills.

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5 Knots You Need to Know

November 7, 2015 by Mike Leave a Comment

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The 5 Knots You Need to Know

The five knots we are going to cover are: the bowline hitch, the marlin spike hitch with a truckers hitch variation, a half hitch, a prusik knot and a figure of eight loop.

Bowline Hitch

Let’s start with the bowline hitch, which is used by bowyers to tie loops onto bowstrings and it’s been used by many others as an anchoring point for ridge-lines. The knot is simple to tie; form a loop with the working part on top, then feed the working end around an object then underneath and through the loop, now wrap it under and around the standing part and back through the loop, I tuck a bight instead of feeding the line completely through making it quick and easy to untie this hitch later.

Marlin Spike & Truckers Hitch

The next knot is a marlin spike hitch, simplicity at it’s finest. To tie, basically form a loop and feed in a bight of the line next to it, then tighten. If the line is already attached to an object and you use the standing part of the line as the bight in this hitch, you can lock items into place such as tent stakes that can be used to pull out tent or tarp guy-lines. But, if you use the working part of the line, tightening it up, but still leaving a loop, you can feed the rest of your working line around an object, then through the loop and now you have created a 3 to 1 pulley known as a truckers hitch, great for tightening the slack in any line.

Half Hitch

To finish off this truckers hitch and many other hitches, I use a either a half hitch, or two half hitches. The purpose of this hitch is to lock other hitches into place. To tie you simply tie an overhand knot and then tighten it into place at the base of whatever hitch it originated from. Like the bowline hitch I tuck a bight instead so that I can easily untie this knot later. Occasionally I’ll add another hitch for a little extra security.

Prusik Knot

Sometimes you need a knot that is completely adjustable. Something that will slide along another line and lock into place where ever you need it. That is where the prusik knot comes in handy. Tying this knot is easy; cut a piece of line about 8” long, tie it into a loop using a double or triple fisherman’s knot or just do a simple overhand knot, then wrap the line 2 or 3 times inside of itself and pull down on the inner looping part while making sure everything stays neat. This knot works best if the line used to make the prusik is thinner in diameter than the line you’re attaching it to, but i’ve used the same line before with minimum slippage. To adjust the line, grab it by the knot and slide, pull tight and lock whatever you need into place.

Figure of Eight Loop

Finally the Figure of Eight Loop, a climber’s favorite and one of the strongest knots out there. It’s perfect for when you need a strong, non-slip, loop at the end of a line. There are two ways we can tie this. The first is by doubling the line into an extended bight, then form a loop, and twist the bight behind and around the standing part then over and through the loop. Before completing this knot it should look like the number eight. The other way to tie this knot is to tie a normal, figure of eight knot, then wrap the excess working end around an object and retrace the path of the knot. I’ve found this knot handy for a lot of uses and I’m sure you can to.

Now that I have covered these five knots there is one last thing you should know. Excluding the Figure of eight loop, all of the other knots are simple to untie.

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Earthworms

August 21, 2015 by Mike Leave a Comment

Earthworm finEarthworm Back finEarthworms, Lubricous terrestris, a fisherman’s favorite. This little creepy crawly has been used around the world as a food source and medicine. You can eat it raw but it is suggested to prepare them first by purging then boiling. Medicinally, it has been used for a large variety of ailment. Currently it is being studied as a treatment to dissolve blood clots, boost the immune system and prevent cancer.

Recipes:

DEEP FRIED EARTHWORMS  by Green Deane, Eat the Weeds

Chop a sweet apple fine then put in with worms for a day. Chill worms. Roll in flour with paprika, salt and pepper. Deep fry until crisp.

EARTHWORM SAUTE by Christopher Nyerges, Urban Wilderness: A Guidebook to Resourceful City Living, 1979

1 cup earthworms

1/2 large onion, chopped

1/2 cup water

1 bouillon cube

1 cup yogurt or sour cream

3 tablespoons butter

1/2 cup mushrooms

Flour for coating

Wash earthworms thoroughly and place in boiling water for three minutes. Pour off water and repeat the boiling process twice. Bake on cookie sheet at 350 degrees F. for 15 minutes. Roll the worms in flour, brown in butter, add salt to taste. Add bouillon and simmer for 30 minutes. Saute onions and mushrooms in butter. Add onions and mushrooms to the worms. Stir in sour cream or yogurt. Serve over rice or noodles.

EARTHWORM PATTIES (By Matthew Stewart, The Incredible Edible Wild)

1 1/2 lbs. ground earthworms (Place live worms in damp cornmeal for 24 hours to purify, boil for 10 minutes, then grind. Yes, they are used wet)

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated

11/2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon white pepper

1 egg, beaten

1 cup dry bread crumbs

2 tablespoons butter

1 cup sour cream

Combine earthworms, melted butter, lemon rind, salt, and pepper. Stir in soda water. Shape into patties and dip in beaten egg, then in bread crumbs. Place in heated butter and cook for 10 minutes, turning once. Place patties on hot serving dish. Serve with heated sour cream on top.

Here is a recipe from cooks.com for the kids, NO REAL EARTHWORMS, I promise!

DIRT PIE
1 large bag oreo cookies
1 c. 10x sugar
1/2 stick softened butter
1 (8 oz.) pkg. softened cream cheese
2 boxes instant vanilla pudding
3 1/2 c. milk
1 (12 oz.) container cool whip

Chop Oreo cookies in food processor until cookies look like dirt.

Mix butter, cream cheese and sugar together until smooth.

Blend pudding, milk and Cool Whip together.

Combine pudding and cream cheese mixture together until lumps are smooth.

In 9 X 13 pan, layer cookie mixture then pudding mixture, leaving enough cookie mixture for the top. Decorate with gummy worms on top.

Submitted by: Rita

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Earthworms Sources:

Another Health Blog. Earthworm as A Great Natural Medicine. Web

Cooper, Edwin, Ph.D., Sc.D., Lumbrokinase Has Anti-Platelet, Anti-Thrombotic Activity, an Oxford University Press journal

Deane, Green. Earthworms. Eat the Weeds. Web

National Geographic, Common Earthworm. Web

Olson, Miles. 11 Edible Insects and How to Eat Them. Mother Earth News. Web. May 30, 2013

Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Earthworm.Web

 

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Prairie Dock: Medicinal & Cautions

August 18, 2015 by Mike Leave a Comment

Prarie Dock finPrarie Dock back finPrairie Dock, Silphium terebinthinaceum, is an extremely tall, sunflower-like, plant of the prairies that is beneficial for intermittent fever, coughs, asthma or other lung ailments.

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Prairie Dock Sources:

Audubon Guides Box Set – Birds, Tree, Wildflowers & Mammals. Computer Software.Green Mountain Digital. Version: 2.3.      Web. Jul 10, 2014.

Felter, Harvey Wickes, M.D., and John Uri Lloyd, Phr. M., Ph. D. King’s American Dispensatory, Vol.  2. Cincinnati: The Ohio Valley Company, 1905. pg. 1755

Foster, Steven and James A. Duke. The Peterson Field Guide Series; A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America. 2nd. ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. Print. pg. 149-150

Newcomb, Lawrence. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1977. Print. pg. 362-363

United States Department of Agriculture. Natural Resources Conservation Services. Web.

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Pineapple Weed: Edible, Medicinal, Cautions & Other Uses

August 13, 2015 by Mike Leave a Comment

Pineapple weed fin Pineapple weed back finPineapple Weed, Matricaria matricarioides, an easily overlooked plant with an unforgettable tropical aroma. It makes a nice pineapple flavored tea and has many medicinal purposes.

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Pineapple Weed Sources:

Audubon Guides Box Set – Birds, Tree, Wildflowers & Mammals. Computer Software.Green Mountain Digital. Version: 2.3. Web. Jul 10, 2014.

Brill, Steve. Wild Edibles Plus. Computer Software. WinterRoot LLC. Version 1.5. 2012. Web. Feb. 15, 2014.

Foster, Steven and James A. Duke. The Peterson Field Guide Series; A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America. 2nd. ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. Print. pg. 138-139

Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey. Cherokee Plants and Their Uses- A 400 Year History. North Carolina: Herald Publishing. 1975. Print. pg. 49

Moerman Daniel E., Native American Ethnobotany, Portland: Timber Press. 1998. Print. pg. 337

Newcomb, Lawrence. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1977. Print. pg. 426-427

Peterson, Lee Allen. The Peterson Field Guide Series; A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants; Eastern and Central North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977. Print. pg. 90-91

United States Department of Agriculture. Natural Resources Conservation Services. Web.

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DIY: Thera-Band Tarp Tensioner

August 11, 2015 by Mike Leave a Comment

Thera Band Tarp TensionerToday, we are going to learn how to make a very heavy duty tarp tensioner for high winds or for that droopy silnylon tarp.

You may be asking yourself, what is a tarp tensioner and why would you need one? Good question! A tarp tensioner is basically a piece of rubber or elastic attached to your tarp or tent’s guy lines that allows tension to be taken off of your grommets during high winds or tension to be added when silnylon tarps begin to sag due to water exposure.

So far comparing this tensioner to my old shock cord ones, I can safely say I see a lot of promise in this new up comer. The elasticity of the Thera-Bands can definitely take a beating and offer twice the workforce. The real test comes this fall and winter when we add freezing rain and wind into the mix. I’ve heard that it may freeze to its stretched out length but hey at least I’ll still have a guy line.

Here is the materials you are going  to need:

  • Thera-Band (this is the same elastic band you can get for workouts)
  • Guy Line Cordage (something thin and strong, sorry paracord is too thick!)
  • Cordage for whipping the ends of the tensioner.
  • Scissors
  • Marker
  • Ruler
  • Hammer and nails
  • A strong clamp
  • Pliers or a multitool.
  • Tough fingers after doing ten of these I started to feel it.

Basically you decide how big of a tensioner you’ll need. If I would decide to do it again I might make it six inches.  The length of the finished band is 7.5,” the tensioner completely stretched out is 19″ with 2″ loops on either side and 15″ from knot to knot. Now the purpose of this device is to stretch so I made the inner static line twice the length as the elastic outer tubing, that is from knot to knot. The inner line is still used as a guy line and needs to be pulled taut. From there you are basically lashing the elastic tubes to the outer sides of the knots with a simple rope whipping or zip ties, but I did’t like the look of the zip ties and worried it would eventually lead to failure of the device. Once that has been done the tubing needs to be rolled back over itself. I believe this makes the tensioner look nice but also reinforces the lashed ends.

Well the only other thing I could think of to help you is a step by step instructional video on how to make one of these doohickies. Get creative and let me know what you think of this newish tarp tensioner. Also send in some tips as to things you want to see pertaining to camping, preparedness or wilderness living. Together we can learn a lot!

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Day Lily: Edible, Medicinal, Cautions & Other Uses

June 23, 2015 by Mike Leave a Comment

Day lily front finished
Day Lily finDay Lily, Hemerocallis fulva, is a plant of summer. The flower has six orange lobes and basal leaves. You can eat the flower buds, flowers, young shoots, seeds, leaves and roots. Medicinally, Chinese herbalists have used the plant as a sedative, pain killer and for PTSD. The leaves can be made into a good cordage.

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Day Lily Sources:

Audubon Guides Box Set – Birds, Tree, Wildflowers & Mammals. Computer Software.Green Mountain Digital. Version: 2.3. Web. Jul 10, 2014.

Brill, Steve. Wild Edibles Plus. Computer Software. WinterRoot LLC. Version 1.5. 2012. Web. Feb. 15, 2014.

Foster, Steven and James A. Duke. The Peterson Field Guide Series; A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America. 2nd. ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. Print. pg. 151-152

Newcomb, Lawrence. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1977. Print. pg. 336-337

Peterson, Lee Allen. The Peterson Field Guide Series; A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants; Eastern and Central North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977. Print. pg. 92-93 pl. 7

United States Department of Agriculture. Natural Resources Conservation Services. Web.

Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Web.

 

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Tobacco Hornworm

April 29, 2015 by Mike Leave a Comment

Tobacco Hornworm front fin Tobacco Hornworm finTobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta, is a common garden pest that you can bite back! This guy wiped out my roma tomatoes a few years back thus starting my interest in the study of entomophagy or bug eating. That and bugs are cool to look at!

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Tobacco Hornworm Sources:

Audubon Guides – Insects and Spiders. Computer Software.Green Mountain Digital. Web

Evens, Arthur V., National Wildlife Federation: Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America, New York: Sterling Publishing, 2008. pg. 331

Milne, Lorus and Margery, National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. pg. 781 pl. 25, 558

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Brown Snake

April 24, 2015 by Mike Leave a Comment

Brown Snake fin Brown Snake Back finBrown Snake, Storeria dekayi, Learn how to find and identify this common non-venomous snake.

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Brown Snake Sources:

Audubon Guides – Reptiles and Amphibians. Computer Software.Green Mountain Digital. Version: 2.3. Web. Jul 10, 2014.

Behler, John L., National Audubon Society, Pocket Guide: Familiar Reptiles and Amphibians of North America, New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 2000. pg. 116-117

Conant, Roger and Joseph T. Collins, A field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians, third edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1998. pg. 306 pl. 22

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Northern Leopard Frog

April 22, 2015 by Mike 3 Comments

North Leopard Frog fin Northern Leopard Frog back finNorthern Leopard Frog, Lithobates (Rana) pipiens, a small but tasty treat. You can eat it like a green or bull frog but its legs are not as substantial. Plus amphibians carry salmonella a potentially deadly bacteria that can cause diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps.

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Northern Leopard Frog Sources:

Audubon Guides – Reptiles and Amphibians. Computer Software.Green Mountain Digital. Version: 2.3. Web. Jul 10, 2014.

Behler, John L., National Audubon Society, Pocket Guide: Familiar Reptiles and Amphibians of North America, New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 2000. pg. 24-25

Conant, Roger and Joseph T. Collins, A field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians, third edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1998. pg. 566-567

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