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[pepperj]

 

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[Surf_Pirate]

Here if your lost in a forest and can't figure out North from South. You look for things like moss or fungus, things like that growing on a particular side of a tree. The side its on will be roughly south here, on the north side your part of the world.
I grew up going bush with my father and also alone, I just developed a natural feel for direction so really has never been an issue for me, never needed a compass or anything really. Its often fun when the misses comes out and we go on a good treck. I'll ask her "which way back to the car" nine times out of ten she's wrong and half of that's she'd be going in the opposite direction. 😂
Sometimes ill say "ahhh see, told you this was the right way" after listening to her for 2 hrs saying "see, we're lost". Then ill say look to your right I was only 100 meters off! And there's the car.

Haha so funny I do the same. I’m glad I have that instinct as well. Of course growing up as a kid trekking deep in the woods Was like second nature. But I feel embarrassed in the city when I’m lost 😞… I blame it on no trees to orient myself

 

[Evan in CA]

Good morning everybody

 

[oldmxrat]

 

[releventchair]

Good morning everybody

Mornin Evan!

 

[releventchair]

I used to play this too.

 

[Surf_Pirate]

Hey guys, any of you military rats interested in a WWii Griswold jump bag in pristine condition before I list it online? Not sure it’s Tnet classified worthy. Msg me if so…. Have good one

 

[Chilli]

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[pepperj]

Hey guys, any of you military rats interested in a WWii Griswold jump bag in pristine condition before I list it online? Not sure it’s Tnet classified worthy. Msg me if so…. Have good one

I can add this chopper.

 

[Oregon Viking]

Hey guys, any of you military rats interested in a WWii Griswold jump bag in pristine condition before I list it online? Not sure it’s Tnet classified worthy. Msg me if so…. Have good one

You should fetch a good price!!

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[Oregon Viking]

Pic from one of my groups on Facebook, Smith River.

 

[pepperj]

Pic from one of my groups on Facebook, Smith River.

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We cooked up some Halibut cheeks over the holidays.
Yummy, a tad expensive.

 

[Oregon Viking]

We cooked up some Halibut cheeks over the holidays.
Yummy, a tad expensive.

Yep! They are good! We get ling cod cheeks a lot and OMG!!!

 

[Oregon Viking]

I grew up with the family that owns Miss Sarah. 94 foot boat. Mouth of the Chetco river.

 

[Chilli]

I can add this chopper.

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I was given a US fighting knife from my late father when I was a kid. He was in the navy, a gunner on the twins. He said he swapped this with a US serviceman for something Aussie. I took it everywhere fishing, hunting, trapping, ferreting and gave it an absolute hiding. It looked much better than this originally but I used it for everything and that's better memories than having it stuck in a cupboard doing nothing. Lots of great memories in that wearing out process. 😁

 

[Surf_Pirate]

You should fetch a good price!!

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🤞

 

[releventchair]

I can add this chopper.

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I like a Bolo . Weight forward might best describe why.

Got cold frogging around in the pole barn earlier. Not cold enough to quit though.
Hefted two new wood handled Colombian Machetes in a knife pile area. A 16 and an 18?
Yes that's short but I'm liking them. Took a file to them last prior time I held them.
Then elsewhere ( by the door ) on other shelves a plastic handled 20 inch was checked for spine /flex. I forget origin country. It's a light one though. A bit too wobbly for my taste. Then a 20 plastic handled too from Colombia (I think) was flexed and swung too.
My very long time owned stout Bolo disappeared in a divorce . It saw a lot of use. A lot!
Bit my ankle once. And the edge of a boot sole once. What have I learned?


Needed synthetic gloves out of pole barn to work on golf cart batteries. My excuse and part of why the cart isn't out of my way plowing yet. It is taking a charge finally though. Hopefully a good one. After most the batteries had exposed plates , it's in the abused range again.

Tossed a cot in the pole barn from auction. I can almost move in now. No heat though.
Kept a WW2 Shovel picked up at auction today in the truck , along with a folding pick/shovel combo someone cut the sides of the shovel down on. More like a rectangular spade trench type profile now.
Some day I might grind the sides more even.

Another WW2 shovel needs penetrating oil and torch to break the hold down piece loose.
A couple might..

 

[releventchair]

 

[Oregon Viking]

 

[Oregon Viking]