Recent content by Newanderthal

Everclear. Burns great in my alcohol stove, can be used to clean wounds, and when mixed with water and Gatorade powder it makes "Riot Punch".

Energizer LED headlamp. Wide angle, intense spotlight, dim spotlight, and red light. Batteries included. Picked it up at Walmart and I've been using it on every backpacking trip for years.

So far it's doing fine. I need to replace the old Energizers with some better batteries. These are a few years old and aren't what they used to be. Even so, they can still get my iPhone back up from zero charge. I've been using it while on the road (trucking) and it's great. Haven't had a chance...

So I found this little post on instructables and decided to make my own. It charges the AA batteries in about 8 hours of sunlight. Once charged, I can slip the charger in my pocket and use it to recharge a phone or other mobile device later in the day. Great battery backup for backpacking in...

"looks like they belong to a carnivorous type of wolf family" actually, hyenas are of the suborder "Feliformia", not "Caninae". Hyenas are related to cats, not dogs or wolves.

if it has teeth longer than mine, i take precautions.

Think about it. Your ancestors got along great with a shard of rock. I'm sure tempered high-carbon steel with a nylon sheath and ergonomic grip will do just fine in whatever circumstances you find yourself in.

The Irish invented this machine which converts Guinness into Budweiser

Why not? When sitting properly in a canoe, it's just as stable as a sit-in kayak. Just about anything done in a kayak can be done in a canoe, including Class V rapids (I've seen it).

I've hunted everything from sparrows to rabbits with one of these.

Some of my best memories are from Northern Arkansas. I've spent a lot of time in Ponca and that area will always own a piece of my heart.

most people don't know this but tumbleweed is an invasive species. It comes from Russia.

The biggest problems threatening our country aren't pythons or crocs, but tallow trees, kudzu vines, and cats. Tallow trees poison the ground with toxins that kill off other trees and they grow and reproduce at alarming rates. Kudzu chokes out other vegetation and is taking over the south...

the difference between Cajun and Creole doesn't really come into play on the seasoning level. So if it says "Cajun Seasoning" and you use a Creole blend, then you're using Cajun seasoning. Without going into the long and tedious process of explaining the subtle differences, think of it this way...

Thanks. It only took about a couple days for the place to feel like home. Now I'm just working on updating the thing. Old construction with modern details... the best of both worlds.