Whenever I’m in the forest to walk my dog or for a day hike, and I see a nice piece of a blown over tree or dead fall, I have the tendency to take it home.This habit already provided me with many nice pieces of birch and other wood sorts. […]
My gear
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In this video I am showing my titanium wood stove, plus the mods I made on another one to make it more multi-person friendly.All is in Dutch language, but the video should be clear enough to understand whats happening, and if not, send an email.
Last year I sold my modified Polish Lavvu, where I attached a skirt to create more usable space. Reason was purely the weight. I’m not a camper but a hiker, so I wanted something lighter. Around the same time I was able to buy a second hand Shangri La 3 […]
In no particular order, here are the backpacks I use for my hiking trips. – Vaude Jolly Comfort, 20L, for carrying my kid when I walk the dog. – Mountain backpack, 30L, usually for daytrips only, to collect things. – Colonial shoulder bag, for day trips, almost not used. – […]
Normally I wear always in the outdoors some old army pants. Not cause the look cool or army stylish, but because they are very robust, and do not seem to get damaged. But after all these great stories about fjallraven pants, where people have them for 15 years and still […]
Maintenance in general is something I like to do, just not with my shoe’s.. My summer hiking shoe’s which I own now for 5 years or so, I cleaned them once properly, and twice put some leather cream on it. The winter ones I own 1.5 year now and never […]
Due to receiving several questions lately about axes, which one to choose, which length, weight, etc, I thought I would post the below to give a clear picture on why I chose for this axe, why I modified it, etc. So this below is why it works for ME, and […]
Here’s my review on the Czech Bed Roll. Mine was an un-issued one. Dimensions rolled out: – 195 cm long x 70 cm wide Dimensions packed: – 70 cm long x 30 cm wide x 15 cm high Materials: – Bivy bag, waterproof bottom, water repellent nylon top – Blanket, […]
Here a quick overview of the typical setup I used. The hammock sometimes may vary as well as the tarp, but the way I set it up never changes. This method is my favorite after trying out several different kind of setups, and I’ve been using it now for several […]
In part 1, which I posted about 2 months ago, you can see me doing a burn test on a 70% wool blanket. Result was some burn marks. Now, in part 2, I did the same test again but on a 100% wool blanket, with the result again burn marks.. […]
Every wondered why everybody keeps saying that a 100% wool blanket is the best for outdoor trips and sleeping next to the fire ? Well, I was wondering about it, and decided to do a small burn test by putting 2 coals on my 70% wool and 30% other materials […]
In this video I am showing several modifications I made to my Swiss Volcano Stove, plus 5 test burns: 3x with alcohol stoves, 2x with wood. The results turned out much better then I hoped for to be honest 🙂
During the last weekend of this year, I was playing around with an old second hand tent that I bought very cheaply, and a tarp that I bought new. Did several modifications on both which you can see in the video. The reason for this is that I am trying […]