Saturday, July 24, 2010

Foraging Knapsack

So I decided to make a leather foraging knapsac ...
It still isn't totally finished as i have to put a shoulder strap and a few rivets in the stress points ...
But I just wanted to show everyone what can be made ...
The leather is shiney on one side so I put that on the inside so it can be wiped clean as and when it it needs it ...
Foraging Knapsac 1

Just wanted to post a couple more pics of my bag ...
now that it has been riveted and has a sling attached ...
I did put a couple of rivets on the back to strengthen the sling ...
which i made nice and wide so it wouldn't cut into my shoulders ...
Each top corner has a rivet put in as i think these points will need the most strength ...
Foraging Knapsac 2

Well after spending a few days looking for some deer antler sheds that i knew i had when i moved ...
i finally found them and made a pair of toggles along with a couple of pieces of leather to use as ties ...
so now I can secure the lid down Cheesy ...
This is how i did it ...
Foraging  knapsac FINISHED1

And this is the finished Foraging Knapsac
(well finished apart from adding some extra tie downs in other places ... maybe for a tomahawk or a hatchet)
Foraging knapsac FINISHED2

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Grow your own food.

First let me start by saying sorry I havent posted in some time this is due to real life getting in the way!
I have been reading other peoples topics on what there gardens are or have produced.
An I sit here quietly keeping my fingers crossed that my first try at growing something wouldnt be a total disaster.
Well as you have probably guessed it has gone quite well so far.
I bought ( yeah i know i didnt grow from seed ) 3 tomato plants each was no more then
4" in height.
Each one was planted in its own container when they grew enough.
2 were planted in horse manure and placed on the ground.
the other one was planted in some old potting stuff i found in the basement ?
no idea what it was as the bag was ____ .
well the 2 in the manure are growing alot slower then the other one but all flowered and have small tomatos on them.
I did think i had killed them all off as a surprise frost came one night an they had already been put outside.
I think this is why they are growing alot slower then the other one.
Ive already saved the seeds from what I have taken off the first plant so I have seeds for next year.
Well that is if they can be reused ?
Anyway hopefully if i do this correct you will see a pic or 2 of the big plant that has already given fully ripened tomatos.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

How I hate computers

Sorry for the LACK of postings recently , this is due to a MAJOR computer crash wiping out all our pre-written subjects and pictures ... GRRRRRRRRRRR
Please bear with us at this time as we try to catch back up on what was lost.
We will be back up and running in a couple of weeks.
We hope to see you all soon.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Happy New Year ... Now What ...

So I hope everyone had a very nice christmas and have had a happy new year so far ...

Now your thinking what now ...

well so far I have posted several times covering several topics ...

Some may have noticed my postings have decreased down to 1 posting a month this is because of real life getting in the way ... I will be however posting more over the next few months with hopefully more pictures to help those who want to learn ... so please keep checking back on a regular basis ...

I will be starting to have open meetings, open to anyone who would like to meet and talk about these subjects and more on a regular basis ... to those whom would like to come to this meeting then please contact me at my gmail email address ( dcsgroup2009@gmail.com ) and i will pass on the details ... i hope to meet some of you soon ... this is open to everyone ...

Until then just keep doing what you are doing as in getting prepared ... i once was asked why do i waste my time and money doing this ... my reply was quite simple ... " think of being prepared as a insurance policy ... id rather have the insurance so my family can be looked after when a disaster happens then not having this insurance and needing it ... " this is the easiest way to explain this to non prepare people ...

Anyway be safe and stay warm during this cold season ...