A storm front just went through and I got some pretty cool photos from it. In album 2014-09-05 crazy heavy rain and stuff blowing all around! Even a still photo, you can feel the storm I know what they mean by ‘sheets’ of rain now. The wind was quite strong. View this post on Google+
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I tested my new sleeping bag last night
It didn't get as cold as I was expecting, so I ended up being overly warm for most of the night. I tried the new down bag inside a synthetic bag inside a bivy sack arrangement all on a thermorest pad. About 10 lbs for the sleeping set. I'd dug a snow-cave topped with a …
Space blanket tarp tent.
I wanted to try to make a lighter tent then the 45lb monster that I own. It really sucks to hike it a mile into the woods. So I made a tarp tent. Out of space blankets. So I now have a space-tent? I used two cheap 52.5 x 82.5 aluminized polyester blankets I finally …
Walking stick shelter.
I have spent some time camping this summer. A few trips have been ultra lite trips. I use those space blankets as my blanket for the night. They suck. But they are light and cheap. And they are very noisy. Very noisy. Noisy to sleep under and noisy to pack back up and noisy to …
Just a few photos from today…
Just a few photos from today… In album May 28, 2012 (6 photos) A sun shade for her pool. Using the chair to prop it up was clever I think. She had just poured a bucket of water over her head and dropped the bucket from the shock of the cold water. The Fox River …