One of my favorite summer time, weekend backyard relaxing day in the sun lunch snacks. Its even healthy if you to add meat….. Oh, its a great camping lunch time familly snack…. Remember knowledge is a survival skill….even eating healthy and smart The Novice… Continue Reading “Watch “THE COTTAGE SERIES – Veggie PLUS Sammich” on YouTube”
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Posted on February 21, 2020
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Living in Minnesota winters is challeging enough. Being caught out there on the road in an emergency…this could save you from an uncomfotable ending. You may just want to consider having one in the glove box……..just in case. Check it out The Novice Survivalist
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Posted on February 17, 2020
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This turned out to be quite a challenge. Something I had never thought about. Basically it was list your 3 Top outdoor brand names. Here is my answer to them. It was really difficult. I landed up going to the 10 Cc,s list and… Continue Reading “I GOT TAGGED ON THE TUBE”
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Posted on February 16, 2020
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Joy. Finally got to get out and trudge thru the snow.
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Over the last month or so I have been looking into axes. Mainly the Cold steel Trail Boss and the CRKT Woods Chogan T Hawk. The main reason was I owned both. The Woods Chogan for About 5 years and the Trail Boss I… Continue Reading “Learning about Axes and things”
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Finally got to work on the wood handle slipping issue. It was worse when wearing gloves. So scrapped off the coating on the handle that it came with. And added Linseed oil. What a difference in the grip factor now. Not just a saftey… Continue Reading ““T HAWK” WOOD HANDLE UPGRADE”
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Here you go campers, another $5 Walmart bargain bin find. They drive me to coffee…..as you will find out at your peril if you dare to watch…enjoy The Novice Survivalist.
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I have owned this T hawk for almost 4 years. Initially bought it for camping in California. The first time I used it was disappointing. But now having done some research in the past week or 2 I finally sharpened it. What a difference.… Continue Reading “CRTK Woods Chogan T-Hawk.”
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If you winter walkabout these are a must for your own saftey and well being…yaktrax Ice cleats. Check em out…
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Been doing some research to help with camping chores. This guy will certainly do the trick. COLD STEEL Trail Boss small forrest axe. A thing of beauty. Got to figure out the whole axe skills thing now. Joy.
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