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If you've ever been outside and the day is drawing

If you've ever been outside and the day is drawing to a close, and you want to know how much sunlight is left but your phone is dead and you don't have a watch, here's a simple method to tell you just about how many minutes are left. Link in bio.

Waxing your bootlaces will make them moisture and

Waxing your bootlaces will make them moisture and abrasion resistant, so they will not fray as quickly and will last considerably longer. More importantly, I think, is that waxed laces will “bite” down on knots harder, staying tied in circumstances in which they might otherwise come undone, such as when wading through thick, heavy brush. Get a quick crash tutorial on how to wax your laces in my post.

Why carry a Zippo or a Bic when you can carry a li

Why carry a Zippo or a Bic when you can carry a lighter that has most of the selling points of both? Clipper lighters are refillable, reflintable, reliable and durable. The plastic ones even boast blaze colors that are hard to lose and they float, too. There’s not much not to love about a @clipper lighter. Read the full review, link in bio.

Underneath your spinning reel’s spool is a littl

Underneath your spinning reel’s spool is a little circular disc with a hole in the middle. This seemingly innocuous part is known as a spool washer (or spool tension washer) and it keeps the base of the spool from banging into the retainer on the main shaft. Your reel will run without this washer, but it will be noisy and it will not be smooth. Losing the part is all too easy; finding replacements is not. Fortunately, this is one part you can easily craft yourself from a bit of plastic (such as from a milk jug, as I did). Learn how in my recent post.

Blade steel and scale material are only two aspect

It’s honestly crazy to think that straight razor

It’s honestly crazy to think that straight razors give a better shave, produce less waste, are more cost effective, and last longer than disposables, yet it’s true. I think the crazy ones are those who still shave with cartridge razors, but I won’t bore you with that here. If you haven’t tried a straight razor before, maybe it’s time you make that switch. Every argument I can think of in my article; link in bio.

Don’t click the link in bio unless you’re prep

Don’t click the link in bio unless you’re prepared to make the best smoked trout dip you’ll ever have.

A while back I published an article on two basic E

A while back I published an article on two basic ESEE Izula mods. I just updated that post with two more mods, a sheath mod and a paracord wrap for the tang. Check the updates in the newly updated post; link in bio.

ESEE sells some of its smaller knives like the Can

ESEE sells some of its smaller knives like the Candiru and Izula without scales, but these tiny tangs can be a bit small in the hands. Rather than paying more for scales, here’s a quick and efficient hack that also allows you to personalize your knife; wrap the tang in paracord. Check the link in bio for a recent post on one method for wrapping a Candiru.

This stuff looks unassuming. After all, it's just

This stuff looks unassuming. After all, it's just dead, dry grass, right?

You can get it anywhere, at almost any time of year, and even in wet conditions, standing dry grass is usually pretty easy to light.

This makes it an excellent tinder. If you find yourself in the field, you're in a wooded area, and you don't have a good source of tinder, look for this.

Get the details; link in bio.

Pictured are bass jigs, which can be highly effect

Pictured are bass jigs, which can be highly effective at pressing bass that are sitting on the bottom because they're either too hot or too cold. This makes them effective in the early spring, late summer, and through the winter.

With a caveat: much like a plug, these jigs often have to be "tuned" because they will not perform optimally right out of the packaging. This is because the manufacturer usually produces them with nylon weed guards that are too long and too rigid, which hinders hookups.

Get the details on how to trim and tune them in my latest post. Link in bio.

Waxing your bootlaces: it's easy and it only takes

Waxing your bootlaces: it's easy and it only takes a couple of minutes.

Also, waxed laces are physically more durable than unwaxed laces, are water-resistant, and, most importantly, hold knots much more surely.

Learn how to do it - link in bio.

Sharpening stones sharpen your knives and tools, b

Sharpening stones sharpen your knives and tools, but what do you do when your stones get "dull"?

You need to bring back the finish on the surface to restore their sharpening ability. In most instances, you can do this with a few different grits of sandpaper, matched closely to the grit of the stone.

Over time, stones will even lose their flat surface as they wear away. I'm not covering that in this post, though - just a quick crash coarse on how to restore the stone's cutting surface after it's been used, worn, and clogged with steel swarf.

Link in bio.

Trout season just opened around here, and it's ope

Trout season just opened around here, and it's opening soon in most other areas of the country if it hasn't yet.

Here are some of my favorite lures and techniques for catching early spring trout. They're especially effective if you, like me, primarily fish for stockies.

Link in bio.

Pictured are some of my favorite baits to use duri

Pictured are some of my favorite baits to use during the bass spawn, which in my part of the country, is basically upon us. A few more days and they'll be moving onto the beds.

Spawning bass are ornery, aggressive, and easy to catch. The spawn is one of the most exciting times of the year because of how cooperative the fish tend to be, and is one of the best times of year to power fish with the intention of drawing reaction strikes - which are usually very easy to get.

But, do you know the best techniques?

I put some of them down in one of my recent posts. Link in bio.

This may be sort of a boring picture, but unfortun

This may be sort of a boring picture, but unfortunately, camping in the rain doesn't yield many photographic opportunities. It does, however, yield a host of opportunities to talk about how to do it comfortably.

There are some right ways to camp in the rain, and a whole lot of wrong ways. Get some of my tips (many of which were unfortunately learned through experience) in my recent post on camping in wet winter weather.

Link in bio.

If you buy shoes, wear them out, and toss them, pa

If you buy shoes, wear them out, and toss them, pass by this post.

But if you believe in buying quality footwear and administering routine maintenance to it so you can get a long lifespan out of it, check the link in my bio for full-grain leather boot care.

As far as I care, this is the best ax in its price

As far as I care, this is the best ax in its price class.

The Cold Steel Trail Boss - full review link in bio.

Let's talk about cast iron for a minute. It's a

Let's talk about cast iron for a minute.

It's a little heavy and you shouldn't use soap on it, but:

-It's basically indestructable.
-You can use metal on it.
-It's more non-stick than "non-stick" cookware.
-It has excellent thermal characteristics.
-It has unrivalled versatility (baking, frying, searing and so forth).
-It lasts forever.
-It's affordable.
-It's easy to take care of.

I'm probably missing something. If you don't currently use cast iron camp cookware, read my recent post (link in bio) and I bet you will be before long.

The CJRB Maileah has been the go-to in my EDC rota

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