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| bio | website | jbazuzi.blogspot.com |
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| location | Port Townsend, WA | |
| age | 38 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 3 months |
| seen | Feb 4 at 3:00 | |
| stats | profile views | 9 |
Former member of C# team at Microsoft. Now a stay-at-home dad and DIY homesteader.
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Jan 25 |
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What is the best material to make an outdoor shelter roof out of? It depends a lot on where you are. |
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Jan 25 |
answered | How can I signal for help in the wilderness? |
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Jan 25 |
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How can I signal for help in the wilderness? Be careful with shouting. You can use up a lot of energy and dehydrate yourself with repeated shouting. |
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Jan 25 |
answered | How can I start a fire by rubbing two sticks together? |
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Jan 25 |
awarded | Editor |
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Jan 25 |
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I found a Deer Tick on my friend and removed it, what should I do now? make a thumbnail |
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Jan 25 |
suggested | suggested edit on I found a Deer Tick on my friend and removed it, what should I do now? |
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Jan 25 |
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What can I do about those obnoxious biting flies? where is "northwoods"? |
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Jan 25 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Jan 25 |
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What are good knots to know for camping and backpacking? The square knot is easy to learn, easy to tie, and widely known, but not very important. If the bowline and square knot traded places in our culture, we'd be better off. |
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Jan 25 |
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What are good knots to know for camping and backpacking? The square knot is good as a binding knot, for "brown paper packages tied up with string", securing a furled sail, or double slipped in shoelaces. However, it's a poor choice as a bend. Consider en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_knot#Misuse_as_a_bend |
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Jan 25 |
awarded | Organizer |
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Jan 25 |
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What are good knots to know for camping and backpacking? edited tags |
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Jan 25 |
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What are good knots to know for camping and backpacking? Nice pictures. Bowlines are extremely useful. I would skip the fisherman's bend, as 2 bowlines will work as a bend without having to learn a new knot. Slipping a knot is a useful skill, but the slipknot picture shows something I would never advise a sailor to do. I'd skip the noose. |
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Jan 25 |
awarded | Critic |
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Jan 25 |
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What are good knots to know for camping and backpacking? -1: The square knot is unsafe for use as a bend (to make two ropes act like a longer one), especially if the rope sizes are different. It can easily capsize in to a cow hitch, and come loose. It can easily jam when you want to untie it. |
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Jan 24 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Jan 24 |
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What are the most effective ways to start a fire in the cold? Better, but I think you could make it even narrower, like "what tinder" or "how can I find dry kindling when it's raining". |
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Jan 24 |
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How can I acclimatize to cold? @Roflcoptr: I'm assuming it's just a matter of degree ha ha. The same techniques, just applied more. Let's see if the answers say otherwise. |
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Jan 24 |
answered | How can I be absolutely sure my fire is safely extinguished? |
