What kind of tarp to choose?
Tarp, hiking tarp, travel tarpaulin, bivouac sheet or basha - these are all names under which lies the apparent simplicity of an ordina...
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Water – how to get it and make drinkable
To live you need three things: air, water, food. Without this triad essential for biological existence you will die surprisingly fast. ...
A winter’s night desire.
On that memorable winter night, the cold was not an issue. The wind blew, the cold decorated nature with frost, and all you needed for ...
The bowdrill – a tool stolen from the gods.
In times when fire was controlled only by gods armed with burning thunderbolts this primitive tool was something magical. It allowed a ...
Hammock Safety Rules (HSR)
Hammock Safety Rules
Lying down is easy to say. Even easier to execute.
There are several reasons for hitting the ground: booze, ...
The secret art of washing hammocks
A Bushman’s life does not exempt you from the manners of a gentleman. You know it, so does your hammock. It may happen that one day you...
Tent tips & tricks!
Tent tips & tricks
A bit of history
It all began in the Lower Paleolithic period, or about 380,000 years ago. Man led a herd-like...
Tarpology
Tarpology
Tarpology is a set of skills and experience necessary to set up a shelter adjusted to our needs and conditions.
HISTORY
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