#2 is getting real!

I'm leaving camp tomorrow for a couple. Coming back with a draw knife to skin some logs. Once the bark has been removed, it is time to start assembling. I tore down the old garage and moved it to where I had firewood stored. I removed all roots, black berries and shrubbery. I have been...

Broke Ground

I broke ground on the winter shelter this afternoon and set the first corner post.

Fat Wood

Solved it! Well at least in my mind I solved it. The mystery I wondered about was why so they call it fat wood? This photo clearly shows a piece of wood, with what looks to me like solidified rendered fat. Fat wood can be the key to cold wet weather. I actually have some...