Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

On Wed, 25 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:

On Wed, 25 Dec 2024 12:34:53 +0100, D wrote:
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Please tell me you killed the tick! I do not like them at all.

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I have a special thing about ticks. I swat mosquitoes if they try to bit
me and I have good relations with the household spiders. I chop ticks into
pieces with a knife or my thumbnail.
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Hah! Tell me about it! My wifes mother loves everything eco, alternative
and hippie! She dabs me with some weird smelling pine oil + vegetable
mix that does absolutely nothing to repel mosquitoes.

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https://bushcraftusa.com/forum/threads/self-made-bug-repellent-nessmuk.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Sears
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I have his book 'Woodcraft'. Along with the recipe he gives instructions
to apply it liberally and often and in a few weeks you build up a patina.
His canoe trips were solo.

Hmm, I'm skeptical. Well, maybe I'll pass the recipe along to my wifes mother. Should keep her occupied and happy! On the other hand, I will be the guinea pig. ;)
I thought about buying a cheap canoe for fishing, but I am worried about it not being light enough, or stable enough. I like to stand up when throwing the bait out. I thought about perhaps adding some kind of crossbar to the canoe to stabilize it. Another option I thought about was some kind of inflatable boat. But that would then mean I need a pump, and spend 15-20 minutes inflating it etc.
What I'm envisioning with the light weight canoe is that I could just have it by the lake, cover it with a tarp and use it when I need to. Since it would be "just" a canoe, no one would steal it. In fact, I would probably announce on the local forum that anyone who wants to use it can use it, since I only spend at most 8 weeks a year at the house, so if someone else enjoys it, I would just be happy to share it as long as they return it to the same place and take care of it.
Well, let's see this summer. Maybe this is the summer when I will make it happen.

The Adirondacks lie on the Canadian shield. While there are many mountains
including Marcy, the highest in NY state, the valleys have lakes, rivers,
and bogs. Possibly worse than the mosquitoes is black fly season.
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https://www.adirondack.net/hiking/black-flies/

Horrible! At least one type of bug I don't have to fight with either in sweden or eastern europe! =)