Picked up barrels

Hey there,

I picked up some barrels at Envirosponsible yesterday for my WFP setup. I will also be able to use them for myself in my travels.

Then we popped over to a afterhours sale, don’t ask it is not seedy like an after hours club. I picked up a trailer hitch bike carrier and a propane stove all for only $15. Gotta love sales like that one!

 

Solar Panels

Solar:

Canadian Tire has some great deals on small solar panels right now, the battery charging and re-charging type only $8 down from $24, and a smaller low power 100watt inverter to use with my Battery Packs instead of the bigger power hungry inverter

Now that I am living in my Truck/Camper, I can just move if I do not like the neighbours, turn key and move.. LOL

Bought some things at the Army Surplus as the Flee Market, also bought a Kukri Knife from the knife fellow, it is full tang, with a wooden handle, good quality carbon steel for only $35 he gave me a great returning customer rate. I ordered another two of them for my buddy and one for in reserve. Now I have the Kukri Knife and the Kukri Machete.

Worked some more on the Camper and am making it to the gym every 2 days or more! With they Tai Chi and the new diet/lifestyle plan, I am amazed at how good I feel, how much energy I have now.

Picked up an old military strecher to use as a bed at the property for only $8 in army surplus they wanted $80 so I don did good on the prepping things I wanted today!

Wilderness Dance

The man stands in mute testimony to the quiet night, watching the fireflies in the meadow below him. The distant sky is awash in cloud based lightning strikes, in the distance, soft thunder rumbles in answer to the bright light show of the nighttime clouds. Across the meadow, down in the trees a couple of Coyotes start they’re nightly howling. Calling out to their brothers, sisters and cousins in the nearby meadows and tree stands.

The call is raised, the others across the nearby land answer, calling, challenging, answering and communicating in the primal world they still inhabit. The Fireflies dance along the meadow, the ridge in blissful un-awareness as the other nighttime creatures goes about their business.

Quickly a tiny field mouse scurries by in the thick grasses near the Man’s feet, he sees the direction with his ears, and his senses, he smiles realizing he is returning to the primal night-time stalker, sentry and soldier that he was in the past. Slowly he raises his blades, calls out to the other night-time predators, here I am come and get me. The Coyotes in the lower meadow pause in their calls as he rasps the back of the blades together, the metallic challenge goes unanswered.

He waits, issues another challenge softly calling, here I am come and get me, I am old, I am alone with only blades of steel to meet sharp fangs and claws. This time he issues the metal challenge by softly hitting the back of the hilts together; his eyes adjusting in their night vision seeks out the four-legged predators, waiting.

The challenge is not answered though a set of eyes, seek him out from across the small valley, regard him for a few minutes, then move off quietly. The man, more soldier now than many years of city living, sheaths his blades, casually swats off a pesky mosquito as he smiles.

He smiles for he is returning to the Wilderness, his wild side, the soldier the predator, the side that will keep him company and keep him alive in the years to come. As the night darkens, the storm moves even farther away in the night, the man moves much more quietly back to his camp, his true home, In the

Wilderness.

He is returning to himself and is happier than he has felt for years, the shallow veneer of the so-called civilization that he is pealing back replacing with calm and fortitude for his Wilderness Return.

Perhaps they will dance tomorrow night, he will be ready as he is training daily, for the dance to come.

Written by Wilderness Return Pen Name

 

Note: From Collection of Personal writings, this was written just after moving to the property I live on, after a One Year absence of writing anything other than Blog entries.

all pages and writings copyright @ Pen name, /WildernessReturn

Cancellations and weather

Why do people cancel jobs when the weather is great and others when the weather is nasty? Today I should be out and about window cleaning.

So, today I will be working on my Camper/Truck setup some more. I am really behind in this and the work will steady my temper and improve my conditions. The setup is alright but could be much better and more workable. Cloths, ok, just how many cloths do we all have? I have just way too many cloths, so I will be sorting again very soon.

Right now I am sitting in the sun, facing the sun at a McDonald’s to use the free WI FI, and sweltinger.

On a bright note; I just found my Blackberry and Camera connections so I can download some pics that I have been taking. The blogs will start to look better soon, I promise.

Property Plans

Yesterday, saw the biggest Black Bear about weighing close to if not over 300+ pounds. I have never seen one that large and he was running through a field away from the people and cars, also saw the smallest Fawn running down the middle of the highway. Luckily both wok. We flushed out some baby grouse by accident, they fly fast then hide in Pine Trees and the like.

We also found some great building locations and some Agro Sites in there. Lots of bogs to use as natural bedding material for the plants. We are also planning on planting wild plots of food for the critters to eat. Walk into an area, plant the different foods like, corn, potatoes, rutabagas, lettuce etc, let them feed and keep them coming to the property.

The plan is also to plant the crops using a system developed by the Natives, called the Three Sisters Method. In a nutshell you plant corn, climbing beans or peas and a root veggie like rutabegas or potatoes. Another variation is to include plants which assist in keeping bugs and crawlies off, so will be planting Marigolds etc around the Three Sisters.

Property

Had a great day checking out the property with my Buddy Russ, except for the throngs of Mosquitoes, Bat Houses are on the list now!

Throngs of Mosquitoes, but luckily we had lots of bug spray as well, you just gotta love Muskoil and Deep Woods Off.

FireFlies & Prepping

Last night I watched hundreds of FireFlies flirting around in the pasture below my place, early evening so you could see the last vestigages of daylight on the trees and meadow. The long grass was in a deep shadow of Dusk, Nature is Truly Lovely, too bad most people fail to see the show or the beauty therein.

Due to the high winds the other day in the Haliburton area, I could not bring the van to the property as it was not accessible, with the downed trees. Sunday will be going up for the day, to wander around and search out sites for gardens and building sites.

For prepping or should I say Survival, I am going to be bringing my new mosquito head net and some Muskoil to keep spraying myself with. I want to eat lunch there, not to become lunch there!

Found some interesting info on some low cost rocket stoves, so will be trying them out later today and maybe make some up at the property as well. I bought a brand new fan dangles Cold Chisel, with a guard no less to use with concrete and metal working, safer so must be getting old.
Bought some;

Coleman stoves, a little quick Propane Heater, some misc hand tools, circa no power history.. LOL old but well usable. Found some dehydrated rice and veggie mixes that taste great and will be great for camping and hiking as well.

Sat night so being alone, will be working some more on the camper setup, getting things organized and making some notes.

O, almost forgot fund a link to a site that sells some old time products, guess what they had a hanging no electric dehydrator as well. Shocked and surprised, not another thing to make.. LOL but well worth it.

Travelling to the Acreage Tomorrow

So, travelling to the Acreage tomorrow, will be bringing my spare Van to be used as a power plant, much better than those little gen sets.

Inside the Van is the framework for the outdoor garage, to be used as shelter and a large working area. Will also be bringing some misc supplies and tools.

I am looking forward to the trip, connecting with the wilds again and getting to know my new friends better. I miss camping, living in the woods. With my tools and stuff living and working the land will be easier on us, giving us a large portable working area.

Low impact, sustainable permaculture and aquaculture

Bad Boy No new posts for a while

So, no new posts for a while, sorry about that.

This morning woke up with a splitting migraine, nasty nasty nasty. Just working lately and slowly getting the Camper Truck in order. Having stuff in my office storage 15 min drive away that I need is getting old already.. LOL..

This weekend I am supposed to go north of Fenlen Falls to go visit and work on the property, hopefully everything will go according to plan.

I will post some pics of the property and of the Camper and set up soon, I promise 🙂

 

Living in the Camper/Truck now

So,
as it is a modified camper/truck and it was pillaged by the last owner there are some things I need to do to it to make it more comfortable. Namely get the wind inside stopped! The back of the truck is the sliding up door, and the wind whistles over the top.
Secondly there are vents in the side for the appliances, but now the original appliances are gone, the vents are open to the wind. June you say, ya.. but down to 7deg Celsius the last 2 nights in a row with the wind, did I mention the wind! That is what gets me, I like the cold actually but the wind, not so much.

As the purchase was a week late and the funeral and working, I did not get as much accomplished as I wanted to. So the make shift setup is a lot more makeshift and not as useful as I had intended just yet. Wait and see though, I will post some pics soon.

The motor purrs like a lovely diesel kitten that it is, and runs great, with lots of pep. Some minor fixes there and we are off to the races.

Cheers, night folks.