Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[SteveSS]

I'm such a nerd. Finally got rid of the CAD but just bought a freaking $43 flashlight for every day carry. Who the hell carries around a "tactical" flashlight everyday?

Lot's of folks carry a tac light as part of EDC. Not me, but I find them pretty bulky. Streamlight has a pretty bright pen light that seems ok. I had one for a while and promptly left it somewhere the very first time I used it. I also have a Sure Fire E2D, but I don't carry it. Got it as a package deal in a trade I worked with a friend. It's a bright little bugger.

What light did you get?

 

[Erik B]

Okay guys went out on a field trip with the kids today and managed to see some cool things.
Went to my buddies 50 acres, wow we have lots of wood there and a lot of work to do. Then we went 7.5 miles out of route to save .20 gallon on 28gal of fuel(I get about 12mpgs if you want to figure out how much I lost on this deal LOL). Saw a bald eagle at about 50yds, a bunch of red tailed hawks. A house that had two huge sheep running around the yard with bells around their necks, there were no fences. When I stopped to take a picture the one came charging at us. Not sure if it thought it was a guard dog or it thought we had food lol.View attachment 486869View attachment 486873
Then we saw this tree, it's out in the middle of nowhere. Anyone ever see one like this before, need a little help identifying it. I know where there is one other.View attachment 486875 View attachment 486876

That looks like a pair tree

 

[KiwiBro]

Must be about 300 feet tall.

 

[farmer steve]

hi Clint. i see you out there checking on us scroungers.

 

[KiwiBro]

That looks like a pair tree

Or a sycamore, commonly known as lacewood

 

[farmer steve]

cut that tree down chipper and sell it by the foot.

 

[KiwiBro]

cut that tree down chipper and sell it by the foot.

Yeah, must be about 200 mbf of limber in that one.

 

[Fordhighboy1]

I think its got 300 branch feet in it but might come up a little short on board feet lol!

 

[mainewoods]

Hey fellers, good to see the thread going strong. Sometimes it's even about scrounging firewood!! LOL

 

[KiwiBro]

We shouldn't judge anyone who plants a tree like that until we have walked a mile in their shoes. We'd then have their shoes and a mile head start.

 

[mainewoods]

Sure is nice seeing everyone getting along so well. You are a good bunch of guys.

 

[chipper1]

Sure is nice seeing everyone getting along so well. You are a good bunch of guys.

Thanks for helping to bring us together
You never know how something you start will turn out, this thread, and that shoe tree are perfect examples
We get along quite well because the boot doesn't fall too far from the tree

Hey fellers, good to see the thread going strong. Sometimes it's even about scrounging firewood!! LOL

Yes from time to time we talk about scrounging, and you can see I had to beat feet to get that tree

Thought maybe you guy's that scrounge wood, might share some of your scrounging methods with the seemingly growing crowd of newbie wood burners. From what I have been reading, they would be quite appreciative to hear how you score, and where you score. There is a lot of useful and interesting information scattered throughout the firewood forum. I thought it might be nice to share some of your experiences in one thread, for those who are just starting out and maybe those who are struggling a bit. Thanks to anyone who cares to share.

finally.

And look at this guy quite the diehard page 1 til now.

hi Clint. i see you out there checking on us scroungers.

The sheep were mainly for him, hi Steve @farmer steve

 

[JeffGu]

Those sheep... hillbilly lawnmowers. The tree is a Funkus Nike and those are the seed pods.

 

[KiwiBro]

A pair of shoes in the powerlines outside a house here can designate that house as a 'tinny house', AKA drug house. I'd say that farmer must be one heck of a drug lord or run the not so top secret servers Hillary uses for her email communications.

 

[KiwiBro]

Those sheep... hillbilly lawnmowers.

Must be enough of 'em to call the place mowtown, because that tree has a lot of sole.

 

[Ambull01]

After the pictures of you installing your chimney liner and thinking holy **** that guy is nuts getting on that roof. Then nothing but silence shortly there afterwards I didn't know what to think. Your right my CAD will only get worse. Although 2 of the saws on the list are going to the hunting cabin. But my dad dropped them off for me to get them running first.

lol. Dude I have to go back up there soon! Still have the safety harness that I'm going to keep now that the wife will be getting a new job. Score! Have to buy a thicker rope though and teach the wife some knot tying. Also have to somehow seal a hole on the side of the roof that the freaking squirrels are getting into. Previous owner used that expanding foam crap to seal the hole before we bought the place but the squirrels just chewed through it. I can hear them running around in the attic's walls. Used a trap last year in the attic and moved three of those bastards to a wooded field a few miles away. I may take up eating squirrels soon.

Welcome back Reid. Have you caught up to everything you have missed in your time off?

No sir. Saw all the pages I missed and said the hell with that.

Yeah, I'm not sure who would have an EDC FL .
What did you get

Nitecore EC20. It's probably made in freaking China but read some good reviews on it.

Lot's of folks carry a tac light as part of EDC. Not me, but I find them pretty bulky. Streamlight has a pretty bright pen light that seems ok. I had one for a while and promptly left it somewhere the very first time I used it. I also have a Sure Fire E2D, but I don't carry it. Got it as a package deal in a trade I worked with a friend. It's a bright little bugger.

What light did you get?

I would really like to carry a pistol along with the light and my multi-tool but that's a no go for now. Should just move to TX. I was looking at the Streamlight pen lights but figured I would lose it. I'm a also a pen nerd. Had a nice fountain pen and a Cross rollerball pen. Lost the Cross pen and broke the fountain pen in a fit of rage a few years ago. I just use pens that I can order with federal dollars now.

Nitecore EC20. Supposed to be similar to the P12 I think without some of the bells and whistles. It was a bit less than $40 which some may think is outrageous for a flashlight lol. I've only used cheap lights before but those damn things seem to break all the time or I lose them. I'm going to carry this light in a pouch with me everywhere. Lumens are supposed to be 960 I think but probably closer to 800 although I've read the lumen number is not as important as other things. It also has a strobe and SOS function. Figure the SOS function will come in handy in case I ever decide to firewood scrounge in my Caddy again and slide down another ditch.

Well, back to reading about the dangers and proper usage of Li-Ion (sp?) batteries. Evidently the light is only able to use a certain type of battery. ****, just bought a $40 paperweight until I order batteries and a charger.

 

[nomad_archer]

Ambull. I went bunny and squirrel hunting this morning. Squirrels taste pretty good. I like to fry in butter and garlic.

 

[chipper1]

Ambull. I went bunny and squirrel hunting this morning. Squirrels taste pretty good. I like to fry in butter and garlic.

Just like chickenLOL

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

Better than chicken.

Bunny, carrots, taters, and onions, slow cooked in vegetable stock...

 

[SteveSS]

Better than chicken.

Bunny, carrots, taters, and onions, slow cooked in vegetable stock...

That sounds pretty good. I have two rabbits in the freezer that need to be eaten. The wife won't eat them, so I have to fix 'em when she ain't around.