Category Archives: Camping

Pine Creek Trip

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Bone

A few months ago, the Sloth and I decided to recreate last year’s PCRT camp out. Various scheduling conflicts pushed the trip back a few weeks this year, and we missed the fall leaves this time. Mrs. Sloth kindly agreed … Continue reading →

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Home-made Bivy

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Bone

I made my very own camouflage bivy-sack for sneaky camping trips. The top is 1.9 osy uncoated ripstop nylon. The bottom is 1.3 osy sil-nylon. I used a modified version of this pattern I found online. The whole shebang weighs … Continue reading →

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2nd Annual Pine Creek Ramble

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Bone

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Sloth and I are planning to re-enact last year’s PCRT trip. If anyone wants to come along, come along. It goes like this: We ride about 35 miles, stop to camp, then ride another 35 … Continue reading →

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Grandma: 1927-2009

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Bone

My Grandma passed away last week. We had her funeral today. After the service, the ladies from the Lutheran Church had sandwiches and casserole dishes of macaroni-&-cheese and crock pots full of baked beans for everyone. It was a very … Continue reading →

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Books: Hammock Camping

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Bone

Inspired by the delightful goofiness of a certain youtube personality, I’ve been spending some time reading about hammock camping over on hammockforums.net, and I decided to get the definitive book on the subject. It’s pretty much a straight, to the … Continue reading →

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