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24/06/2026

75 rocks hauled in. Still only half a wall. Rock by rock, this bushcraft A-frame is starting to feel like home. What would you build around your shelter first?

The bush teaches lessons no book ever will.
24/06/2026

The bush teaches lessons no book ever will.

24/06/2026

Opened her up after a few years. Still standing, just needs a few fixes.

What is the first thing you check on an old bushcraft shelter?

23/06/2026

biscuit has opinions about breakfast.

eggs going in the pot over the coals and she has not looked away once. every crackle from the fire her ears go up like this is the moment a piece falls her way. backcountry mornings hit different when there is a hopeful face two feet from the pan. camp cooking for one turns into camp cooking for two pretty quick out here.

does the first bite go to the dog or does she have to earn it at your camp?

23/06/2026

nothing splits clean like dry standing dead.

found this one already down and seasoned right at the edge of camp. one swing and it popped clean down the grain. the green stuff fights you. the dry stuff gives. that sound when it finally lets go is half the reason i still split by hand.

stack it before dark and the fire takes care of the rest of the night.

what do you reach for first at camp, the axe or the saw?

22/06/2026

built a chair out of rock, no nails.

hauled every piece up from the creek bed by hand, one load at a time. set a flat base, leaned a big slab for the back, and packed the gaps until it sat solid. took most of the afternoon. now there is a seat by the fire that will still be standing next season. bushcraft is not always the knife work. sometimes it is just rock, patience, and a good place to sit.

would you haul rock for a permanent seat, or pack in a camp stool and call it good?

22/06/2026

one tarp. one fire. one steak.

no walls, no floor, just a ridgeline and a good knot. got the tarp shelter pitched before the light went, built a rock firepit from what the riverbed gave up, and let the wood burn down to coals before the steak ever touched the heat. tarp camping keeps it simple. the cooking is where it gets good.

what would you pitch for a one night camp, ridgeline tarp or a low lean-to?

21/06/2026

the river saved the best for last.

two days down the kootenay, paddling through canyon walls and cold mornings, and then the rock opened up to this. you hear it before you see it. that low roar that tells you something big is around the bend. this is why we keep pushing deeper into the backcountry. no trail to it, no sign, just the water and wherever it decides to take you.

would you run the kootenay for the whitewater or for a falls like this one?

20/06/2026

kinbasket goes still at first light.
no wind, no engines, just the lake holding the whole sky. this is the kind of water you only really see from the air. miles of british columbia backcountry in every direction and not another soul on it. most people drive right past places like this and never know what they missed.
would you camp the shoreline here or paddle straight out to the middle?

19/06/2026

first fire inside the shelter tonight.

spent the day cutting wood and packing mud into every gap in the walls. the kind of work that does not look like much until the cold air stops sneaking through. once the chinking set i pulled a small fire inside and the whole place held the heat. a bushcraft shelter only feels finished the first time it keeps a fire and keeps you warm.

what would you seal your gaps with, mud, moss, or clay?

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