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    Lodge/Awning

    Howdy, My wall is a 10' X 12' and I can set it up myself. First figure out where you want to set up your tent and I put the ridge pole together with its uprights and lay this on the ground approximately under the center of the tent. I lay the tent over the ridgepole and tie the front bottom...
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    new tent

    Howdy, I think Tentsmith's is a real good tentmaker and they stand behind what they sell. I have 2 of their tents, 1 wall tent with fly, and 1 marquee and will not be camping in anything else for my money. Spring Valley and RK have been around a long time also and a lot of people use their...
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    Lodge/Awning

    Howdy, Sounds like a good set up to me. We use about the same amount of overlap for our awning over our tent and weather is not a problem. Y ou will not regret the large awning. Our wall tent is 10' wide x 12' long with an awning for a 12' wide tent and 21' long. You will find you will spend...
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    Canvas Tent Questions

    Howdy, It depends on how many people and/or gear you have as to what type of shelter you should use. We use a wall tent with an oversized fly for medium sized rendezvous' and have not been approached at any event we have gone to questioning it for period correctness. If you need a good...
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    Canvas Tent Questions

    Howdy, Thanks Ghost for the help on the netting question. Hope I don't step on to may toes with this statement, BUT: I do not feel Coleman stoves, gas heaters, and the like belong in a PC camp, concealed or not. If you want to use these items, camp in modern camping area. A lot of events...
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    Canvas Tent Questions

    Howdy, The only way to learn is to ask questions. If you are asking questions, you are far from a newbie!! Ghost has me on the netting. I can not vouch for the validity. I know I have not seen or used it in camp. I do not know when or how it appeared in history. When you start thinking...
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    Leatherman Horn Strap - HELP!

    Howdy, I'd make one small addition to this idea. Be sure the powder is out of the horn before doing this. When you install the staple with the barbed ends in the horn, heat them with a torch a little and they will go into the horn easily and when they cool will not come backing out on you...
  8. K

    Char Material

    Howdy, I cut my own cleaning patches out of 100% Cotton Flannel and this works real good. I also use clean old diapers, when you can find them, from the days before pampers. Thought I better put the clean part in there. They are loose woven and work really great as char. We found some at a...
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    Tomahawk throw

    Howdy, If my memory serves me right, I think at Friendship they use 12 feet as a mimimum distance and the bottom of the block needs to be at least 32 inches off the ground. My usual is 5 regular steps from the block. This gives me 15 feet +- and with a step when I throw towards the block, I am...
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    "Thousands of missing fingers" ?????

    Howdy, I was told one reason for not blowing into the barrel was that a persons breath has water droplets in it and it would cause some oxidation (rust) in the barrel. I've been sootin BP for a long while now and can not think of a time on the range or on the trail when powder has been set off...
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    A Walk in the Woods shooting range

    Howdy, I've been shootin woods walks for years and the 1 target I remember the most was called the watermellon. It was a 3/4" piece of plate steel painted to look like a cross section of a watermellon. It was welded to a 8' piece of 1/2" steel rod with a 1" piece of pipe welded, at 90 degrees to...
  12. K

    Ft. Loudon/Ft. Frederick Market Fairs?????

    Howdy, I will agree with your thoughts about some Sutlers not having good selling weekends. At Ft. Frederick, the main reason for the event was as a money maker for the fort itself. In the 1st 9 years of the Market Fair, $265,000+- was made. You are right that the Sutlers made a lot of money...
  13. K

    Ft. Loudon/Ft. Frederick Market Fairs?????

    Howdy, You are right about their shooting events, BUT the Sutlers I spoke to did not sell much and may not go for the 2005 Lancaster event. They did not sell much last year at the Muddy Run site. They will be there for the Eastern in the Fall though. It is a shame that the events trying to...
  14. K

    Ft. Loudon/Ft. Frederick Market Fairs?????

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    Ft. Loudon/Ft. Frederick Market Fairs?????

    Howdy, Before making a decision on where to go, be sure to look into both sites websites. As of last week the Fort Frederick event site showed a lot more Sutlers being signed up than the Newville, PA. site. Maybe the Newville site will pick up some more between now and March, but you might...
  16. K

    FIRE!.lets make some

    Howdy, The ideas presented all will work depending on who is using them. What works for some will not work for others. I fold the char cloth over the flint edge I will be striking. I then strike the flint thru the char cloth and this gives the char cloth every chance to catch a spark. The...
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    $ of flints going up

    I got to know Vernon at a rendezvous my group used to run @ Fort Frederick, MD. He is a straight shooter and good guy. I don't know if he is still trying to sell out or not, but he is not offering building services any longer according to his web site cover page. I had to go to Google and...
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    $ of flints going up

    Howdy, Thanks Stumpkiller and Roundball for the info. about the Mizzy Wheels. I'm going to check into getting some of the wheels. Then I'll check into the bulk flints. Like was stated; "You can never have enough flints or lead". Has anyone compared the bulk prices between track of the Wolf...
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    $ of flints going up

    Howdy, When you buy a bulk bag of flints, are there very many in the bag that you find you can not use? I have often thought about going the bulk route, but did not know if I would be able to use most all of them. I buy mine at stores or shoots when I can hand pick them.
  20. K

    Minced Meat anyone?

    Howdy, Your recipe sonds great. My wife and I want to try it out. Thanks!! :thumbsup:
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