Comments on: Lodge Preps and Etc. http://livingprimitively.com/2008/07/lodge-preps-and-etc/ We are a group of people who are passionate about the old skills of living in and with nature. We don´t live in the same area, but instead work in different environments and have different approaches to what we do. With this site we´d like to share our passion with the larger world and connect with like minded people. Posting might be infrequent, because our lifestyle doesn´t involve internet access at all times. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:35:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Survival Acres http://livingprimitively.com/2008/07/lodge-preps-and-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1476 Survival Acres Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:40:18 +0000 http://livingprimitively.com/?p=487#comment-1476 I'm curious, have you achieved the 3 - 4 hours of 'food production activity' level yet experienced by ancient humans, or are you spending more time then this to produce food? Not that it matters of course, I'd rather be fishing any day and all day! I’m curious, have you achieved the 3 – 4 hours of ‘food production activity’ level yet experienced by ancient humans, or are you spending more time then this to produce food?

Not that it matters of course, I’d rather be fishing any day and all day!

]]> By: Torjus Gaaren http://livingprimitively.com/2008/07/lodge-preps-and-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 Torjus Gaaren Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:07:54 +0000 http://livingprimitively.com/?p=487#comment-1475 Sam When the spawn runs start in the autumn I'll dry as much fish as I can manage. Both to use as bait and food during the winter. Probably quite a lot of berries and fungi too. Opposite of common belief, summertime is actually the leanest time with this type of lifestyle. Game is hard to find because they are well fed and have young. The fishing isn't much better. Winter provides a lot better opportunity for trapping and hunting. Mungo I'm using both a modern fishing rod and a net. As of yet, I have not discovered any primitive method that even comes close to the modern rod's efficiency in summertime, when nets doesn't really fish all that well. I have a few ideas though and they'll be tested very soon. Sam

When the spawn runs start in the autumn I’ll dry as much fish as I can manage. Both to use as bait and food during the winter. Probably quite a lot of berries and fungi too. Opposite of common belief, summertime is actually the leanest time with this type of lifestyle. Game is hard to find because they are well fed and have young. The fishing isn’t much better. Winter provides a lot better opportunity for trapping and hunting.

Mungo

I’m using both a modern fishing rod and a net. As of yet, I have not discovered any primitive method that even comes close to the modern rod’s efficiency in summertime, when nets doesn’t really fish all that well. I have a few ideas though and they’ll be tested very soon.

]]> By: Mungo http://livingprimitively.com/2008/07/lodge-preps-and-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1472 Mungo Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:50:02 +0000 http://livingprimitively.com/?p=487#comment-1472 Wow - that trout looks delicious! Can you tell/show us how you catch them? Are you using modern fishing equipment or nets? My dad gave me a big bag full of birch bark yesterday when I dropped by to visit, but nothing like the quality and size shown in your photograph. You should have some fun there... Cheers, Mungo (a.k.a. Simon) Wow – that trout looks delicious! Can you tell/show us how you catch them? Are you using modern fishing equipment or nets?

My dad gave me a big bag full of birch bark yesterday when I dropped by to visit, but nothing like the quality and size shown in your photograph. You should have some fun there…

Cheers,

Mungo (a.k.a. Simon)

]]> By: sam_acw http://livingprimitively.com/2008/07/lodge-preps-and-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-1469 sam_acw Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:15:15 +0000 http://livingprimitively.com/?p=487#comment-1469 Great photos, good to see you're doing well. Do you intend on preserving lots of food for winter or just shifting to different foods (e.g. more meat) Great photos, good to see you’re doing well. Do you intend on preserving lots of food for winter or just shifting to different foods (e.g. more meat)

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