Firewood Ratings Charts

Every wondered why your firewood doesn’t burn very well? A tree service has made some nice charts based on US Forest Products Laboratory information. The charts compare most of the different North American wood types based on several different criteria. … Continued

Playing with the dehydrator

I have had a nice Nesco dehydrator for close to a year now that has seen zero use until tonight. Last weekend, we went to a farm and picked 2 gallons of blueberries, which is more than even we can … Continued

Itty bitty Swiss Army Knives on sale at Amazon

Amazon has the SAK Ranger and Midnite Minichamp both at $19.99 right now. These aren’t your average SAKs, with the Minichamp being only 2 1/4″ long, about the size of the Classic model. The Ranger is a bit larger 3 … Continued
Costa Rica Trip Report Part 4 – Monteverde Day 2

Costa Rica Trip Report Part 4 – Monteverde Day 2

OK, I lied. I only did one trip report last week. After this day’s trip report, it was mostly a bunch of wandering around on the beach, so maybe I’ll actually finish this up this week. Dak had to go … Continued