My wife and I are retired and looking to relocate closer to our son and his family who moved to Winston-Salem, NC two years ago. They bounced around a bit but like WS and plan to stay there.
I've been scouring over maps, Youtube and bestplaces.net looking at NC, VA and TN trying to find a town...
It's finally time for a good house cleaning of stuff I no longer need. With that said, I have 10+ years of the western hunting magazines like Huntin' Fool, Epic Outdoors, Eastman's, Western Hunter and some others. They are all in excellent shape. I'm just looking for ideas on how to move them to...
It takes more time to get into shape and less time to get out of shape. Also a "recover day" or rest day during the season is no longer laughed at but part of the drill.
I know there are varying degrees of health and fitness as we age but 61 isn't really that old. You didn't mention any health issues so I'm assuming he doesn't have anything serious going on. There are lots of guys still hunting solo and packing out elk on their own at that age. Being he lives...
Tried 10% beef fat but it wasn't enough for my wife so we always do 20% now. Have also tried bacon ends and pork fat but don't care for the taste plus pork doesn't last as long in the freezer. Have considered doing some w/o any added fat for goulash, hamburg gravy, etc and then the rest with 20%...
I am looking to buy a small electric grinder for the occasional grinding of a pound or two of meat. I already have a BIG grinder for doing whole animals but it's a homemade set-up that is big and bulky and too much bother for a small batch.
I've had ARE and currently a Leer. Neither have been completely waterproof by the tailgate window. I just replaced the door seals on my Leer and it's better than it was. If you plan to sleep in yours, I would recommend getting a "mid-rise" model. The extra 4-5 inches of ceiling height makes...
I find them very comfortable. In fact the most comfortable merino socks I have and I have them all. I bought them for the lifetime warranty and figured they must be better than other brands but I wore holes in two pairs in a few months. I returned them for two new pairs without any hassle...