Bush tricks - share yours here...

[227dick]

carry a well stocked first aid kit and know how to use it life and death is just a tad important ambos can take hours to get to you something to think about

 

[limpalot]

Geez, those Brazil nuts musta been good, to get from India to Geelong. :lol: :Y:

 

[isolation]

I heard trees struck by lightening make great baseball bats

[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/H8Ancd0WztU[/video]

 

[isolation]

My bush tip is... If it feels like something is crawling on you, it probably is

 

[aussiefarmer]

Wee with the wind not against it
A short cut is the most inconvenient route between two points
Putting items under the ute will stop you tripping on them but guarantees that you drive on them
Bog holes only occur in mobile phone blackspots

 

[RM Outback]

Always carry a packet/jar of bi-carb soda in your camp supplies.
You can brush your teeth with it, you can settle an upset tummy with a small tspnful in a mug of water. You can polish your camp silver with it, you can raise your flour with it in a damper or scones annnnnnddddd,
If your going to whip up a big stew on the fire made with lightning struck wood and the meat may be a little bit tough?
Fear not, just add a teaspoon of bi carb to the pot, it will froth up for a few seconds, but then it settles in and the meat, no matter what the cut, will become as tender as two tender things put together.
Works every time.
I've used it at home in stews because quite often the 'lamb' chops we've bought from woollies have been as tough as old boots.
Pretty big bloomin' lambs, think they're actually RAM chops.
Yep BI-CARB SODA. Keep it in your camp tucker box.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

That is a ripper tip FP :Y: thanks for sharing, nothing worse than tough meat when your hungry :N:.

 

[spoon]

If I go by my daughters bushcraft, north is always the way you are facing. :lol:

you gotta love that, so true

 

[Mackka]

RM my wife agrees with you 200% mate, absolutely great advice.
Cheers mate
Mackka :Y:

 

[limpalot]

A mate puts solar lights changing colours on his tent pegs so he does not trip over them in the dark, he also drinks Pure Blonde; we called it Fairy piss, arked him up a bit. :Y: arty: :rainbow:

 

[Dron]

Always carry a packet/jar of bi-carb soda in your camp supplies.
You can brush your teeth with it, you can settle an upset tummy with a small tspnful in a mug of water. You can polish your camp silver with it, you can raise your flour with it in a damper or scones annnnnnddddd,
If your going to whip up a big stew on the fire made with lightning struck wood and the meat may be a little bit tough?
Fear not, just add a teaspoon of bi carb to the pot, it will froth up for a few seconds, but then it settles in and the meat, no matter what the cut, will become as tender as two tender things put together.
Works every time.
I've used it at home in stews because quite often the 'lamb' chops we've bought from woollies have been as tough as old boots.
Pretty big bloomin' lambs, think they're actually RAM chops.
Yep BI-CARB SODA. Keep it in your camp tucker box.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Great tip FP! Bi-Carb soda is also great to treat ant bites - most ant bites contain formic acid, and bi-carb neutralises the acid.

 

[Flowerpot]

Thanks folks :Y: :Y:
BI-CARB is so cheap and useful for so much stuff.
Hey Dron I will definately remember about the ant bite remedy. Thanks :Y:

 

[Bjay]

Also great to put in my work boots. I actually dont mind the aroma but others in the household dont seem to appreciate the work thats gone into making that very distinctive smell. Mmmmm ( for some weird reason I actually like the smell of rotting seaweed).

 

[iamagoldenoldie2]

some great pics of lightning struck trees, see the lightning track to the ground, all we need is to connect a forest full of trees to each other when lightning strike then we have another alternate power supply, seen a tv documentary a while back where the guy went back to the future after playing with lightning and the tree wont burn until its cut up and dried, just had to add bit about bi carb i once asked the bloke in a chinese restaurant on how he got his meat so tender soak it in bicarb and the chicken the same but he could not answer the question why is all the chicken the same texture breast should be different from the thigh bits , is it trippe, a cow gut substitute it all has the same texture and muscle fibre direction ,mmmmmm meow or wolf wolf

 

[Eldorado]

Regarding the bi carb soda meat tenderising,I have heard it called velveting.Here is the technique.
https://www.tastingtable.com/cook/national/baking-soda-meat-tenderizer-cooks-illustrated

 

[The Scrounger]

If you are worried about your security at night when sleeping and you don't have your dog with you just string up some fishing line (not to fine) around your camp about shin/knee high with some cans with some small stones in them.

This is a very easy thing to do giving you a bit of peace of mind and some time to think.

It might be a kangaroo probing your perimeter or maybe not

Hope this helps :Y:

 

[Nightjar]

Now we know why a watched kettle never boils, lightening struck wood was used....................

 

[stoyve]

A quick an effective way to set up a large tarp for shade or rain shelter.
Take 1 x pole which extends to 2.0 metres or more.
A tennis ball or door stop to sit on the top of the pole to prevent tearing your tarp.
4 x ratchet straps
And rope.
Lay the tarp on the ground and attatch a ratchet strap to each corner.
Then connect the straps to a tree at each corner.
You may need to tie some rope so as to reach some trees.
I try to attatch the ratchet/rope about 2.0 metre's up the tree.
Then tension your straps, place the pole with the tennis ball/door stop on top, under thecentre of the tarp and extend the pole.
I usually have a rope around the pole and attatched to a couple of trees in case the wind gets up and the pole falls on your noggin.
Yes its happened to me.
By the time you have read this post, two people would have set up the tarp.
Cheers Steve

 

[Upside]

^^or just buy a tarp from anaconda?

and don't put something on the roof of your car then think I'll grab it after. You won't.

 

[Upside]

Now we know why a watched kettle never boils, lightening struck wood was used....................

I only use a cappuccino machine. 8)

 

[RM Outback]

The cold weather and reading Dr Ducks post in Today I Bought made me remember one of Kate's most favourite things to pack when setting off camping is the old car seat sheep skin covers she gets at garage sales or the Op Shop. These are draped over the back of the camp chairs and of course the seat giving you a comfortable seat that keeps the wind and chill off your back :Y: and they work a treat.