Bushcraft Challenge - No-knife back-pack
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 3:33 pm
Did the shoulder strap on yer pack snap beyond repair? Car break down and now you have to hike to a major road? Need an energy saving way to carry the firewood you've gathered back to the campsite? Is you buddy injuried and needs carrying? A field expedient A-Frame is a must have in your tool box of know how.
In this example, I made mine with three gathered sticks, a 30' hank of cord and no knife:
Start with three sticks (I used lightweight 1" diameter sticks 2' in length) and a 30' hank of 550 cord, doubled over in the middle, if the sticks aren't the right length, save yer axe/blade edge, and snap them between twin tree trunks. Same with the cordage. This project should allow you to make something useful, and still keep yer cord the full 30' length for another bush project later:
It's up to you how you wanna knot the shoulder straps, but I tied a quick wrap at the top and wove a "quick release loop" down the length of the two loose ends, saving the hank intact. And this trick can be scaled to size. Three chopsticks woven together, worn on the back of yer off hand will allow you let out spooled up fishing line, or make up to to a seven foot evacuation sled for an injured person, scaled all the up to a semi permanent living structure, the strength and versatility of the "A-Frame" is virtually limitless!
Feel free to build upon Son of Liberty's twist cordage method.
"WEEK 4/Cordage Braid"
I recommend knowing at least one quick deploy cordage system. Tangle free storage is where it's at. (When I get a chance, I'll make a tutorial on the system I prefer, in the meanwhile, Stormedrane's knots are extremely elegant!)
[youtube]mJ1g7peMXKM[/youtube]
- Keith
In this example, I made mine with three gathered sticks, a 30' hank of cord and no knife:
Start with three sticks (I used lightweight 1" diameter sticks 2' in length) and a 30' hank of 550 cord, doubled over in the middle, if the sticks aren't the right length, save yer axe/blade edge, and snap them between twin tree trunks. Same with the cordage. This project should allow you to make something useful, and still keep yer cord the full 30' length for another bush project later:
It's up to you how you wanna knot the shoulder straps, but I tied a quick wrap at the top and wove a "quick release loop" down the length of the two loose ends, saving the hank intact. And this trick can be scaled to size. Three chopsticks woven together, worn on the back of yer off hand will allow you let out spooled up fishing line, or make up to to a seven foot evacuation sled for an injured person, scaled all the up to a semi permanent living structure, the strength and versatility of the "A-Frame" is virtually limitless!
Feel free to build upon Son of Liberty's twist cordage method.
"WEEK 4/Cordage Braid"
I recommend knowing at least one quick deploy cordage system. Tangle free storage is where it's at. (When I get a chance, I'll make a tutorial on the system I prefer, in the meanwhile, Stormedrane's knots are extremely elegant!)
[youtube]mJ1g7peMXKM[/youtube]
- Keith