tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49338651035286804452024-03-13T10:37:55.711+01:00A Hermit's DiaryMy diary, mostly about my future plans to go and live in the wild in May 2013 and live as a Hunter gatherer / NomadAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-42686717367789496282013-06-30T15:17:00.000+02:002013-06-30T15:17:53.080+02:00I am going to live in the wild, Goodbye all.This is it.. my final post.<br />
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Today, I will walk out the door never to return again. I will pack my stuff and head East to live a solitary life as a nomad/hunter gatherer. Remember that i'm not running away from all my problems, I'm running towards solutions. <br />
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In the wilderness I might survive for 30 years or I can be dead in 3 months.. If I'm found dead remember that I had 3 awesome months and that I realy lived my life the way I wanted it to be in those days. I take full responsibility for my actions. <br />
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Creating this blog has been alot of fun but it ends here. This blog will not be deleted (by my hand) but nothings lasts forever.<br />
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I am in for a lifechanging experience, the biggest adventure of my life and probably the last. At this moment i'm overwelmed with different emotions but it is all good. Who knows.. my journey might one day become big news, maybe they'll make a film about it just like they did with "Into the wild" hahaha.. but that's not the goal here. I am off to live a solitary existance, a survive and thrive lifestyle. My children and my family will be always on my mind. <br />
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I will give up my daily job as a nobody and I will become a survivalist, a hunter, a fisherman, a trapper, a farmer, a nomad, a monk, an artist, a woodcarver, a philosopher, a explorer.. i will keep myself busy..<br />
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<i>May the Gods drink on my journey and may they be a guide on my path towards the unknown.</i></div>
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<i>May the beloved ones I leave behind find happiness</i> <i>and peace</i></div>
Anyhow my time has come.. Like Bilbo Baggins said: "I want to see mountains again Gandalf, mountains!".<br />
Feel free to post comments but know that I won't be able to reply out there.<br />
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I wish all of you a great life, make something of it, live it the way you want it to be lived as you only live once. Farewell and go in peace.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-6409608563738942112013-06-08T16:33:00.001+02:002013-06-08T16:33:33.942+02:0030th of June.. Departure dayI will be leaving June the 30th.. I feel pretty good, the weather is just great, it hasn't rained in days and I can't see a single cloud right now. This is the springtime I have been waiting for.<br />
A few days ago I decided to leave the 30th and yesterday I printed the entire route I will have to cycle.<br />
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All in all.. I'm ready for the biggest adventure of a lifetimeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-12318460411128138482013-06-01T16:41:00.000+02:002013-06-01T16:41:07.532+02:00It won't be long nowSo I have decided to leave before Juli 1st. In my last post I've mentioned that the trip/journey/quest will be delayed.. I guess I was waiting for the perfect moment.. Now I know that perfect moment will never come. I just have to go do it and make it perfect. Emotional issues.. sure.. but here I have too much time on my hands to think back and dwell in the past. I am packing my bag once more one last time.<br />
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I will let everyone know when I head outAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-14167104822958362842013-05-16T12:30:00.001+02:002013-05-16T12:31:06.240+02:00Into the wild.. Trip delayedI have to be honest here. I don't think I'm ready to head out the 25th due to emotional issues. <br />
When I walk out this door I want to feel good but instead I feel like I have unfinished bussiness around here.<br />
No I'm not crying my eyes out here but I can't say I'm happy either and I don't want to have worries on my mind when I'm gone. My mind should be clear, fresh and at peace.. and it isn't. And I also need to find out what this chick wants from me.. but that's another story all by itself.<br />
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So that's it. As it looks now I can't leave the 25th. And I have no idea when I will, could be next month, could be next year. Once I have nomore unfinished bussiness I'm outta hereAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-720513125770272882013-05-09T12:08:00.002+02:002013-05-09T12:08:48.438+02:00Diary 9 mayIt's a nice sunny day outside. I have been spending the last couple of days writing, listening to Tupac on youtube, doing fitness and I find myself fantasizing about better days in the future. I have also been walking barefoot for the last couple of days, I'm no Cody but I still better get used to this.<br />
I'm poundering over my social issues, like I said before I have been becoming more social lately and that's good but not if you're about to head out on a solo adventure for the rest of your life. I even met a girl, or I think I have.. we'll see. I should have left a month ago when I was still a recluse. Then I would have only missed my children instead of any human contact.<br />
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Ahwell it's not going to mess up my plans, Goodbye for now<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-5577083390557080052013-05-05T15:22:00.003+02:002013-05-05T15:22:57.705+02:00Diary 5 mayHi there everyone<br />
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I am again living in Velp but on my own this time. I am living in a group with other people.. How do I say that in english.. About 9 people live in this house temporarely. Each of us has their own problems and some have seen more shit then others. We all have one thing in common.. We all don't have a steady roof over our heads.. You could call this home a shelter for the homeless and keep it at that. It's not the same but it's getting close.<br />
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I'm now living at walking distance from my children yet I haven't seen them in a month or so, even though it feels like it has been years. Since we are now living in the same, small town there is a chance I might sooner or later stumble upon them.. And if I do and they run up to me, what do I say then? Can I hold up the tears or would I brake down.<br />
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Since they are out of my life I have changed.. Boy have I changed alot<br />
I pretend to be happy. Put on my biggest smile but only for a while. The entire day I have this song in my head.. "I am half the man I used to be" (Nirvana?) and that is exactly how I feel. I try to find healing in art, spiritual growth and other people. I find myself looking at woman again and my mind is telling me to look for love. Stupid...<br />
I should be enjoying my freedom of being single after all this shit and I do not want to meet someone new and settle down again. I have past this. been there done that. Yet my mind betrays me and makes me think of girls I have barely met. Love and intense relationships cannot possibly be the cure so I will continue this battle with my mind and remain free.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-66515754451858207032013-05-01T15:23:00.001+02:002013-05-01T15:23:07.747+02:00In case you won't hear from me again..My dear fellow readers.<br />
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As you all know it has become harder and harder to find to time to log on to the internet. I am still staying in Delft with friends of my father and everytime I am alone I head to my blog to see what has been going on.<br />
I have always feld like I should write a goodbye-message to my readers on the day I would leave just to let them know that I have left to live my dream.<br />
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But since the situation has changed a week can go bye without being online so I want to let all of you know that if you don't hear from me anymore and the 25th of May has past, know then that I have taken off unfortunately without having had the chance to say goodbye. <br />
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Also remember that I won't be deleting this blog but that it also will not be updated.. Since I won't be bringing a laptop, Ipad or other device with me with which I can log on.<br />
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Take care, No regretsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-17841068824043277672013-04-25T17:26:00.000+02:002013-04-25T17:26:41.751+02:00Aan mijn kinderenNote: This is a letter to my children.. Even if there is a small chance they ever get to read it once they are older it is a chance I have to take. Since this letter will be kind of personal and of little to no interests to other readers it will be written in my language; Dutch.<br />
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Aan mijn kinderen Delft, 25 april 2013<br />
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Lieve Guinnevere, Vanora en Yelena.<br />
Ik weet niet goed hoe ik moet beginnen maar ik weet dat deze brief geschreven moet worden.<br />
Als jullie dit ooit te lezen krijgen zijn jullie een stuk ouder dan jullie nu zijn en de kans is groot dat ik inmiddels ergens ver weg een nieuw leven heb opgebouwd en er is een kans dat ik er niet eens meer ben.<br />
De redenen waarom ik ben vertrokken zijn talrijk maar jullie zijn niet de reden waarom ik vertrek en jullie zijn ook niet de reden waarom het fout is afgelopen tussen mij en jullie moeder. Ik ben vertrokken omdat dat mijn lot is en niet omdat ik ben weggejaagd en ook niet omdat ik jullie kwijt wilde.<br />
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Ik had 2 keuzes.. Vertrekken en het leven leiden waar ik altijd van gedroomd had en het intense verdriet aanvaaren dat ik jullie nooit meer zou zien.<br />
Of ik kon ervoor kiezen niet op pad te gaan en hier blijven in de hectische samenleving en genoegen nemen met één of andere omgangsregeling waarbij ik jullie eens in de twee weken ofzo zou zien waarbij ik tot genoegen van anderen zou kunnen zien hoe jullie meer en meer van mij zouden vervreemden en meer en meer op jullie moeder en haar garde zou gaan lijken.<br />
Als vader zijnde trek je tenslotte altijd aan het korste eind dus koos ik voor het eerste, wat ik ook gekozen had, leuk zou het zowieso niet zijn.<br />
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Tot het einde zullen jullie altijd in mijn gedachten zijn en er zijn geen woorden die kunnen beschrijven hoe mooi en uniek het was om jullie te zien opgroeien, jullie zullen altijd in mijn hart zijn en de herrineringen blijven altijd en ze zijn mij heilig.<br />
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Aangezien niemand weet hoe het loopt in de toekomst zeg ik voor nu vaarwel en misschien tot ziens.<br />
Ik hou van jullie,<br />
PapaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-3533622993679391702013-04-25T16:21:00.000+02:002013-04-25T16:21:21.737+02:00One month until I'm going to live in the wildToday is the 25th of April and since I will be leaving the 25th of May today is a special day. Now you might think that in the coming month I might prepare even more to live in the wilderness. But I'm not.<br />
I haven't learned all that there is to learn but I have (in theory) learned enough to survive out there and to make a living. But I will use this last month in society to help others, to find peace within myself and to bring peace and compassion to others, to read books and to write.. I will spend my last month among humans with humans.. <br />
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My life has been turned upside down, no longer can I consider my life as being boring, empty and hopeless. The stay-at-home-dad inside of my has died and in it's place an adventurer has been born. At the moment I am spending my days with people who are, compared to me, like royalty and here I find myself surrounded with classical music like Vivaldi and Bach and eating food that's apart from being healthy also looks beautiful. All around my are books about mythology, great philosophers and the master of old times.<br />
These are rich and classy folk I am staying with compared to me and my life is not what it was like a month ago. But it is good and it is an honor to be staying with this old couple.<br />
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Today I have blocked my bank card.. When my ex and I broke up I left my bank card with her so she had money to feed my children, pay for their school etc. Now it turns out she is working on getting welfare and since I know her well enough to know that she won't give back my bank card that easily I just had it blocked.. Someone will be pissed today... su*ks for her, I gave her and her family all of my cooperation and they have been taking advantage of my friendliness and weak position. It was about time to stop making it easy for them since they no longer deserve my respect and I refuse being a push over from now on.<br />
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Since I will be moving to Velp again to live my remaining days as a citizen on my own there is a chance I might see my children again soon, if not there is a big chance I will never see them again. I try not to think about it as it leaves my desperate and it f*cks up the mind from within. I have spend the last 6 years taking care of my children every single day. Now I am spending weeks without seeing them, hearing them and kissing them goodnight.. The whole idea that this would not have an effect on my is preposterous, humorously stupid and above all unrealistic. I could easily fall into a depression because of this, I could also "Take it like a man" and swallow it and pretend nothing has happened. Naturally that isn't good either.<br />
Tonight I will take a knife and carve 3 small incisions into my leg... Call it 'tribal scarification', call it 'being unstable'. It doesn't matter.. The 3 incisions will symbolically represent my children.. losing them has scared me for the rest of my life...<br />
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Until I leave I seek refuge in art, music and religion.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-29234318318578056992013-04-22T14:15:00.000+02:002013-04-22T14:15:29.375+02:00My blog.. some future changesBecause of the recent changes in my life I do not have the oppurtunity to spend endless amounts of time on the internet like I used to before. When to folks I'm staying with are away I find the time to borrow their laptop and work on my blog. Because of this I will, from now on only write about my future journey.<br />
So no more tutorials and no more information on bushcraft or primitive/wilderness living.. I just simply cannot find the time to do that. On the other hand, whenever I find the time to go online it will be spend either on this blog or to gain more info on wilderness living.. knowledge is power and this knowledge may save lives.<br />
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I will also be updating the List of items I will be bringing with me once again. since many items on the list are still at my girlfriends home such as the famed hobo cooking set.. tough luck.. perhaps I find the time to make a new one, but time is running short.<br />
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Goodbye for now. Remember.. if anyone has advice, tips or anything else, feel free to post a comment ;)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-28474166027217464062013-04-18T16:15:00.002+02:002013-04-18T16:15:30.493+02:00Diary 18 aprilMy dear Friends, Readers, future Adventurers and those alike..<br />
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My last post was a little short while so much has happened lately in my life.<br />
Like I said; Me and my girlfriend have broke up and I moved out in order to keep the peace. She kept the house, the children and my money so I'm basicaly left with nothing.<br />
It seems stupid of me to agree with this but I did it for the kids.. They need to stay there close to their school and family and since their school, clothes, food and what not needs to be payed from my income I had no choice but to leave my money and bankcard there for the moment. Then again money means little to me so I'm not upset. Since the break up I'm staying with my family. At first with my father and steph-mom, and now at my stephmom's sisters home in Delft. <br />
I am taking it easy here.. I'm not angry anymore at my ex-girlfriend or her family, as a matter of fact I decided to not get angry anymore at anyone or anything.. I'm all peace.. <br />
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The whole idea of not being connected to the internet for weeks would have scared the crap out of me in the past but lately my situation was just that, and I didn't got bored for a single second. My life has been turned upside down.. I am surrounded by the most friendly people imaginable, they provide me with shelter, food and comphort without asking anything in return. Back then in Velp I thought these kind of people were extinct. I am keeping my mind occupied by being creative.<br />
I'm reading books, writing poetry and hymns, drawing with pencil and charcoal and I'm busy with painting Aphrodite. Is there an artist awakening inside of me or is it in fact a way of keeping myself distracted so I do not have to face the fact that I miss my children? Maybe a bit of both.<br />
And I do miss them, I wonder how they are doing and what they are doing. Apart from that I'm doing better then ever.<br />
I'm sitting here in the garden. The sun is shining, flowers are everywhere. Spring has arrived and there's calmth coming over me, it feels like a constant state of meditation. I will be moving to Velp again the 4th or 6th of may (probably) to live on my own, from there on I will be preparing and biting my time until I leave the 25th.<br />
All goes as planned....<br />
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Regards, RalphAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-21008323730774158802013-04-16T14:45:00.000+02:002013-04-16T14:45:26.579+02:00Update: what happened lately..Hey everyone it has been a while since I've posted anything. This is because my plans have been messed up a bit.<br />
A few weeks ago my girlfriend broke up with me. Like I've said before, There is little love between us so I can't say I care and the only thing that makes me sad is that I miss my children. When we broke up I stayed with my father near Rotterdam and at the moment I am staying with friends of the family in Delft. In the meanwhile I could not go online anywhere untill now. In May the 4th (or something) I will be moving to Velp again but this time to live alone in a small but comphy home. And I will be able to make the journey the 25th.<br />
So after all plans have not changed.<br />
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That's it for now, All is fine. Greatings Ralph Sungila, The Dutch HermitAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-52751234685980199852013-03-27T10:01:00.001+01:002013-03-27T10:01:41.208+01:00Alone in the wilderness: FearWhen you're in a situation like me there are a lot of things that could scare me when thinking about my oncoming journey. <br />
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Dangerous animals, poisonous plants, hypothermia, dehydration, starvation and injury.<br />
It is not going to be a picknick and there's nothing romantic to it. Making a living in the wilderness is hard and not for the squeamish. There are a lot of ways to die in the wilderness and there are just as many ways to die in an urban enviroment, the types of threats are only different.<br />
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In the US the most dangerous wild animals are the Grizzly bear and the Mountain lion (or so they say). In Russia where I'm heading there are actualy Tigers.. The (if I remembered correct) Amur tiger in the south and the Siberian tiger in the north. Many people who are lost in the wilderness die of hypothermia, Russia's temperatures can get down to -50 degrees celsius in the far north, In the far south near mongolia the country turns into a desert where people can find themselves being cooked while being attacked by one sandstorm after another. Russia is far to big to have one single climate.<br />
It figures that staying somewhere in the middle, where boreal forest meets temperate, is my best bet.<br />
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Then there are other types of fear that could overwelm me out there.. The fear failling my quest, the fear of 'losing it' and go nuts or get a psychosis (had one before, wasn't a lot of fun), The fear of not seeing my children again or how they might curse my name later on, The fear of people trying to keep me from doing what I have to do.<br />
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Fear kills.. at the same time fear can save your life.. This needs a little explanation..<br />
Too much fear can stop you in your tracks, fear can occupy the mind which makes it harder to think clearly, fear can drive you mad.<br />
Being completely without fear might kill you even faster. Just imagine a person who is totaly fearless for a minute.. Such a person would walk up to an annoyed male african rhino and smack that ass if you would ask him to without even blinking. If you look at it like that, fear can be a good thing to have.<br />
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We should not be without fear yet fear should not control us either but meet somewhere in the middle, this is called being cautiousAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-26488603066936411662013-03-27T09:24:00.001+01:002013-03-27T09:24:29.190+01:00Diary 27 marchI started reading The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien. It is my favorite book yet I never ever got to finish it but hey.. 1248 pages, you can't really blame me. Once I've read it I'm going to throw it away, there's no point in keeping it since I'm leaving. Once I leave I'll be taking a few books with me for on the road but this one is too heavy so I read it now.<br />
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I also try to keep myself busy with woodcarving but lately I can't find any inspiration.<br />
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I have been spending a lot of time imagining what my life will be like in a few months, visualizing it, ever since I started this blog. I have also spend quite some time lately to find inspiration; Stories of others who are either going to live in the wild or who have already done so for a couple of years.<br />
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For the song of the day.. Sepultura - Ratamahatta.. So this is what it sounds like when you mix metal with tribal music.. awesome song..<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-40194770338845624392013-03-25T01:44:00.000+01:002013-03-25T01:44:07.991+01:00Diary 25 marchToday was a day like any other but I feel pretty good. The weather however is pretty horrible, the snow is finally gone but it has been very windy for many days now. The fence in my backyard looks pretty damaged, it's nothing more but a wooden sail out there. Lately I'm doing pretty good, spending a lot of time with the kids, playing and teaching them how to write letters and numbers and reading them bedtime stories, today I have read them the story of Herakles..<br />
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Soon I won't be able to do that anymore so I enjoy it while I still can. But I try not to think about it.<br />
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What else am I up to lately.. Well I still try to learn a few tricks when it comes to woodcarving, I'm still practicing fitness and tomorrow I will no longer do bodyworkouts alone but also use free weights. I'm also checking out major bushcraft/survival websites and forum to see if there are any skills I have missed and might be useful to learn.<br />
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That's it for now I'm off to bed, my kids have to go to school tomorrow.. peace out!<br />
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The bicycle is plain and boring, you're typical cheap grandma's bicycle.. A mountainbike or ATB would be much better for a project like this but hey, we are travelling lightweight on a low budget (or rather for free) here. The looks don't realy matter.. The bike is a tool to get me from A to B.<br />
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Like I said, it's plain but it works, before I head out I have to remove the childrens seat so I can use the 2 large bags at the back. I also need to check out if the light work since you never know nowadays with those LED bicycle lights. A bicycle with a frame like that is mostly considered a ladies bicycle.. but who cares really..</div>
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Like I have said before; If the bicycle breaks down beyond repair I will ditch it somewhere. If the terrain becomes to "bewildered" and cycling becomes impossible then I will ditch it. And when I don't feel like cycling for a while I will use it as a 'packing mule' and walk along side it if you get my point.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-6060772050799861542013-03-25T00:36:00.002+01:002013-03-25T00:38:41.496+01:00Hobo Tin Can Cooking set testedToday I tested my diy Hobo cooking set.<br />
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Making all this stuff myself instead of buying it is great but I better test it out before I bring it into the field so today I tested the Hobo cooking set. Basically it is just a tin can to boil in (Billy can) and another tin can made into a woodburning stove. Instead of burning twigs in the stove I made a quick <a href="http://thedutchhermit.blogspot.nl/2012/12/making-buddy-burner.html" target="_blank">Buddy burner</a> because I was affraid that wood would give to much smoke and may cause an alarm to my neighbours. <br />
I decided to test it out in my shed.. that way I was outside but still sheilded from the wind and the eyes of curious neighbours.<br />
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So this is how the test went.. Boy was I in for a big surprise...<br />
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Once inside the backyard shed I put the stove on the concrete floor, lit up the buddyburner and putted it inside the stove, then I took the billycan, poured a bit of water in it and placed it on top of the stove.. Now I just waited for it to boil.<br />
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Soon I noticed that there was quite alot of smoke coming out from the buddyburner and along with it a terrible smell. After just a few minutes it was asif I had entered the dark realm of Hades himself.. in other words smoke was everywhere, the smell was horrible and I even noticed that it was getting a lot warmer in my shed. I had turned my shed into a smokehouse. Instead of waiting for a boil I cancelled it and put the fire out. Once I did that my girlfriend came and said that my neighbour came by to ask where all the smoke came from, worried that our shed might be on fire hahaha.<br />
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Hobo Tin Can Cooking set<br />
Worked great and after cooling down there was no damage dispite the heat. I did not get the water to boil but after putting out the fire. the water was very warm. So what can I say; Screw all those pots and pans, this will do the job perfectly at no costs what so ever.<br />
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Buddy Burner<br />
All you Bushcrafters and Survivalists out there, forget all you knew about making signal fires! Just bring a buddy burner with you... What a let down.. Yes this realy is a long lasting candle indeed but the smoke and smell makes it horrible. Not something I would like to be cooking on.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-36611709545872238342013-03-22T03:33:00.001+01:002013-03-22T03:33:35.413+01:00Diary 22 march<strong>Knife & Flint firemaking method succes!!!!</strong><br />
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Well what can I say.. I did it! I have looked for info on how to make sparks with a stone and a carbon knife. I have tried this method before but now I know that I never used enough force and speed. So now I tried it again and a smile appeared on my face after I got a spark.. and another.. and another..<br />
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Yes I am pretty damn proud of myself right now.. especialy because this method is clearly a lot harder then using a normal steel striker. I had succes with both my Opinel and my Mora and with different flint stones. Great.. I can make sparks this way.. But tomorrow I will actualy try to make a fire with this method using dry grass and charcloth. I will get better at this over time. If I succeed at that aswell then I will try the bow drill technique again.<br />
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There is a chance that my sister-in-law gets her driving license in a few weeks so today she already bought her first car, or her father bought it for her I think.. doesn't matter realy.. It's a blueish Ford Ka and even though it's not my kinda car I was happy for her. Her whole family came to visit again but it did not bother me this time. I do not get angry like I use to do.<br />
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I do not have much to say other then that I'm doing allright so i'm off to watch the second part of this great movie called The Odyssey and then tuck in for the night.. here is the song of the day<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-80192638643922009092013-03-19T15:18:00.002+01:002013-03-19T15:18:29.499+01:00Blog: having some problems commenting backHi everyone.<br />
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I want to thank everyone who have recently commented on my posts but I should say that it may take some time untill I can comment back.<br />
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The reason for this is this..<br />
I have 2 computers.. a normal pc and a laptop. We rarely use the computer because it is very slow. The laptop is a lot better and we use it all the time. I also use the laptop when I am posting in this blog but for some reason I can't view my blog on this laptop which means I can't comment back. I get notified when someone post a comment and I can see what they've read.<br />
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In order to comment back I have to disconnect the laptop from the internet and attch my pc to the modem.<br />
I have no idea why I can't view my blog on the laptop. Maybe it's a java or flah related problem, I don't know, It's not my area of expertise. If anyone could help me out that would be great, then I can reply faster.<br />
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I feel I should post this just so you know that when you post a comment that it may take some days untill I reply.<br />
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Take care everyone ;)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-23392578445199566822013-03-19T01:25:00.001+01:002013-03-20T23:16:42.288+01:00Diary 19 marchYesterday my father and stepmom came to visit, like all other people who I know personally, they haven't got a clue about my plans to leave soon.<br />
We had a great day, we ordered some chinese, my father warned my about how the government is talking about cutting welfare and urged me to find a job and get a career.. if only he knew..<br />
My stepmom talked about her medical condition and my stepsister unfortunately couldn't come.<br />
Before they left we made an agreement that we would visit them next time.. but deep inside I realize that this might have been the last time I've seen them..<br />
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I am also thinking about my mother.. the last time I've seen her was more then a year ago.. The last time I really had a good conversation with her was more then 5 years ago easily. The same goes for my sister.<br />
Since I've moved the bond between my mother and sister became stronger then ever while the relationship between me and my mother is awful right now. We are not in a fight! not at all.. We just don't talk anymore for some reason. And I know that we won't be seeing or talk to eachother in the coming months, so I will have to say goodbye to my mother and sister.<br />
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Do I cry about it?.. No.. I wish I could.. but I haven't cried in years now, I have learned how to swallow any form of pain. <br />
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This is the state I'm in right now.. Saying goodbye to people, aswell as the lifestyle I have lived.. a lifestyle that includes modern Popmusic, Star wars, Espresso coffee, Internet, Microwave meals, 8 o'clock News and buying useless crap.<br />
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Only then I can fully embrace my new lifestyle.. A lifestyle of self reliance in it's purest form.<br />
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People who know me personally probably think that I wouldn't survive out there because I seem lazy and unmotivated.. And I can't blame them.. I never had a real job, I never graduated and lately I seem to have no real friends, I never go out... I am, as most would call it.. quite a failure.<br />
And yes, I have failed at being a participant in the urban ratrace and if I stay here, living like this, I maybe die when I'm 75 years old and lived like a complete failure.<br />
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I do not fear death. But living a long life that is meaningless, pointless.. that scares the hell out of me!<br />
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So this is what I have to do in order to live a meaningful life, going back to the basics, living a simplified life in the middle of nowhere. So what if they think I couldn't survive? I can say that at the very least I know the basics of wilderness survival which is more then they'll ever know.<br />
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Anyhow I am going off topic here..<br />
Saying goodbye to my parents and sister is hard on me. especially because I have to keep all of this a secret so I can't letterly tell them goodbye. All this secrecy is wearing me down so much. On the day I leave I will also have to face saying goodbye to my children. They are the only ones that put a smile on my face. Like I said before; if I didn't have any children I would have left years ago. <br />
But I do have children and I love them alot and I know they love me as well. That day will be the hardest day of my live and maybe theirs as well. They are typical "daddy's girls".. Last year they often cried and freak out if I would head out fishing for a couple of hours.... Within a couple of months they will wake up and daddy will be gone and they will never see him again..... The sheer thought of it makes me sick in my stomach and that day will most likely haunt me for many years to come.<br />
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In my last journal entry I wrote that I do a lot of woodcarving and I have kept myself pretty buzy with making some decoration on my knife handles. Carving with kitchen knives and my opinel was sheer hell. It is so hard to make small details if you only have knifes with long blades. So today I went to the local craftstore and bought myself a Pfeil No 7 carving knife.<br />
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I'm not to sure as to what type of steel is used for the blade but I think it's carbon.. which is good.<br />
Got myself a nice tool for just 9.55 euro's.<br />
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Yes I will take this small knife with me when I head out into the unknown, I will add it to the list of gear I will be taking with me.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-81835382815446165762013-03-15T10:30:00.002+01:002013-03-15T10:30:45.996+01:00Fully use of a dead animalI like the idea of fully using a dead animal that has been killed for food so nothing goes to waste.<br />
Our ancestors were masters when it comes to this and here is a usefull list of what you can make from various bodyparts.<br />
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Bone: needles, fishing hook, bonecarving art, black pigment/dye when charred, bone knives and handles, arrowtips, fishing spear tips, hide scraper, buttons.... Bone can be called the plastic of the natural world and people across the world made the wildest things with bone and a sharp knife.<br />
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Antler & horn: flintknapping tool, handle for knives etc, drinking horn, antler deer call method<br />
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Hide: clothing, shoes, shelter material, hats and glovesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-90620975702030768102013-03-15T09:34:00.000+01:002013-03-15T09:34:14.017+01:00Hygiene in the bush<br />
So today I whought it would be a good idea to talk about Hygiene and sanitation and the importance of it during a longterm camping/survival trip. Before I do that here is a video of Dave Canterbury and he pretty much sums it all up here.<br />
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I have watched other videos on how to keep clean in the wilderness aswell and I pretty much get the idea that hygiene is not as important when you're out there on your own. In such a scenario who cares if you smell a little if you're all by yourself. Still you're smell may be not that big of a deal, bacteria are. I have seen another video some time ago but I couldn't find it.. It was about smoke baths.<br />
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Smoke baths kill bacteria.. You can sit near a smoky fire or hang your clothes near it and it's a wonderfull method if you don't have soap. In order to get a good smoky fire it is best to burn green wood and branches. Any type of branches that are not all dead and dry. Pine seems to work great.<br />
When you're out in the woods there is a big chance you sit near a fire all the time so making a special smokebath may not even be necesarry.<br />
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Taking a swim in the nearest lake can be fun but it's not necesarry, Take some water and wash the most important areas on your body that are most likely to get dirty and where filth can build up. All in all it doesn't matter if you get a little dirty as long as you do not get so dirty that it can make you sick.<br />
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When I head out I won't be bringing soap, perfume or deoderant with me. Water and smoke will do just fine. Smelling good may be important in a urban enviroment, people may tell you to take a shower twice a day, commercials on tv tell you to buy their products in order to stay clean. Hygiene over here has become a must and it's overrated. When you're in the bush on your own using soap and perfume and all that may even work against you. Some game animals can smell your soapy skin from miles away while other dangerous and curious animals may come and investigate what smells 'so good'. So much for hunting for food huh..<br />
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That's it for now, take care everyoneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-9228128523281333122013-03-14T09:25:00.001+01:002013-03-14T09:25:50.134+01:00Some wilderness survival videosWhen I decided to head out on this trip I first had to give myself the time to learn as many survival skills as I could. I did not have the money or time to follow a wilderness survival course. I also did not want to take loads of books on skills and wild edibles with me. So websites like youtube turned out to be the best when it comes to learning such skills and I have spend days learning all I could, seeing how it's done works a lot better the reading how it should be done.<br />
When you search youtube for bushcraft and wilderness skills then you find loads of videos teaching you the same basic stuff: Setting up a tarp or hammock, info or reviews on gear and there seem to be a thousand videos teching you how to build the same debris shelter.<br />
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We all know Les Stroud from the tv series "Survivorman" when he heads out in order to survive completely alone.. He is one of my favorite TV instructors and I have a lot of respect for this guy.. This video is from back in the day before he started "Survivorman". The video shows how hard it realy is in order to survive in the wilderness on your own. It's a full episode so have a seat ;) There is also a "Winter" episode</div>
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It is my favorite primitive hunting weapon and the guy in the video is a treu champion, In this video you see how a sling is used and also how powerfull it realy is.<br />
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Here is the story of Ed Wardle who decided to make his childhood dream come true to live in the wild, completely alone for 3 months. He was dropped in the Canadian Yukon territory with minimum gear. He films everything himself. He bailed out after 7 weeks but I can't blame him. This video shows how hard living in the wilderness can be even for an experienced adventurer like him. In my opinion it also shows why being a very social person and living alone in the wild don't mix well.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701134020506215826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4933865103528680445.post-4737213630617112072013-03-14T09:14:00.003+01:002013-03-14T09:39:24.013+01:00Diary 14 marchThe children are off to school and the miss is heading to her job which leaves me some time to write.<br />
It has been 3 days yet nothing interesting happened to write about.<br />
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I have been looking into woodcarving and I have been teaching myself some kolrosing, a Scandinavian carving artform and at the moment I'm practicing on the handle of my mora spoon knife. I believe knowing how to turn a piece of wood into an artwork is a great way to pass the time if you're heading into the forests anyway. If my future works can be considered art or not is all in the eyes of the beholder, as long as I like it.<br />
I'm also thinking about making a wooden spirit on the handle of my opinel. I will post some pictures later on.<br />
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Some time ago I said that I would post a few letters on this blog in my own language. A letter to my family-in-law and to my children. Yet 2 days ago I heard that my my girlfriends father talked behind my back again. All of a sudden I realised again why I didn't like them and why we don't mix. I wanted to be passive towards them like I wrote in a previous entry yet here I find myself again with war on my mind.<br />
My girlfriend told him that I was into fitness lately and apperently he said that 'I can't do pushups'.<br />
That old mummy clearly overestimates himself and he clearly seems to underestamates me. I am certainly not the next Jean claude van damme, point taken. But I can do more pushups then the old fart.<br />
Well here it is guys... I promised not to write anymore negative stuff about my family in law but I write whatever is on my mind and he just forced me to get this 'Cold war' between me and them started again.<br />
Next time he visits I'll ask him.. "I can't do pushups? Ok.. Show me how it's done".. <br />
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So no, I will not write a letter to my family-in-law neither on or offline. It's not worth my time and effort. I thought they to deserved an explanation about why I left or why I never socialised with them. So I will just write a letter to my children on this blog in my own language so they can read it when they're older (and blogger still exists). I will write a letter to my father and mother aswell, but a real letter, They are ready to be send.<br />
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Sigh.. That's it for now.. If you want more info on Kolrosing and carving wooden Spirits here are some nice links..<br />
<a href="http://ravenlore.co.uk/html/kolrosing.html">http://ravenlore.co.uk/html/kolrosing.html</a><br />
<a href="http://bladesandbushcraft.com/index.php?topic=1914.0">http://bladesandbushcraft.com/index.php?topic=1914.0</a><br />
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