With the bad weather just around the corner it's sometimes nice to have a place you can escape the elements for a little time and have a hot drink. With that in mind I decided to begin work on a spot I recently found in my local forest.

I didn't spend too long today but already it's starting to take shape and offer some refuge~





Even though everywhere in the forest is already soaked you can see how dry the overhanging rock keeps this spot~



Took this pic from inside~



Doesn't Cody Lundin advise covering all your gear in yellow tape so you don't lose it, I'd like to see him find his knife around here !



I thought I'd try coating some jute in resin to see how this affects the burn time~



I'd left one end resin free to take a spark from my ferro-rod but as I showered the jute with sparks it was the coated end that caught ! It burnt for about 2 mins 30 seconds.



I didn't think that was too bad, plenty long enough to get other kindling to catch especially if it's some prime BC Fatwood !



One last pic, check out this little guy feasting on the fall fungi~