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Not sure, that’s just how the kit was designed. You don’t have to but having two allows you to open one end or the other, keeping small things from spilling out. Glad you enjoyed the video

@@adambrinkman2667 I switched from that Vortex scope to a Swaro. Ive learned a lot about that rifle in 4 years. Watch for an update in a month or two. Thanks!

It is called The Blessing, by Lee Teter. He was the first of the romantic realists to portray the Eastern Woodland Indians in historically accurate material culture. Of course, this painting is post contact as shown by firearms and colored cloth. If you like romantic realism and outdoor themes, please check out my Son’s work at www.danielbaileyfineart.com.

@@bendrixbailey1430 that is incredible! Thank you for sharing that. I'm an artist myself. I'll check out Daniel's work.

There’s millions of offensive, stupid remarks like yours online. Couldn’t you think of anything better or more original. Hey, don’t watch if you don’t want to.

Got it

Definitely lasts longer

Thanks for watching and the kind words. Do it! Its fun to take care of your seats on your own, and even if the first one is no more than a learning experience, the next will be better. Good luck.

Yes, that is how you start it. There is really no way to start if from the bottom.

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. I prefer using hardwood for a number of reasons. In addition to minimizing (not eliminating) soot buildup on the stove, hardwood burns longer and hotter. That said, there are many times when only softwood is available, especially as you go further north. There is no reason not to use softwoods in this or any other stove, and if the fire is hot, they don’t smoke too much. Softwood is much easier to light and the under branches of pine trees are always a great source of dry wood.

Get the tripod and a poy with a bail, like the Pathfinder Bushpot. Total gamechanger. I used that setup with my Campfire and it worked fantastically. It should work well with the Mesa XL as well.

Actually the design of this stove does not require an uncluttered bed to rest upon. It has no access for fire to reach outside of the counter via the bottom, unlike some stick stoves. I would be more concerned if it was placed on a surface that could combust when introduced to excessive heat above 300°F.

I live in Utah and I burn whatever wood I can lay my hands on. It would be a luxury to have hardwoods available. I get lots of soot on the pans but I just figure that's just life NOT in the big city!😂

Good advice, thanks. In this video I wanted to demonstrate the method, and the difficulty, of using the round log Swedish Stove method that is often depicted. Personally, I don’t use this method to cook. I prefer cutting smaller sticks and feeding the fire more often, and yes, I do keep a small fire in the box to minimize the flame. Its difficult to do anything but boil water on a large flame, and even for that, not needed.

Clever suggestion! Thanks

Yup I use a short copper pipe 6mm X 30 cm connected a rubber pipe 30 cm for my mouth

You are correct, it would. A Swedish Torch is made of full rounds and that is what I wanted to test. The full rounds also burn longer than split wood will. There are faster ways to start a fire in the Firebox, but they require constant feeding. It was an experiment. Thanks for watching.

No, cowards are people who pay others to kill and prepare their food for them, and deny that they have any part in the killing. Cowards don’t take responsibility for the consequences of their existence. Even if you eat vegetables, you are ignoring the swath of death left behind when earth is tilled, crops are harvested. Do you have any idea what devastation results from farming all that weed you smoke? Nope, you are ignorant and just want to virtue signal as if that gives you validity. You have no validity. You are a nothing, that does not matter.

No, it is not cowardly to take responsibility for the food we eat. I personally process all the animals I kill. All the meat is cooked and consumed by me and my family. Where do you get your food? You certainly do eat, and even if you eat Vegan you are killing millions of living creatures through agriculture. No, it is not cowardly to honestly consume other creatures. But it is cowardly to hide behind anonymous names online and disparage others. Have a nice day.

Thank you. i hope you found it helpful. What else are you interested in doing, related to canoes. If I’ve got some good information on it I’ll post it up in a video.

Thanks!

Never heard of one!

Hi Glenn. It’s great to hear from a Lee Teter admirer. I have a number of his prints including a few from his Mountain Man era, and the print of the old couple with a reflection of their younger selves. An anniversary gift to my incredible wife. As for the painting in the background, it is called The Blessing, and it is the original oil on canvas from which the print was derived. Interesting story, that print. I got this story second hand from a dealer familiar with Lee so can’t swear it is true, but here goes. Lee produced The Blessing as it is behind me. Like most of his originals it was intended to make a print but in this case the agent or printer or person who financed the print did not like the setting of the original art, which is a river. The person wanted that dugout canoe out on a wide glass smooth lake with a bluish morning haze behind, so that is what Lee had to do for the print. There is no original oil on canvas of the lake/blue haze used for the print. It was a modified intermediate work from which the prints were created. I also have one of those prints and it lives in a camp-house on a lake. Personally I prefer the original which was Lee’s vision. I attempted to reach him not long after I acquired the original art, to discuss doing another run of prints of the original. I love it so much I wanted others to be able to enjoy it too. Sadly, I could never get a response from him and although I own the original, that does not give me the right to create reproductions. I’ll continue to use it as background on future videos though.

@@bendrixbailey1430 Ben, both my wife and I are Lee teeter fans. My wife bought “The Branch” for me at a Pheasants Forever banquet with the Teeter print being the feature item on the auction list. She bought it with one caveat: she would buy the print for me as long as I converted the two car garage into a family room. And I was more than happy to do that and now “The Branch “ is the centerpiece of the room hanging on the fireplace above the mantle. It is my favorite Teeter print- each time I look at it closely, I see something that I never saw before. Thanks for the prompt reply. P.S. I knew that was the Blessing, calling it the Homecoming was me not engaging my brain before writing!

The increase the noise to the immediate side of the rifle, making the risk of hearing damage much greater for spotters and cameramen. The decrease in recoil may not be worth it to you. I'd always opt for a suppressor but they are not legal in every state.

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@@bendrixbailey1430 I have a brake on my Sako A7 synthetic 270 WSM with a Swarovski Z5 i 3.5-18 x 44 P BT. Zero’d at 200, 300, 400 & 500 m. 1.5” high at 100, dead on at 200, 1.25” low at 300. Hornady Precision Hunter 145G. Also have an aftermarket recoil pad. I have a bad shoulder. The rifle is a tack driver and it feels like I am shooting a .22 magnum. But as loud as a cannon.

I got a set of the ESP electronic ear protection pugs for use outdoors and put a set of muffs over them if I’m shooting from a three sided shed with a roof at the range. The recoil doesn’t much bother me either way but the noise of either will hurt you if you don’t use protection. The real danger of the muzzle brake is to your pal to the side. I won’t let a spotter or partner stand other than directly behind me when shooting that rifle.

Hi Andrew, thanks for the comment and the helpful advice. It sounds like you have a lot of useful experience. Although I didn’t do any of the cleaning your suggest, or use loctite on the threads, I’ve not had the scope or rings loosen at all in now three years of use. My wife had a Mountain Ascent in 7mm08 with a Luepold scope mounted under similar conditions and likewise, its not loosened up. That said, your advice sounds like better safe than sorry so if I have need to remount the scopes I’ll do what you suggest. BTW, the Mountain Ascent is an super accurate rifle, no doubt, and you are correct, there are other accurate rifles at lower prices. The Storm you suggest weighs 7lb. Put in 4 rounds, mount rings and a scope and you’ll be pushing 10lb. My 280AI fully loaded and scoped weighs 6lb 8oz. My wife’s rifle comes in under 6lb. So I”m paying another $1,000 or so to lightened my rifle by 3.5lbs. That may not sound like a good value to you, but I’m happy with it. I also pay extra to purchase other ultralight hunting and hiking gear because I really do see the difference in my physical comfort (less pain) and endurance with every pound I get off my back. Those lbs add up fast Andrew. Before you know it you have 15 or 20 extra pounds that might make it impossible for you to keep going on the third day of a hunt in tough terrain, perhaps burning a tag you’ll never draw again, or a hunt you paid many thousands of dollars for. So taken over all, I think investing in low weight is important. Anyone who does not think so should try this, put 20 lbs of sandbags in your pack and hike for three days on the AT or some other trail with a few ascents above tree line. Now put in 35lb and go back and do it again. Ask yourself what you’d be capable of in each circumstance on the 4th day. Only after you’ve tried something like that will you be able to make an informed decision about the value of taking lbs out of your pack.

Awesome. Enjoy it!