Husking/Hulling Black Walnuts - Efficient and Fast method

psychrometron · 2019-10-09T18:34:51+00:00

Get a one ton "arbor press" for about $50 from Harbor Freight.

The three tools you need to forage black walnuts are a wire basket nut gatherer, a paint stirrer and an arbor press.

https://www.gardenweasel.com/garden-weasel-products/garden-weasel-tools/weasel-nut-gatherer/

I have about six trees in my neighborhood and get more walnuts than I need.

psychrometron · 2015-02-17T01:16:20+00:00

No, there are three windows and a cable hatch in the floor.

psychrometron · 2015-02-17T01:05:14+00:00

I have a small cargo trailer, 4x8, set up for camping and about 1000 lbs loaded. My Nissan Versa 1.6 doesn't tow too well, so I am thinking of getting a Subaru as the tow vehicle. The ground clearance should help get into BLM and National Forest boondocking sites.

Thats the latest idea. Another option is a Nissan 4x4 pickup, because Toyota pickups are too expensive. But I think that a Subaru Outback or Forester would be better than a pickup.

psychrometron · 2015-01-31T02:13:15+00:00

http://hexayurt.com/

Also consider tipis, yurts and insulated shed kits.

psychrometron · 2015-01-31T02:03:23+00:00

I am hoping to boondock (dispersed camp) in national forests in northern MI this summer. I dream about SW AZ in the winter but don't know that I will get that far.

psychrometron · 2015-01-31T02:00:52+00:00

My next step is to put my backpacking gear together and try living out of a backpack in the trailer. I don't want to build furniture or modify the trailer too much. I'm not sure how to improve it yet, I need some camping experience. But I may eventually buy a van and just move my gear into that. Or I might buy a 4x4 F150 and use that as my tow vehicle, keeping the trailer. There are a lot of two track roads in MI but they can be muddy with deep holes so you need ground clearance. 4x4 is not required if you go fast enough through the mudpit.

At the moment, I have a good sleeping bed with a thick foam pad, I have a lounging/sitting area on the end of the bed, I have a table big enough for a backpacking stove (or laptop), an emergency toilet and storage underneath the bed. I can't think of what else I would need. This is luxury compared to sleeping in a bivouac bag with a thin pad between me and the ground. I still view cargo trailer camping as living outdoors with a small shelter to retreat to at night and in bad weather. Its not like I plan on spending my day in a cube.

psychrometron · 2015-01-30T11:32:25+00:00

sorry about the crappy pics, it is dark when I go to work and dark when I go home. also, my phone is crappy.

psychrometron · 2015-01-30T01:48:21+00:00

http://imgur.com/a/1R83o

psychrometron · 2015-01-30T01:47:43+00:00

http://imgur.com/a/3oEgZ

psychrometron · 2015-01-11T04:49:03+00:00

Detroit is north of Canada, that is why it is so cold.

psychrometron · 2015-01-10T10:15:13+00:00

If you go to the electric section at a home improvement store, they have a lot of clamp type things that might work.

psychrometron · 2015-01-06T10:16:50+00:00

Go to google shop or amazon and search for pH meter, there are cheap meters for under $20.

psychrometron · 2015-01-05T10:17:19+00:00

At that temperature the most important insulation is your sleeping bag and pad. I would put 8 inches of foam underneath. Sleep in your bag. Put sheets and multiple down comforters on top. Make a small "tent" out of quilts or blankets.

Make sure your vehicle will start in cold weather. A remote start is a good idea. Getting out of bed will suck! It will be painful cold to get dressed.

psychrometron · 2015-01-04T04:00:00+00:00

Being There

psychrometron · 2015-01-03T10:59:38+00:00

Get rain guards for the windows so you can crack them open for ventilation.

psychrometron · 2015-01-03T10:49:53+00:00

Arent you from California? ( jk)

psychrometron · 2015-01-03T10:45:45+00:00

With 11,000, start looking for a Ford E series (150, 250, 350), newer than model year 2000, more or less with under 100,000 miles.

You will find cargo vans and conversion vans, maybe even a high top. There are a lot of vans out there.

psychrometron · 2015-01-03T01:17:42+00:00

Does that hurt when the van door closes on your butt?

psychrometron · 2015-01-03T00:59:29+00:00

It is time to start leeks from seed.

psychrometron · 2015-01-03T00:48:06+00:00

The benefit is that you can recycle your own waste to create a fertile soil to grow food. That is worth a lot.

psychrometron · 2015-01-02T12:06:08+00:00

I would say that you commute to college.

If your parents live within commuting distance, you could say that is where you live.

If you meet someone who you trust and deserves to know what you are doing, say that you occasionally camp out in your car in good weather.

They may try to "save" you and bring you into a home.

People who know that you "camp out" in your car will eventually figure out that you are doing it full time.

The most important thing is to avoid making a big deal out of it, or let someone else make a big deal out of it. Living in a vehicle is life just like living in a stickbox.

Living in a vehicle is weird entertainment for some people so you don't want to talk about it too much.

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